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Walmart: “Woman-owned suppliers connect through non-profits” by Kim Souza at The City Wire. “We’ve set specific goals for 2016 and are working toward them with good progress,” (Ravi) Jariwala told The City Wire. He said Walmart.com is now working with 35 woman-owned companies who are supplying more than 350 items for sale via the […]
“Dept. of Homeland Security Asks Retailers to Watch Customers Behavior” by Stephen Dinan at Washington Times. “Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said his department will be issuing new guidance to retailers this week giving them pointers on how to spot potential terrorists among their customers by looking at what they’re buying. While saying the government cannot prohibit […]
“Dollar General goes hostile with Family Dollar bid” at CNBC. “Dollar General said it would take its $9.1 billion offer directly to shareholders of Family Dollar Stores, after being spurned twice by its smaller rival. The company said it had started a tender offer to buy all shares of Family Dollar for $80 per […]
“Home Depot confirms data breach” at CNBC. “Home Depot officially confirmed a data breach on Monday. Home Depot’s investigation is focused on transactions made as far back as April. There is no evidence that shoppers’ debit PIN numbers were compromised, according to a statement the retailer released Monday.” Read more .…Home Depot’s Press […]
“Whole Foods and Instacart turn up the heat in the delivery wars” by Beth Kowitt at Fortune. “Starting next month, rather than dispatching an Instacart shopper to a Whole Foods when an order is placed, shoppers will already be embedded in its stores. The service will start in Boston and Austin before rolling out […]
“Target & Walmart Team Up on Sustainability” by Kavita Kumar at Star-Tribune. “The nation’s two largest discount retailers took the unusual step of co-hosting a meeting in Chicago to push beauty and personal care suppliers to be more transparent about the chemicals that go into their products…The forum was attended by about 75 people, including […]
“Costco Comp Sales +7% in August” “Costco reported net sales of $8.8 billion for the month of August, the four weeks ended August 31, 2014, an increase of ten percent from $8.0 billion during the similar period last year…For the 52-week fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the Company reported net sales of $110.2 […]
“Walmart Workers Rant About the “Nonsense” New Dress Code” by Hamilton Nolan at Gawker. “The Walmart employee who sent us this information told us, “I believe Walmart is placing yet another financial burden upon the workers…I do hope that media attention will cause the company to either set up a hardship fund to help […]