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Walmart in blockchain collaboration with FDA at Reuters. “IBM, Merck and Walmart have been chosen for a U.S. Food and Drug Administration pilot program that will explore using blockchain technology to improve the security of prescription drug supply and distribution.” Read more Target expands same-day delivery options – Shoppers pay a flat fee […]
New Best Buy CEO takes the helm Tuesday at CNBC. “Corie Barry is a former chief financial officer for Best Buy, and she has also played key roles in overseeing strategy and operations…Joly will take on a newly created role, executive chairman, and will continue to advise Barry and other executives in an array […]
Chico’s Inc. Q1 comp sales -7.0%. By brand: Chico’s -7.8% / White House Black Market -10.0% / Soma +3.4% Press release Amazon’s new rewards card targets those with bad credit by Sarah Perez at TechCrunch. “To pay off purchases, the card is unique in that it allows customers to either choose to make […]
Walmart is going to start delivering groceries inside shoppers’ homes at CNBC. “It will first test this option in three cities: Kansas City, Missouri, Pittsburgh and Vero Beach, Florida. It said it will “learn and scale” in-home delivery from there.” Read more U.S. adds 75,000 jobs in May – slows sharply; wage gains […]
Michaels Q1 comp sales -2.9% Press release Stitch Fix spikes after beating earnings and revenue expectations by Ashley Turner at CNBC. “Its active clients — people who received a box of clothing in the preceding 12-month period — came in at 3.1 million, an increase of 17% year over year.” Read more […]
U.S. private sector adds fewest jobs in May since 2010: ADP at Reuters. “U.S. private employers added 27,000 jobs in May, well below economists’ expectations and the smallest monthly gain in more than nine years, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast the ADP National Employment […]
Tiffany Q1 comp sales -5.0% (Worldwide & Americas) Press release Sephora will close all locations Wednesday to hold diversity training for its staff after R&B singer SZA accused the store of racial profiling at CNN. Read more Walmart to woo high school students with free test prep, debt-free college by Julia La […]
Costco Q3 adjusted comp sales +5.6%: U.S. +5.5% / Canada +5.1% / Other Int’l +6.9% / Ecom +19.5% “Net sales for the quarter increased 7.4 percent, to $33.96 billion, from $31.62 billion last year. Net sales for the first thirty-six weeks increased 8.3 percent, to $102.90 billion, from $95.02 billion last year.” Press release […]
