Thursday Tipsheet: Wmart Ex CEO +$140 Mil | Target #22 in Diversity | Safeway Comp +1.8%

  “Ex Wal-Mart CEO’s deferred pay: $140 million” by Gary Strauss at USA Today.  “Departed Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke’s deferred pay should provide enough money to shop beyond discount retailers for many years.  Duke, who retired Jan. 31, had $140.1 million in deferred compensation at year’s end, Wal-Mart said Wednesday in its annual proxy filing. […]

Wednesday Tipsheet: Wmart Brazil ‘Hopeless’? | Costco CFO Invests in Startup | Miranda Lambert @ Wmart

  “Wal-Mart de Mexico’s Net Profit Down on Year” by Anthony Harrup at WSJ.  “Sales rose 2.2% to 102.6 billion pesos…Walmex Chief Executive Scot Rank said the company continued to see lower customer traffic at its Sam’s Club membership stores, which account for 26% of its sales in Mexico.”  Read more   “Why Is Miranda […]

Tuesday Tipsheet: Wmart Plans 35 in C.America | Amazon Sls -10% in Tax States | 56% Buy in Bed

  “Report:  Wal-Mart Plans to Open up to 35 Central America Locations in 2014” at CNBC via Women’s Wear Daily.  “According to the report, the company’s Walmex unit—made up of its Mexico and Central America operations—will look to add between 30 and 35 stores in Central America this year. Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador […]

Monday Tipsheet: Millionaires Prefer Costco/Target/H.Depot | Wmart Prefers Sustainable Palm Oil

  “Millionaires Prefer Costco, Target, Home Depot” by Sarah Mahoney at Marketing Daily.  “The American Affluence Research Center finds the country’s richest are looking forward to major home improvements, with the accompanying large furniture and durable good purchases that go with them, in the months ahead…The twice-yearly survey is based on a sampling of 330 […]

Friday Tipsheet: Lowe’s Settles w/EPA | Target: Subscription 10X | Wmart: Save $66.50

  “Target Expands Subscription Products & Adds Add’l 5% Discount (15% of Online Orders for Baby Items Come from Subscriptions)” by John Ewoldt at Star-Tribune.  “To attract even more shoppers, Target has added a new 5 percent discount on all subscription orders on top of the 5 percent discount for Redcard credit card holders. Shipping […]

Thursday Tipsheet: Costco CFO on ‘Secret Codes’ | Wgreens ‘Egg Riot’ | Kroger Goes Big

  “Costco CFO Richard Galanti Confirms ‘Secret Codes’, but ‘It’s no Secret Agent Thing’ “ by Lou Carlozo at Reuters.  “Galanti cautions against reading too much into the price codes, as Costco’s margins are low enough (in the 10-11 percent range) that a shopper might have more advantage buying a newer item at the “.99” […]