Thursday Tipsheet: Kroger Tests Pick-Up | Wmart SVP Creative ‘Unplugged’ | J.D. Ranks Appliance Retailer Sites

  “Kroger Testing Grocery Pick-Up Service in Cincinnati” by Alexander Coolidge at Cincinnati.com. “The service is not yet available to customers at the Liberty Township store. Kroger is in such early testing, only associates are using it. “We are now in the embryonic stages of a click and collect test at one of our local […]

Wednesday Tipsheet: Dick’s Pres. to Retire | Savings Catcher Returns $2 Mil | Google Search Ad Wars

  “Amazon Spends More on Google Search Ads than Walmart/Target/Home Depot Combined” by Tim Petersen at Ad Age. “Amazon spent $157.7 million on Google U.S. search ads in 2013, by far the most by any company…there’s good reason to have expected more stores to make the ranking, considering that search is the dominant digital-ad format for […]

Tuesday Tipsheet: Wmart Spokesman Out Over Resume | Target’s Top Toys | Sears Gets $400 Mil Loan

  “Wal-Mart’s Chief Spokesman Said to Resign Over Resume Falsehood” by Renee Dudley at Bloomberg. “David Tovar, who announced last week that he was leaving the job as vice president of communications, has previously said he earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Delaware in 1996…Tovar gained attention this year by criticizing the New York Times […]

Monday Tipsheet: Sinegal’s 1st GOP Donation | Target’s Costco Compliment | Wmart’s Uniform Headache

  “Costco Turns Tables on Democrats” by Jay Greene at Seattle Times. “Employees and executives have donated more than $48,000 to Republicans and $17,000 to Democrats so far this year in (WA) state contests, according to filings with the state Public Disclosure Commission…Kinda conspicuous, isn’t it?” said Sinegal, the former Costco CEO and current board […]

Friday Tipsheet: H.Depot Hearing | D.Gen Waits on Feds | Amazon Builds

  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 […]

Thursday Tipsheet: Target Annual Mtg | Wmart Rebrands Express | DHS Needs Retailers

  “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 […]