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How Lowe’s Brought Social Savvy and a Sense of Humor to Home Improvement by Jeff Beer at Fast Company. “The advertising in our category tends to be pretty earnest,” (CMO Tom Lamb)says. “I mean, home is important, but our work takes a more wink-and-a-nod approach to home improvement which also helps get back to the […]
Sneak Peek Inside the first CityTarget on the East Coast by Eden Shulman at The Boston Globe. “We’re tailoring the store to Fenway Park,” said Don Aldridge, the store’s general manager. As such, several original Fenway Park seats, dating back to the 1950s, are installed in the ground floor entryway.” See the pics / Read more …13 […]
Costco Has Quietly Been Testing a New Store Concept for 23 Years by Brian Sozzi at The Street. “Once the Denver store opens, Costco will have 11 Business Centers in operation across the country, mostly on the West Coast. Four of the stores are located in California and two more are in Costco’s backyard […]
Amazon abruptly delays ‘Treasure Truck’ rollout after a week of hype by Todd Bishop at GeekWire. “Is it possible that Amazon forgot to apply for a permit in its bureaucracy-loving hometown? The city’s regularly updated list of sidewalk and plaza vending permit applications doesn’t reference Amazon or the initial Treasure Truck location.” Read more […]
Target Parts Ways with Chief Merchant Kathee Tesija “Brian Cornell: ‘This role is critical to ensuring Target’s future success and we are conducting a comprehensive external and internal search for a new leader. On behalf of the entire Target team, I want to thank Kathee for all she has done on behalf of our […]
Bed Bath & Beyond Q1 Comp +2.2% “The Company is modeling a 2.0% to 3.0% increase for comparable sales for the fiscal 2015 second quarter and continues to model a 2.0% to 3.0% increase for the remainder of the year.” Read the release CNBC: America’s Top States for Business 2015 (Minnesota #1, Georgia […]
Wal-Mart to impose charges on suppliers as its costs mount by Nathan Layne at Reuters. “For instance, Wal-Mart is seeking to charge a food supplier 10 percent of the value of inventory shipped to new stores and to new warehouses, both one-time charges, and 1 percent to hold inventory in existing warehouses, according to […]
Walmart will no longer sell products with the Confederate flag by Sarah Begley at Fortune. “We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer,” the spokesman, Brian Nick, said. “We have taken steps to remove all items promoting the confederate flag from our assortment—whether in our stores or on our web […]