Tuesday Tipsheet: Target: Wmart’s Simon Next CEO?; Canada on Notice | Wgreen +7.6%

  “Walmart’s Bill Simon Mentioned as Potential New Target CEO” by Janet Moore & Jennifer Bjorhus at Star-Tribune.  “Some of the more surprising candidates mentioned to head the $73 billion Minneapolis retailer include retiring Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally and former Target CEO Robert Ulrich. But when Wall Street analysts got right down to […]

Monday Tipsheet: Google/Amazon Same-Day in LA | Snobby Staff | P.Rico Has the Most

  “Google and Amazon launch same-day delivery in L.A. area” by Tiffany Hsu at LA Times (Survey to Open).  “Google is using third-party delivery agents trained through an in-person program the company calls “Courier University” that teaches agents how to greet customers at the door and how to use the mobile shopping app. The couriers will […]

Friday Tipsheet: Amazon Expands Same-Day (Cuts L.Vegas) | Target Cuts Photog | Rite-Aid/Publix/Ingles Comps

  “Amazon Expands Same-Day Delivery to 12 Cities”  “City & order cut-off time:  Baltimore: 11:00 a.m.; Boston: 11:00 a.m.;  Chicago:  7 a.m.; Dallas: 12:15 p.m.;  Indianapolis: 11:30 a.m.; Los Angeles: 12:15 p.m.;  New York City (and parts of New Jersey): 8:00 a.m.; Philadelphia: 8:30 a.m.; Phoenix: 12:15 p.m.; San Francisco:12:15 p.m.; Seattle: 12:15 p.m.; Washington, D.C.: 11:00 a.m.”  Read more   “Amazon adds search filters for same-day delivery service” by Jay Greene at […]

Thursday Tipsheet: Wmart: Groc. pick-up in Bville | F.Dollar “got off course” | Barclays Webcasts

  “Wal-Mart to Build Online Grocery Pick-Up Center in Bentonville” by Kim Souza at The City Wire.  “Wal-Mart is wasting no time in deploying its latest grocery format — a stand alone pick-up center where shoppers can drive up and retrieve their online orders and never leave their car…The retailer reviewed plans for the first concept […]

Wednesday Tipsheet: Costco & H.E.B ‘Forgiven’ | Wmart Targets Auto Ins. | Ex H.Depot CIO to Target

  “Target Hires New CIO (Who Used to be Home Depot’s CIO)” by Jennifer Bjorhus at Star-Tribune.  “Bob DeRodes, 63, held similar positions at Home Depot, Delta Air Lines, Citibank and First Data. He also founded DeRodes Enterprises LLC, a company that consults on information technology and business operations, including for several U.S. government agencies […]

Tuesday Tipsheet: Target #61 Citizen | Bezos #5 Leader | 80% Want Left Alone

  “CNBC’s Top 25: Who Had the Biggest Impact on Business Since 1989 (Jeff Bezos #5)”  See the Top 25 list   “Deloitte:  80% Want to be Left Alone in Store”  “Consumers largely prefer to navigate the aisles and the checkout without a store associate’s help. Eight in 10 (80 percent) respondents in Deloitte Digital’s […]