“Home Depot and BJ’s Wholesale look to help honeybee population” by Carey Gillam at Reuters via Globe & Mail. “Home Depot is requiring its suppliers to start such labeling by the fourth quarter of this year, said Ron Jarvis, the company’s vice president of merchandising/sustainability. Home Depot is also running tests in several states […]
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“Whole Foods paying $800,000 for overcharging in California” by Shan Li at LA Times. “Problems included failing to deduct the weight of containers when ringing up fresh food, putting smaller amounts into packages than the weight stated on the label, and selling items by the piece instead of by the pound, as required by […]
WSJ: Target CEO Steinhafel’s Final Days – Sr. Execs Huddled on May 2nd – Key Lieutenant Stopped Talking to CEO Entirely by Paul Ziobro and Serena Ng. “Managers were expected to host regular happy hours or take their teams out for ice cream, one former merchandising employee recalls. At annual performance reviews, some staffers […]
“Home Depot Expands Quirky Alliance in Smart-Home Products” by Steve Lohr at NY Times. “The Quirky and Wink approach impressed Home Depot enough that it chose Wink as its technology partner. Home Depot now sells 600 smart-home products, six times as many as it did two years ago. “We wanted a partner who could take […]
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“Get Ready for Christmas Creep: Walmart Starts Highlighting Hot Holiday Gifts” by Ashley Rodriguez at Ad Age. “Walmart held an event for more than 100 long-lead magazine and gift guide editors on Wednesday to showcase what it expects to be top sellers this holiday season…In the past, Walmart pitched media outlets to make it […]
“Rite-Aid: Q1 Front-End Comp Sales Flat” “The company reported revenues of $6.5 billion, net income of $41.4 million or $0.04 per diluted share, and Adjusted EBITDA of $282.6 million…Same store sales for the quarter increased 3.1 percent over the prior year. Front-end same store sales were flat compared to the prior-year period while pharmacy […]
Thursday Tipsheet: BJ’s & H.Depot Like Bees | Costco/Apple Make Up | Kroger #1 in Gas
/in Eye-on-Retail“Home Depot and BJ’s Wholesale look to help honeybee population” by Carey Gillam at Reuters via Globe & Mail. “Home Depot is requiring its suppliers to start such labeling by the fourth quarter of this year, said Ron Jarvis, the company’s vice president of merchandising/sustainability. Home Depot is also running tests in several states […]
Wednesday Tipsheet: CA Hits W.Foods | Wmart Likes MN | Target ‘Infringes’
/in Eye-on-Retail“Whole Foods paying $800,000 for overcharging in California” by Shan Li at LA Times. “Problems included failing to deduct the weight of containers when ringing up fresh food, putting smaller amounts into packages than the weight stated on the label, and selling items by the piece instead of by the pound, as required by […]
Tuesday Tipsheet: H.Depot Ditches Nascar | Wgreen Q3 Profit +16% | Target: Next CEO, Silent Treatment, Free Shipping
/in Eye-on-RetailWSJ: Target CEO Steinhafel’s Final Days – Sr. Execs Huddled on May 2nd – Key Lieutenant Stopped Talking to CEO Entirely by Paul Ziobro and Serena Ng. “Managers were expected to host regular happy hours or take their teams out for ice cream, one former merchandising employee recalls. At annual performance reviews, some staffers […]
Monday Tipsheet: Target’s ‘Secret’ Test Store | H.Depot Likes Quirky | Wmart Edits NY Times
/in Eye-on-Retail“Home Depot Expands Quirky Alliance in Smart-Home Products” by Steve Lohr at NY Times. “The Quirky and Wink approach impressed Home Depot enough that it chose Wink as its technology partner. Home Depot now sells 600 smart-home products, six times as many as it did two years ago. “We wanted a partner who could take […]
Friday Tipsheet: Wmart: Scorpions & Christmas Creep | Costco: Boston Bombing Victim Returns to Work
/in Eye-on-Retail“Get Ready for Christmas Creep: Walmart Starts Highlighting Hot Holiday Gifts” by Ashley Rodriguez at Ad Age. “Walmart held an event for more than 100 long-lead magazine and gift guide editors on Wednesday to showcase what it expects to be top sellers this holiday season…In the past, Walmart pitched media outlets to make it […]
Thursday Tipsheet: Rite-Aid Q1 Comp Flat | Lowe’s Sniffing NYC for Urban Stores
/in Eye-on-Retail“Rite-Aid: Q1 Front-End Comp Sales Flat” “The company reported revenues of $6.5 billion, net income of $41.4 million or $0.04 per diluted share, and Adjusted EBITDA of $282.6 million…Same store sales for the quarter increased 3.1 percent over the prior year. Front-end same store sales were flat compared to the prior-year period while pharmacy […]