Kroger Q1 ID sales (ex-fuel) +1.0% Press release U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fall to 226,000 last week as layoffs remain historically low AP Hollister partners with Target to tap into $89 billion back-to-college shopping market at CNBC. “Hollister is partnering with Target to start selling home and dorm decor for the […]
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China retail sales decline for first time since 2022 at Yahoo. “Retail sales decreased 0.6% from a year ago in May, the National Bureau of Statistics reported. This marked a reversal from the 0.2% increase in April and sharper than the expected 0.3% decline.” Read more Most Trusted Brands 2026: Morning Consult; Amazon […]
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Amazon knocks Walmart from the top spot on Fortune 500 for the first time in 13 years at GeekWire “Only four companies have ever held the No. 1 spot in the 72-year history of the Fortune 500 list: General Motors, ExxonMobil, Walmart, and now Amazon.” Read more | Fortune full list (subs.) Sam’s […]
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Amazon Announces Prime Day Event from June 23–26 Press release …Target Circle Deal Days June 23–26 Press release The Walmart blueprint: CEO John Furner’s first interview in the top job at Fast Company. “As thousands of Walmart employees descend on Arkansas for the company’s annual Associates Week, Furner sat down for his […]
Core inflation hit an annual rate of 3.3% in April, as expected at CNBC. “…the soft monthly readings could provide some hope that the burst in prices over the previous month had begun to ease…gross domestic product growth in the first quarter was less than expected. GDP accelerated at an annualized rate of just […]
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How Barnes & Noble Became Private Equity’s Most Radical Retail Experiment at Bloomberg. “To understand the strategy that’s brought Barnes & Noble Inc. back from the retail abyss, you first have to understand the pyramid…no two pyramids on the dozens of tables inside each of the company’s nearly 750 locations are alike…The method is […]
Kroger +1% | McKinsey: State of Grocery | $2,200 Bedroom Color
/in Eye-on-RetailKroger Q1 ID sales (ex-fuel) +1.0% Press release U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fall to 226,000 last week as layoffs remain historically low AP Hollister partners with Target to tap into $89 billion back-to-college shopping market at CNBC. “Hollister is partnering with Target to start selling home and dorm decor for the […]
Gen Z Trusts Costco (#4) | Adult Women Drive Toy $ | China Orders Sam’s
/in Eye-on-RetailChina retail sales decline for first time since 2022 at Yahoo. “Retail sales decreased 0.6% from a year ago in May, the National Bureau of Statistics reported. This marked a reversal from the 0.2% increase in April and sharper than the expected 0.3% decline.” Read more Most Trusted Brands 2026: Morning Consult; Amazon […]
Sam’s New COO | WM Loses Top Spot | Five Below +22.7%
/in Eye-on-RetailAmazon knocks Walmart from the top spot on Fortune 500 for the first time in 13 years at GeekWire “Only four companies have ever held the No. 1 spot in the 72-year history of the Fortune 500 list: General Motors, ExxonMobil, Walmart, and now Amazon.” Read more | Fortune full list (subs.) Sam’s […]
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/in Eye-on-RetailAmazon Announces Prime Day Event from June 23–26 Press release …Target Circle Deal Days June 23–26 Press release The Walmart blueprint: CEO John Furner’s first interview in the top job at Fast Company. “As thousands of Walmart employees descend on Arkansas for the company’s annual Associates Week, Furner sat down for his […]
WM Women Join Power 100 List | B.Buy Beats | Men Fragrance Frenzy
/in Eye-on-RetailCore inflation hit an annual rate of 3.3% in April, as expected at CNBC. “…the soft monthly readings could provide some hope that the burst in prices over the previous month had begun to ease…gross domestic product growth in the first quarter was less than expected. GDP accelerated at an annualized rate of just […]
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/in Eye-on-RetailHow Barnes & Noble Became Private Equity’s Most Radical Retail Experiment at Bloomberg. “To understand the strategy that’s brought Barnes & Noble Inc. back from the retail abyss, you first have to understand the pyramid…no two pyramids on the dozens of tables inside each of the company’s nearly 750 locations are alike…The method is […]