Archive for year: 2017

 

JCPenney Q3 Comp Sales +1.7% “Marvin R. Ellison: “During the third quarter, we took aggressive actions to clear slow-moving inventory, primarily allowing for an improved apparel assortment heading in to the Holiday season.” Press release

 

…Fox Business: J.C. Penney’s same-store sales come in above its estimates “Net loss widened to $128 million, or 41 cents per share, in the quarter ended Oct. 28, from $67 million, or 22 cents per share, a year earlier.” Read more

 

Wal-Mart’s Web Push Includes Turning Marc Lore Into Yoga-Mat Salesman by Matthew Boyle at Bloomberg. “U.S. Chief Technology Officer Jeremy King, meanwhile, is working on pitching abdominal-toning machines. And the e-commerce unit’s chief revenue officer, Scott Hilton, is overseeing exercise balls. They’ve been locked in a 90-day contest since Oct. 5 to see who can improve the performance of their assigned product category.” Read more

 

Will Amazon delivery app raise home insurance rate? There’s a good chance by Frank Witsil at Detroit Free Press via Chicago Tribune. “What if someone gets injured — slips on a wet floor — while delivering? What if a pet gets out or violently attacks the delivery person?  What if the front door doesn’t get closed, or the system is hacked? “In any of those situations, will Amazon be held liable or will the homeowner be at fault?” said Michael Macauley.” Read more

 

Nordstrom Q3 total company comp sales -0.9% “Nordstrom brand: including U.S. and Canada full-line stores and Nordstrom.com – comparable sales decreased 1.9 percent…Nordstrom Rack brand: comparable sales increased 0.8 percent.” Press release

 

…CNBC: Nordstrom shares fall as sales at its growth engine Nordstrom Rack stall “Nordstrom said (Rack) stores were stuck with merchandise that customers were not buying, but was unable to quickly replenish with more popular items. It said it is working to rectify those issues.” Read more

 

Target insists lead-laced fidget spinners found in toy aisle aren’t intended for kids by Joe Vitale at NY Post. “The two fidget spinners cited in your letter are clearly marked on the package ‘appropriate for customers 14 and older,’ and are not marketed to children,” a Target official wrote in an email shared with Business Insider. “As a result, the fidget spinners identified are not regulated as toys or children’s products and are not required to meet children’s product standards.” Read more

 

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Dillard’s Q3 Comp Sales -1.0% Press release

 

Alibaba’s Singles Day Faces Fatigue in China by Liza Lin at Wall Street Journal. “…almost a decade in, Singles Day is starting to lose its cachet, according to a survey by marketing data firm AdMaster. Less than 65% of the consumers polled said they would participate in this year’s Singles Day, versus 84% in 2015.” Read more (subs.)

 

Macy’s Q3 comp sales: owned basis -4.0%, owned plus licensed basis -3.6% Press release

 

Amazon faces fines following the death of a second warehouse worker in as many months by Jason Del Rey at Recode. “Amazon could face $28,000 in potential fines after an inspection by the state of Indiana found potential workplace safety violations at a warehouse where a 59-year-old worker was killed in late September.” Read more

 

Canadian Tire starts home delivery rollout to challenge Walmart and Costco by Hollie Shaw at Financial Post. “same-store sales…+4.7 per cent in the period ended Sept. 30 at Canadian Tire’s retail stores.” Read more | Press release

 

Wal-Mart’s Perfect LGBT Equality Score Suspended After Employee Complaints by Jeff Green at Bloomberg. “Two investigations by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission “pointed to significant enforcement gaps in Wal-Mart’s non-discrimination policy, specifically with regards to sex and gender identity,” according to the Human Rights Campaign report. “Pending remedial steps by the company, the CEI rating is suspended.” Read more

 

…Scoring 100: Amazon, Kroger, CVS, Costco, Walgreens…Read report

 

J.Crew approached Amazon about a sale, chairman Mickey Drexler says by Jason Del Rey at Recode. “We went to visit some of his team members on that,” Drexler said of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin on Thursday. “And to me, it would have been an extraordinarily smart thing to do.” “I thought Walmart should have done it, too,” he said. “I thought Target should have done it. The thing that these big companies need is creativity.” Read more

 

Brands are having a big impact in the produce department by Angelica LaVito at CNBC. “Branded products’ dollar share gained 7.7 percentage points in that time period, lifting the group to 38.5 percent of the total. Unbranded produce, meanwhile, lost 8.6 percentage points…Branded produce represents 72 percent of the $1.1 billion produce snacking category, according to Nielsen.” Read more

