“The Sad, Slow Death of America’s Retail Workforce” by Derek Thompson at The Atlantic. “According to data obtained by The Atlantic from EMSI, the retail industry gained about 49,000 jobs between 2001 and 2013, which means it grew by exactly 0.32 percent. Which means it didn’t grow.” Read more “Costco Shoppers Find Alternative […]
“Ow, Canada: U.S. retailers get the cold shoulder” by Anne D’Innocenzio & Charmaine Noronha at AP via Seattle Times. “Target’s tough time in Canada isn’t unique. Big Lots is closing its 78 Canadian stores, which it bought just two years ago…Best Buy announced last year it was closing 15 of its 260 stores in […]
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“Wal-Mart Cries Foul on China Fines” by Laurie Burkitt & Shelly Banjo at WSJ. “In the U.S. and most other countries, it is usually manufacturers, rather than retailers, that have primary responsibility for the quality of the products they sell, whether it is ketchup or dried beef. But in China, the manufacturers “aren’t accountable…(Walmart’s) pushback […]
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Family Dollar’s Weak Sales = Wave of Negative Dollar Store Press… “Dollar stores feeling pain from low-income squeeze” by Anne D’Innocenzio at AP via Seattle Times. “Family Dollar CEO Howard Levine told investors on a call that the poor weather led to numerous store closings, disruptions in merchandise deliveries and higher-than-expected utility and […]
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March Sales: “Costco comparable March sales up 5%, beat forecast” at MarketWatch. “Growth was strongest in the U.S., where comparable sales climbed 6%. International sales rose 4%. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected same-store sales growth of 3.5%.” Read more “Costco Net Sales +8% in March” Read the release “Family Dollar […]
“Interbrand Releases the 2014 Best Retail Brands Report (Target #2, H.Depot #3, Costco #13)” “Walmart maintains its #1 spot on Interbrand’s 2014 Best Retail Brands list, and even with a 6% decline in brand value it preserves an enormous margin over the next closest brand. Four brands increased their brand value by more than […]
Wednesday Tipsheet: Goodbye Costco – Hello Zaycon? | Slow Death of Retail Workforce
/in Eye-on-Retail“The Sad, Slow Death of America’s Retail Workforce” by Derek Thompson at The Atlantic. “According to data obtained by The Atlantic from EMSI, the retail industry gained about 49,000 jobs between 2001 and 2013, which means it grew by exactly 0.32 percent. Which means it didn’t grow.” Read more “Costco Shoppers Find Alternative […]
Tuesday Tipsheet: H.Depot: #1 in Radio, Not #1 in CEO Pay | Wmart’s Apology & Bad Spanish
/in Eye-on-Retail“Ow, Canada: U.S. retailers get the cold shoulder” by Anne D’Innocenzio & Charmaine Noronha at AP via Seattle Times. “Target’s tough time in Canada isn’t unique. Big Lots is closing its 78 Canadian stores, which it bought just two years ago…Best Buy announced last year it was closing 15 of its 260 stores in […]
Monday Tipsheet: Wmart Cries Foul in China | BJ’s Picks Up Crumbs | Wgreens Urged to Leave US
/in Eye-on-Retail“Wal-Mart Cries Foul on China Fines” by Laurie Burkitt & Shelly Banjo at WSJ. “In the U.S. and most other countries, it is usually manufacturers, rather than retailers, that have primary responsibility for the quality of the products they sell, whether it is ketchup or dried beef. But in China, the manufacturers “aren’t accountable…(Walmart’s) pushback […]
Friday Tipsheet: Rite Aid Comp +2.1% | Amazon: Quit & Get $2K | Dollar Store Downer
/in Eye-on-RetailFamily Dollar’s Weak Sales = Wave of Negative Dollar Store Press… “Dollar stores feeling pain from low-income squeeze” by Anne D’Innocenzio at AP via Seattle Times. “Family Dollar CEO Howard Levine told investors on a call that the poor weather led to numerous store closings, disruptions in merchandise deliveries and higher-than-expected utility and […]
Thursday Tipsheet: Costco +5% | F.Dollar -3.8% & Close 370 | Wmart’s Wild Oats
/in Eye-on-RetailMarch Sales: “Costco comparable March sales up 5%, beat forecast” at MarketWatch. “Growth was strongest in the U.S., where comparable sales climbed 6%. International sales rose 4%. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected same-store sales growth of 3.5%.” Read more “Costco Net Sales +8% in March” Read the release “Family Dollar […]
Wednesday Tipsheet: Best Retail Brands (H.Depot #3, Costco #13) | Wmart Cuts CD Shelf Space
/in Eye-on-Retail“Interbrand Releases the 2014 Best Retail Brands Report (Target #2, H.Depot #3, Costco #13)” “Walmart maintains its #1 spot on Interbrand’s 2014 Best Retail Brands list, and even with a 6% decline in brand value it preserves an enormous margin over the next closest brand. Four brands increased their brand value by more than […]