Sam’s Unveils “Clubhouse” | BJ’s +3.1% | Wegmans #7 Cares
BJ’s Wholesale Q2 comp sales up 3.1% “…excluding gasoline sales, increased by 2.4% year-over-year…Digitally enabled comparable sales growth was 22.0% year-over-year…Membership fee income increased by 9.1% year-over-year to $113.1 million.” Press release
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Q2 comp brand revenue down 3.3% Press release
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Sam’s Club unveils new design studio on its corporate campus at Talk Business. “…dubbed the “Clubhouse” on its corporate campus at 2100 Simple Savings Drive across the street from the Sam’s Club home office…37,000-square-foot design workshop…innovation hub where employees can pitch ideas, test products and develop solutions… five employees will be based in the new facility.” Read more
Canada’s two biggest railways, accounting for almost 80% of the national network, shut down early Thursday after talks with a union failed at Financial Post
…US Shippers Brace for Port Strain as Canada Railways Shut Down at Bloomberg/Yahoo. “Some logistics companies, including C.H. Robinson, are concerned that dockworker unions on the US west coast may refuse to unload cargo originally bound for Canada if the BC longshore foremen elect to go out on strike, too.” Read more
Walmart+ collaborates with Burger King “25% off any Burger King digital order every day…members can receive a free flame-grilled Whopper every three months with any purchase.” Press release
Advance Auto Parts Q2 comp sales up 0.4% Press release
As 7-Eleven’s Japan owner weighs a bid, U.S. fans crave ‘conbini’ food at Reuters. “The food quality is much higher, and more unique” at Japanese 7-Eleven stores than in the U.S., said New York-based food influencer Jeremy Jacobowitz…”It makes me nervous that they will mess with what I deem perfection,” he said about a possible buyout.” Read more
Ace Hardware Q2 revenue up 3.1% Press release
Urban Outfitters, Inc. Q2 comp retail segment sales up 2.0% “…increased 7.1% at Free People and 6.7% at Anthropologie and decreased 9.3% at Urban Outfitters.” Press release