 

Walmart’s “Outside The Box” Podcast Is Engaging, But… by Jeff Beer At Fast Company. “The podcast recently wrapped up its first eight-episode season and will return with a second season in 2018…It’s good content, but I can’t quite shake the feeling that the Outside the Box doesn’t feel all that Walmart-y.” Read more

 

Amazon will open pop-up stores inside Whole Foods to sell more devices for holiday season by Taylor Soper at GeekWire. “The pop-up stores will open next week at Whole Foods locations in Chicago, Ill.; Rochester Hills, Mich.; Davie, Fla.; Pasadena, Calif; and Denver, Colo.” Read more

 

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Kids clothing store recalls tens of thousands of baby’s jackets over choking fears

Tourists came to San Diego for Metallica, left with hepatitis A

Retailers are charging the same prices across US, boosting income inequality

Jewelers Are Still Struggling a Year After India’s Cash Ban

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Apple to Ramp Up Work on Augmented Reality Headset by Mark Gurman at Bloomberg. “Apple Inc., seeking a breakthrough product to succeed the iPhone, aims to have technology ready for an augmented-reality headset in 2019 and could ship a product as early as 2020. Unlike the current generation of virtual reality headsets that use a smartphone as the engine and screen, Apple’s device will have its own display and run on a new chip and operating system, according to people familiar with the situation.” Read more

 

Amazon Accused of Withholding Merchants’ Money by David Meyer at Fortune. “Some of Amazon’s third-party sellers in Germany have accused the U.S. giant of failing to transfer them the money they are owed…The problem, reported by the Federal Association of Online Merchants (BVOH), appears to have arisen over the last week…many merchants have not been able to withdraw their money from those accounts since 30 October, the BVOH said.” Read more

 

Target to close 12 underperforming stores at CNBC. “The stores being shuttered include those in: Minneapolis’ Twin Cities metro area (Hastings); Fergus Falls in outstate Minnesota; Harper Woods, Michigan (Eastland); Hutchinson, Kansas; Benton Harbor, Michigan; Macon, Georgia; Slidell, Louisiana; Lauderhill, Florida; Matteson, Illinois; Romeoville, Illinois; Baltimore (West), and San Antonio (Far East).” Read more

 

…Kansas shoppers to ‘mourn’ Target’s closing with candlelight vigil by Kaitlyn Alanis at Wichita Eagle. “The vigil to “corporately mourn the loss of our beloved Target” will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2 in the Hutchinson Target parking lot, 1529 E 17th Ave. Oh, and the event is BYOC, so bring your own candles.” Read more

 

The Container Store Q2 Comp Sales +1.9% Press release

 

Lowe’s is bringing ‘smart home’ centers to 70 locations nationwide just in time for the holidays at CNBC. “On Tuesday, the home improvement retailer unveiled plans to launch so-called stores within its stores, in a partnership with b8ta, to sell and educate shoppers on smart home products.” Read more

 

Target Unveils ‘Hearth & Hand’ Home Goods Brand: Field Agent “We asked our group of shoppers what they think about Hearth & Hand displays and merchandise. Of the 12 women, all said the H&H displays were better—7 said “much better”—than other home goods displays they’ve encountered. Moreover, all but one said they were more likely to purchase H&H merchandise after shopping the displays.” Video/Read more

 

Kroger’s first restaurant is now open by Andy Brownfield at Cincinnati Business Courier. “…Kroger opened its Kitchen 1883 at its Union, Ky., Union Marketplace location on Nov. 7…Kitchen 1883 is named for the year Barney Kroger founded the company. It’s open for lunch and dinner every day as well as brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.” Read more

 

First arctic blast of season at Vencore Weather. “An overall upper-atmosphere pattern with “high-latitude blocking” is looking increasingly likely for later this month and that could result in more cold air outbreaks for the Mid-Atlantic region by the time Thanksgiving week rolls around.” Maps/Read more

 

Bloomingdale’s is moving 1K workers to Queens starting in 2020 by Lisa Fickenscher at NY Post. “The Bloomingdales employees, including Chief Executive Tony Spring, merchandise buyers, IT workers and clerical staff, will be moving to Queens from various office spaces throughout Manhattan, including the flagship Bloomingdale’s store on Lexington Avenue and 59th Street.” Read more

 

FREE OR FAST? 88% say free shipping is more important vs. 12% who say fast: Deloitte Press release

 

Walmart jumps from 65th to 5th in radio spots (Home Depot 1st) at Inside Radio. “Walmart announced multiple holiday initiatives and a new advertising campaign Nov. 1 titled “Rock This Christmas.” Now the huge discount retailer is showing it’s serious about getting the word out on radio, catapulting to No. 5 among all national radio advertisers for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 5.” Top 10 list

 

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Jury Clears Dollar Tree in Calif. Pay Stub Class Action by Melissa Daniels at Law 360. “The jury found that Dollar Tree Stores Inc. provided workers with easy access to their electronic wage statements, ending an inquiry over whether any failure to provide easy access was intentional or caused any injuries.” Read more (subs.)

