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 […]

Friday Tipsheet: LEED for Target Can. | Costco Opens (Barely) in NY | Kroger’s 3 New Brands

  “Kroger rolls out three new store brands” by Steve Watkins at Cincinnati Bus. Courier.  “Customers are seeing the brands – Psst, Check This Out and Heritage Farm – on hundreds of Kroger’s private-label products.  “These brands all are designed to reflect the good quality and excellent value customers expect from Kroger,” McMullen told the […]

Thursday Tipsheet: BJ’s & H.Depot Like Bees | Costco/Apple Make Up | Kroger #1 in Gas

  “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’

  “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

  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 […]