“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 […]
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“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 […]
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“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 […]
“Dollar General sweetens cash bid for Family Dollar to $80 a share, or about $9.1B” by Andrew Ross Sorkin at CNBC. “Dollar General is willing to sell up to 1,500 stores if required by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, even though it feels its pledge to divest 700 stores in its prior proposal provides […]
Tuesday Tipsheet: H.Depot Confirms Breach | Wmart Onshoring Snag | Twitter’s Buy Button
/in Eye-on-Retail“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 […]
Monday Tipsheet: Delivery Wars | No Credit for 18-29 | Video Up for 50-64
/in Eye-on-Retail“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 […]
Friday Tipsheet: H.Depot/G.Sachs Highlights | Wmart/Target Team Up | Jeff Gordon @ Wmart
/in Eye-on-Retail“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 […]
Thursday Tipsheet: Costco Comp +7% | Icahn’s F.Dol Score = $200 Mil | Bad Kroger Ads
/in Eye-on-Retail“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 […]
Wednesday Tipsheet: Wmart’s Dress Code | H.Depot Message | CVS New Name
/in Eye-on-Retail“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 […]
Tuesday Tipsheet: D.Gen Sweetens Bid | Costco’s 93 inch Bear | Insulted Pay More
/in Eye-on-Retail“Dollar General sweetens cash bid for Family Dollar to $80 a share, or about $9.1B” by Andrew Ross Sorkin at CNBC. “Dollar General is willing to sell up to 1,500 stores if required by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, even though it feels its pledge to divest 700 stores in its prior proposal provides […]