 

Wal-Mart Female Employees Try Again for Sex-Bias Class Action by Jordyn Holman at Bloomberg. “The case is part of the legacy of Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., a 2001 suit that claimed the company had a pattern of discriminating against women in promotion, pay, training and job assignment.” Read more

 

Amazon expands into private label sportswear by Lindsey Rupp at Bloomberg. “Amazon is now selling at least two new product lines — Rebel Canyon and Peak Velocity — that appear to be internal brands, according to analysis by business-intelligence firm L2 Inc.” Read more

 

Trump administration moves ahead with Obama menu-label law via Denver Post. “At first glance, there appears to be some progress, showing that the FDA is listening to concerns,” Domino’s spokesman Tim McIntyre said in an email.” Read more

 

Teen fashion retailer Styles For Less files for bankruptcy at CNBC. Read more

 

Belk to give away $2 million (and a free home) to shoppers over the Thanksgiving weekend by Katherine Peralta at Charlotte Observer. “In addition to the giveaways, Belk is partnering with Habitat for Humanity to build a home for a local family…This is the first time Belk is giving away a home for the holidays, a spokesman said.” Read more

 

Apple Pay Cash launches in beta today, letting you send and receive cash in Messages by Matthew Panzarino at TechCrunch. Read more

 

Chicago ancient thermal bath facility is 2nd in U.S. by Robert Channick at Chicago Tribune. “The restoration and build-out took two years and cost $10 million, Barnett said.”…Aire has four locations in Spain, with New York opening the door to international expansion. Beyond Chicago, the company is planning to open facilities in Paris, London and a second New York location next year, with Copenhagen, Denmark, slated for 2019.” Read more

 

NBA rookie Lonzo Ball’s younger brother LiAngelo ‘among three UCLA freshman basketball players arrested and accused of shoplifting in China at Daily Mail. Read more

 

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Mother of 6 Fatally Shot While Working at Dollar General After Handing over Money

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Craft Beer Fans Give New Life to 100-Year-Old Barley

For Amazon, The Future Of Alexa Is About The End Of The Smartphone Era

Nearly Half of Americans and Europeans Have Given Up on Owning Their Own Home

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CVS Q3 comps: pharmacy -3.4%, front end -2.8% Press release

 

…CVS tops 3Q profit forecasts, shrinks 2017 expectations via Yahoo Finance. “CVS Health Corp. said Monday that it now expects annual adjusted earnings of $5.87 to $5.91 per share, a forecast that counts charges due to hurricanes. That’s down from a forecast of $5.83 to $5.93 that it made in August.” Read more

 

JC Penney ditches chief merchandising role at CNBC. “Its current CMO John Tighe, will be leaving the company and will not be replaced, the retailer said on Friday…”This simplified structure offers greater flexibility, which is critical to ensuring our assortment remains fresh and relevant, and compels more shoppers to choose JCPenney,” said Penney CEO Marvin Ellison of the change, in a press release.” Read more

 

Jeff Bezos shows ‘unprecedented level of candor’ during interview with brother by Josh Constine at TechCrunch. “Jeff’s (grandfather) once tore the top of his thumb off. He had tried to jump out of his moving truck and unlatch the farm’s gate before the car slid through…He was so mad that he tore the top of the thumb off and threw it in the brush, then drove himself to the hospital…Pop just had the docs do a quicker skin graft from his butt. Jeff distinctly remembers how from then on “his thumb grew butt hair”.” Read more

 

Tomorrow’s Gas Station Will Charge Car, Feed You in 10 Minutes by Sandrine Rastello & Mikael Holter at Bloomberg.”A pit stop on a Norwegian highway in the middle of fields between Oslo and the Olympics town of Lillehammer will soon offer a glimpse of the future…At the Circle K in Dal…owners of the next generation of electric cars will within months be able to charge their battery in as little as 10 minutes — about one-third the time it now takes. While they wait, drivers can pop inside and wolf down a made-to-order burrito and other culinary items.” Read more

 

