Walmart tests HappyOrNot kiosk across from HQ by Kim Souza at The City Wire. “During a 20-minute period on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 14) there were no shoppers who used the kiosk to rate their experience. Traffic in the store was heavy ahead of inclement weather and last minute Valentine’s Day shoppers. Wal-Mart did not say […]
Wal-Mart adds new restrictions to ‘Savings Catcher’ tool by Kim Souza at The City Wire. “Beginning Feb.14, we are removing some departments consisting mostly of items that do not have a like for like match at other retailers, such as produce and bakery items. Additionally, we are limiting our comparisons to offers of other […]
Wal-Mart and Mexico launch initiative to improve lives of farmworkers by Richard Marosi at LA Times. “Wal-Mart said it is taking action to ensure that workers are treated with “respect and dignity,” reminding its in-house buyers that they should buy produce only from farms that meet the company’s standards for decent treatment of workers.” Read […]
Amazon disputes report claiming deliveries arrived late this holiday by Tricia Duryee at Geek Wire. “Amazon is downplaying the results of a new study today that claims 10 percent of shoppers said packages arrived later than expected over the holidays…In an interview with Reuters, Amazon’s head of Prime Greg Greeley, dismissed the results, calling […]
Wal-Mart says to invest C$340 million in Canada at Reuters. “Wal-Mart said on Wednesday it would spend about C$230 million of the planned investment to complete 29 supercenters, including the expansion of several stores to add full grocery departments…Wal-Mart had planed to spend C$500 million in Canada in the last fiscal year…The newly announced […]
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Lowe’s to launch innovation center in India by Varun Aggarwal at Economic Times. “Lowe’s expects to spend approximately $350M in their annual IT capital expenditures, including Omni-Channel capabilities. “We met with other retailers, asked them to explain how they were working on newage technology, and many of them pointed us to the global innovation […]
Tuesday Tipsheet: Wmart Tests ‘HappyOrNot’ | Lowe’s Roof Collapses | Bass Pro ‘Pyramid’ Video
/in Eye-on-RetailWalmart tests HappyOrNot kiosk across from HQ by Kim Souza at The City Wire. “During a 20-minute period on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 14) there were no shoppers who used the kiosk to rate their experience. Traffic in the store was heavy ahead of inclement weather and last minute Valentine’s Day shoppers. Wal-Mart did not say […]
Monday Tipsheet: WMT Restricts ‘Savings Catcher’ | Tesco Axe 10K? | Amazon: No Drone
/in Eye-on-RetailWal-Mart adds new restrictions to ‘Savings Catcher’ tool by Kim Souza at The City Wire. “Beginning Feb.14, we are removing some departments consisting mostly of items that do not have a like for like match at other retailers, such as produce and bakery items. Additionally, we are limiting our comparisons to offers of other […]
Friday Tipsheet: Wmart Sues TX | Costco Chops 10% of Amex | Target’s Schindele New Role
/in Eye-on-RetailWal-Mart and Mexico launch initiative to improve lives of farmworkers by Richard Marosi at LA Times. “Wal-Mart said it is taking action to ensure that workers are treated with “respect and dignity,” reminding its in-house buyers that they should buy produce only from farms that meet the company’s standards for decent treatment of workers.” Read […]
Thursday Tipsheet: Target: Bounces ‘Alex’ and Cheques | Blake to P&G | Raccoons in Aisle 4
/in Eye-on-RetailAmazon disputes report claiming deliveries arrived late this holiday by Tricia Duryee at Geek Wire. “Amazon is downplaying the results of a new study today that claims 10 percent of shoppers said packages arrived later than expected over the holidays…In an interview with Reuters, Amazon’s head of Prime Greg Greeley, dismissed the results, calling […]
Wednesday Tipsheet: WMT & 309 in Can. | Target Ticket Dead | Academy Attacks Tampa
/in Eye-on-RetailWal-Mart says to invest C$340 million in Canada at Reuters. “Wal-Mart said on Wednesday it would spend about C$230 million of the planned investment to complete 29 supercenters, including the expansion of several stores to add full grocery departments…Wal-Mart had planed to spend C$500 million in Canada in the last fiscal year…The newly announced […]
Tuesday Tipsheet: PwC: AMZN #1, WMT #2 | Dollar Store=’Toxic’ Products? | Tracking Target’s Tie Teen
/in Eye-on-RetailLowe’s to launch innovation center in India by Varun Aggarwal at Economic Times. “Lowe’s expects to spend approximately $350M in their annual IT capital expenditures, including Omni-Channel capabilities. “We met with other retailers, asked them to explain how they were working on newage technology, and many of them pointed us to the global innovation […]