“Wal-Mart opens first Walmart to Go convenience store” by Kim Souza at The City Wire. “It’s been more than a year of planning, but the Walmart to Go convenience-store format quietly opened in Bentonville on Saturday (March 15), with the grand opening set for March 19.” See eight pictures / Read more “Home […]
Target’s Thursday Statement: “With the benefit of hindsight, we are investigating whether, if different judgments had been made the outcome may have been different” by Jennifer Bjorhus at Star-Tribune. “Target confirmed Thursday that the company had detected “a small amount of … activity” by the cyberthieves before the full scale of the breach was […]
“Breaking: Dollar General Same-Store Sales +1.3% in Q4, +3.3% for Year” “We successfully opened 650 new stores, ending the year with 11,132 stores serving customers in 40 states…Net sales increased 6.8 percent to $4.49 billion in the 2013 fourth quarter…Same-store sales increases were driven by sales of tobacco products and perishables.” Read the release […]
“Walmart CFO Charles Holley at Bank of America Conference: Think Small” by Kim Souza at The City Wire. “Holley told the group that there was still room for hundreds, if not thousands more small format Wal-Mart stores. He added that the small formats offer fuel and pharmacy along with an in-store kiosk that allows […]
“Target CMO Jeff Jones Navigates Marketing Post-Security Breach” by Natalie Zmuda at Ad Age. “Though the breach will eventually cease to be top-of-mind for consumers, it’s a given that media reports will drag it back into consumers’ consciousness as the holiday season approaches. “We’re in the early days of planning for that,” Mr. Jones […]
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“Lowe’s Goes for the Pros (Home Depot Easiest to Compete With?)” by Ely Portillo at Charlotte Observer. “Mike Horn, Lowe’s vice president of pro services, said that while Home Depot is Lowe’s chief rival, it’s also the easiest to keep tabs on and compete with. The real challenge for Lowe’s, Horn said, is to […]
Monday Tipsheet: 1st ‘Walmart to Go’ Opens | H.Depot’s 1st ‘Movie Store’
/in Eye-on-Retail“Wal-Mart opens first Walmart to Go convenience store” by Kim Souza at The City Wire. “It’s been more than a year of planning, but the Walmart to Go convenience-store format quietly opened in Bentonville on Saturday (March 15), with the grand opening set for March 19.” See eight pictures / Read more “Home […]
Friday Tipsheet: Target’s ‘Hindsight’ | Wmart’s ‘Open Call’ 7/18 | Ditching Prime
/in Eye-on-RetailTarget’s Thursday Statement: “With the benefit of hindsight, we are investigating whether, if different judgments had been made the outcome may have been different” by Jennifer Bjorhus at Star-Tribune. “Target confirmed Thursday that the company had detected “a small amount of … activity” by the cyberthieves before the full scale of the breach was […]
Thursday Tipsheet: Bloomberg Hits Target | D.Gen Comp +1.3% | H.Depot CEO on CNBC
/in Eye-on-Retail“Breaking: Dollar General Same-Store Sales +1.3% in Q4, +3.3% for Year” “We successfully opened 650 new stores, ending the year with 11,132 stores serving customers in 40 states…Net sales increased 6.8 percent to $4.49 billion in the 2013 fourth quarter…Same-store sales increases were driven by sales of tobacco products and perishables.” Read the release […]
Wednesday Tipsheet: Wmart wants ‘thousands’ of small stores | Costco’s Jelinek I-view | Dick’s Comp +7.3%
/in Eye-on-Retail“Walmart CFO Charles Holley at Bank of America Conference: Think Small” by Kim Souza at The City Wire. “Holley told the group that there was still room for hundreds, if not thousands more small format Wal-Mart stores. He added that the small formats offer fuel and pharmacy along with an in-store kiosk that allows […]
Tuesday Tipsheet: Target: Sued by Swatch & Slammed by McAfee | CVS Faces $29 Mil Fine
/in Eye-on-Retail“Target CMO Jeff Jones Navigates Marketing Post-Security Breach” by Natalie Zmuda at Ad Age. “Though the breach will eventually cease to be top-of-mind for consumers, it’s a given that media reports will drag it back into consumers’ consciousness as the holiday season approaches. “We’re in the early days of planning for that,” Mr. Jones […]
Monday Tipsheet: Lowe’s Goes for Pros (Not Sweating H.Depot) | Avoiding Target
/in Eye-on-Retail“Lowe’s Goes for the Pros (Home Depot Easiest to Compete With?)” by Ely Portillo at Charlotte Observer. “Mike Horn, Lowe’s vice president of pro services, said that while Home Depot is Lowe’s chief rival, it’s also the easiest to keep tabs on and compete with. The real challenge for Lowe’s, Horn said, is to […]