Amazon’s Alexa now lets users shop through Best Buy by Nat Levy at GeekWire. “This isn’t the first tie-in between Amazon and Best Buy. This summer, Best Buy began dedicating parts of more than 700 stores to showcase the abilities of smart speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Home.” Read more

 

Kroger to launch apparel brand next fall at CNBC. “The brand will first roll out across Fred Meyer and Kroger Marketplace stores, which account for 300 locations nationwide, in late 2018. Kroger described the line as “modern,” “playful” and “simple,” and there will initially be sizes for children, young men, juniors, men and women. There will also be a focus on activewear, the company said.” Read more

 

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Mills Fleet Farm steps on the accelerator by John Ewoldt at Star Tribune. ““In today’s environment, unique retailers can grow,” Prelle said. “KKR’s investment thesis from the beginning was to grow these stores.”…One new market for the company will be Illinois, where it will more directly encounter one of the few other chains like it in the Midwest, Blain’s Farm & Fleet.” Read more

 

Loblaw could be stoking another supplier showdown by Hollie Shaw at Financial Post. “Suppliers who use Loblaw’s distribution centres will have to pay a new fee of 0.79 per cent on the cost of goods for all shipments made after Dec. 31…The “strongly worded” letter discourages suppliers from discussing the new fee with Loblaw merchants, BMO Capital Markets analyst Peter Sklar said in a note to clients on Friday.” Read more

 

Amazon is cutting prices of products from third-party sellers to draw sales via CNBC. “Marketing the items at lower prices, however, risks angering Amazon’s third-party sellers, who instead could list their products elsewhere online. The move has drawn attention within Amazon Services’ seller forum.” Read more | WSJ article (subs.)

 

Michael Kors Q2 comp sales -1.8% Press release

 

Zara workers hiding tags in garments with pleas for wages via NY Post. “The tag reads “I made this item you are going to buy, but I didn’t get paid for it.” It urges shoppers to back their campaign and pressure Zara into paying them.” Read more

 

Amazon in Talks for ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series by Daniel Holloway at Variety. “Jeff Bezos is said by sources with knowledge of the situation to be personally involved in the negotiations, which are still in very early stages. No deal has been set. The studio and the Tolkien estate have been shopping a series based on the classic fantasy novels and their assortment of hobbits, wizards, and warriors, sparking a competitive situation from which Amazon has emerged as the frontrunner.” Read more

 

TJX is still paying their employees in Puerto Rico, despite the fact that their stores remain closed via Boston Herald. Read more

 

For the second time in as many years, hackers have compromised Verticalscope.com, a Canadian company that manages hundreds of popular Web discussion forums totaling more than 45 million user accounts at Krebs on Security. Read more

 

Whole Foods Predicts 2018’s Top 10 Food Trends at Fortune. Read more | Press release

 

Dollar General Announces Holiday 2017 Initiatives Press release

 

Amazon doubling Vancouver, B.C. workforce with new office with room for 1,000 people by Nat Levy at GeekWire. Read more

 

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Three people are ‘randomly’ shot dead inside a Denver Walmart at Daily Mail. “Avila said that the three victims were all in the same area near the front of the store at the time of the shooting. The gunman did not say anything during the shooting and walked back out and fled the scene in a red, four-door Mitsubishi Mirage.” Pic of suspect/Read more

 

…“The employees started screaming and the customers started screaming” as people began to flee the store, he recounted. “I ran out, too, because I didn’t want to get shot.” Reuters

 

Costco October Comp (ex. gas & f/x) + 5.6% (US +5.9%, Canada +2.8%) “Costco reported net sales of $10.02 billion for the month of October, the four weeks ended October 29, 2017, an increase of 10.1 percent from $9.11 billion during the similar period last year.” Press release

 

Publix gets Irma bump – Q3 comp sales +4.3% “Publix’s sales for the third quarter of 2017 were $8.5 billion, a 6.2 percent increase from last year’s $8 billion…estimates sales increased 3.1 percent due to the impact of Hurricane Irma for the third quarter of 2017.” Press release

 

Rosalind Brewer is the 44th most powerful woman in the world: Forbes Top 100 list

 

Wayfair Q3 Total Net Revenue +39.1% “In the third quarter of 2017, 45.4% of total orders delivered for our Direct Retail business were placed via a mobile device, compared to 40.3% in the third quarter of 2016.” Press release

 

