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Woman who killed 3 people at Rite Aid DC was a disgruntled worker at CNN. Read more Pier 1 prelim Q2 comp sales -11.4% “Alasdair James, President and CEO. “We are in the very early stages of the multi-year ‘New Day’ strategic plan we announced in April, and while we remain confident that […]
Dogs are dying after groomings at PetSmart and families are left wondering why by Sophie Nieto-Munoz & Alex Napoliello at NJ Advance Media. “An NJ Advance Media investigation documented 47 cases across 14 states since 2008 in which families claim they took their dog to (PetSmart)…only to have it die during or shortly after […]
Holidays Gifts May Escape Tariffs, but Retailers Won’t by Sarah Nassauer & Josh Zumbran at Wall Street Journal. “Most large retailers already have landed most of their holiday goods by the first of October,” said Chris Sultemeier, former executive vice president of logistics for Walmart…Retailers probably will try to accelerate spring products through customs […]
Chicago’s new Amazon Go store had a line of customers out the door and down the block waiting to get in Monday during the lunch rush by Lauren Zumbach at Chicago Tribune. “…prices that struck him as relatively reasonable for the Loop…“I don’t know if people would come more than once just for the […]
Target’s CEO says retail industry will fight negative impact of tariffs by Jim Spencer at Star Tribune. “Until we see the final plan, it’s hard for us to react to it,” Cornell said. “But we’re watching it carefully to see what categories [of products] are going to be affected.” Read more (Tiered subs.) […]
CVS introduces prescription drug delivery at CNBC. “CVS will charge $4.99. For same-day delivery, the company will charge $8.99. It’s now expanding (same-day delivery from NYC) to Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C…CVS will ship the products through the U.S. Postal Service.” Read more Costco’s Craig Jelinek named “Best CEO for Women” (Menear #17, Bezos #24, Joly […]
BJ’s Wholesale sees IPO at $15-$17/share at Reuters. “…giving the warehouse club operator a market capitalization of up to $2.15 billion. At the top end of that range, the offering of 37.5 million shares would raise $637.5 million.” Read more Retailers Fume Over Tax Law Typo That Makes Renovations Pricier by Laura Davison […]
CANADIAN BREAD CARTEL? – Canadian watchdog raids offices of grocery retailers in bread price-fixing probe by Francine Kopun at Toronto Star. “The Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa granted search warrants based on evidence that there are reasonable grounds to believe that certain individuals and companies have engaged in activities contrary to the […]