Wednesday Tipsheet: Wmart’s ‘Shark Tank’ | H.Depot CEO Iview | Ron Johnson’s ‘Arrogance’

  Highlights from Walmart’s Vendor Open Call:    ‘Taco Plate’ Founder on Walmart’s Open Call:  “One unexpected moment for me was when Bill Simon (CEO of Walmart U.S.) opened the door on our meeting to congratulate me on the order. I was not expecting that.” by Kim Souza at The City Wire. Read more   ” […]

Tuesday Tipsheet: Walmart Warns & Back at #1 | 1st TargetExpress 7/23 | Amazon Likes Sunday

  “Walmart Back-on-Top in Fortune Global 500 (CVS #35, Costco #60)”  See the Top 500 list   “First TargetExpress store to Open July 23rd” at Minneapolis/St. Paul Bus. Journal.  “Minnesota Public Radio reports that the mini-store— 20,000 square feet, or about one-sixth a typical Target — will open in the newly built Marshall apartment building. […]

Monday Tipsheet: Costco Likes Google (For Now) | Wmart CEO = Broad Mandate | Buy D. Gen Ex-CEO Home

  “Costco CEO flew to Google’s California campus to meet Google CEO Larry Page before agreeing to participate in the Google Shopping Express program” by Jason Del Ray at re/code.  “Costco CFO Richard Galanti also met with execs at Google on a separate trip…ongoing suspicion that Google could eventually build an Amazon-like marketplace in which the search giant sells […]

Wednesday Tipsheet: Top 100 Retailers | Wmart India B2B Site Up | New Sporting Goods Giant?

  “Top 100 Retailers:  Amazon Crashes the Party” by David P. Schulz at NRF. “The current retailing revolution isn’t about overthrowing the old elite; it’s about the speed with which the old dogs are learning new tricks. One such example: Amazon.com has joined the uppermost ranks of STORES magazine’s Top 100 Retailers.” Read more   […]

Tuesday Tipsheet: Target’s Pop-Up for MLB | “Amazon Was a Prison” | Kroger’s Dillon Still At It

  “Target Opening Pop-Up Store in Minneapolis for MLB All-Star Game” by Nick Halter at Minn./St. Paul Bus. Journal.  “A map submitted to the city by the Twins and MLB shows a 4,800-square-foot store on the parking lot at First Avenue and Sixth Street, which is behind Gluek’s Restaurant and Bar.” Read more   ” “Amazon Was […]

Monday Tipsheet: Costco’s Sinegal on CNBC | Icahn’s Wrench | Tesco Pleads

  Costco’s Jim Sinegal on Amazon: “They probably did get the idea (for Amazon Prime) from us” at CNBC.  “I think what will stop them is if, No. 1, the pressure of becoming profitable becomes so great that they’ve got to change their game plan,” he said. “I think that eventually they have to figure […]