Amazon Consolidates Its $1 Billion-Plus Global Media Buying Business With IPG Mediabrands by Patrick Coffee at Adweek. “An internal memo went out to staff this afternoon. The winning team will promote Amazon’s ecommerce hub, assorted tech products and Prime subscription service around the world. The review’s final round saw a Publicis Media conglomerate face off against a “holistic solution” group consisting of teams drawn from multiple IPG agencies including Initiative.” Read more

 

Costco removes fireworks from website after investigation at CTV News Vancouver. “Those looking to buy fireworks in Vancouver must be at least 19 and have a permit, which can be acquired online through the city, but Costco’s website allowed shoppers to buy fireworks bundles worth as much as $1,500 without asking for age or permit.” Read more

 

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Lights out at Gordmans: Bankruptcy is over; unsecured creditors get 5 to 11 cents on dollar by Russell Hubbard at Omaha World-Herald. “At the upper end, that is a little more than half the 20 cents on the dollar recovered by unsecured creditors of Enron.” Read more

 

Love’s Travel Stops Completes Acquisition of Speedco “With the addition of Speedco’s 52 locations, the number of Love’s-operated tire service and lube facilities climbs to more than 320.” Press release

 

Target sets Nov. 11th opening date for new small store near Univ. of Texas campus by Gary Dinges at American-Statesman. Read more

 

Hudson’s Bay Co shares surge after confirming offer for its German retail chain via Vancouver Sun. “Hudson’s Bay Co. says it has received an offer from European retail competitor SIGNA Holding for its German department store chain Galeria Kaufhof and other real estate assets.” Read more

 

Kohl’s holiday sales come early this year at CNBC. “On the same day it introduced its holiday plans, Kohl’s for one day only was offering shoppers $15 in Kohl’s Cash for every $50 spent in stores and online. The company said it’s using the day to set the tone for the holiday shopping season “in a big way.” Read more

 

Amazon launches augmented reality iPhone feature to see virtual products in real world before buying by Todd Bishop at GeekWire. Read more

 

Jewel-Osco to jump into e-commerce next week with new delivery service by Greg Trotter at Chicago Tribune. “Unlike some competitors…that partner with third-party services, Jewel is handling order fulfillment and delivery itself — though Jewel shoppers will continue to have the option to use Instacart instead.” Read more

 

Michael Kors Wants Customers to Feel Like They’ve Met Michael Kors by Stephanie Hoi-Nga Wong at Bloomberg. “In addition to redesigning its shops and increasing its product catalog, it’s relying less on department stores — a channel that’s marred the brand by associating it with deep discounts. And Michael Kors plans to add the personalized recommendations to a new mobile app, which will be offered next year.” Read more

 

Hy-Vee delays Austin distribution center project by Dan DeBaun at Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal. “We currently own and operate distribution centers in Cherokee, Iowa, and Chariton, Iowa,” a statement from Hy-Vee spokeswoman Tina Potthoff reads. “We will now evaluate the need for a third distribution center in Austin within the next several years.”..Hy-Vee…plans to open a new online-shopping fulfillment center somewhere in the Twin Cities area in the upcoming years.” Read more

 

Murphy USA Q3 Beats Street at Talk Business. “…posted net income of $67.9 million, $1.90 per share, compared to year ago net income of $45.5 million, or $1.16 per share. Total revenue jumped 6.7% to $3.2 billion, compared to $3 billion in the same period a year ago.” Read more

 

Canada: Competition Bureau’s bread price-fixing probe leaves experts surprised by Francine Kopun at Toronto Star. “We’ve been in deflationary mode since June 2016 on bread and rolls. Between May 2016 and September 2017, the Consumer Price Index for bread and buns has dropped nearly six per cent,” said Grier.” Read more

 

Amazon Is Already Offering Black Friday Deals Press release

 

Gap is selling subscription boxes for kids through Old Navy, after a successful run with baby clothes at CNBC.  Read more

 

Behind Amazon Studios’ Executive Purge as New Details Emerge by Kim Masters at The Hollywood Reporter. “Several sources say the Seattle-based online giant’s overall approach to hiring, which involves an extensive interview process known as “the Loop” as well as a basic background check, is not designed for Hollywood. “It’s all about how you perform in interviews as opposed to doing a deep dive,” says one person with firsthand knowledge of the process.” Read more

 

Dollar General Assistant Manager chases shoplifter in her car  – retreats when he starts shooting at her at KMOV 4 St.Louis. “Whitley said she’s learned her lesson about chasing shoplifters but is it still upset about the theft. “I don’t like thieves, hate them. They’re no use,” said Whitley.” Video/Read more

 

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Quebec retailers favor bill to force online businesses based outside Quebec to charge sales tax

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