“Target Canada ♥ Boxing Day” by Thomas Lee at Star-Tribune. “Target Corp.’s campaign to win over Canadian consumers continued Thursday with 6 a.m. store openings and early bird deals for one of the nation’s top shopping events of the year — Boxing Day…Boxing Day has actually lost some of its punch over the last […]
“Christmas Meltdown: UPS Blindsided by Late Web Buying Surge” by Shelly Banjo at WSJ. “UPS determined late Tuesday that it wouldn’t deliver some goods in time for Christmas, as a spike in last-minute shopping overwhelmed its system. “The volume of air packages in the UPS system did exceed capacity as demand was much greater […]
“Report: Amazon #1 Most Trusted Retailer (Lowe’s #2, Home Depot #3, Target #4…)” at Motley Fool. “Lowe’s is most popular among Baby Boomers. The company’s slogan of “Never Stop Improving” seems to be effective, but at the same time, that slogan doesn’t appeal to most Millennials…Home Depot attracts more Millennials.” Read more “NPD […]
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“Breaking: Walgreens Q1 Front-End Comp Sales Up 2.4%” Q1 sales increased 5.9 percent from the prior-year quarter to a record $18.3 billion. Front-end comparable store sales increased 2.4 percent in the first quarter, customer traffic in comparable stores increased 0.2 percent and basket size increased 2.2 percent, while total sales in comparable stores increased 5.4 […]
Target Releases Statements on Data Breach; Says Issue Has Been “Identified and Resolved”: “Target Confirms Unauthorized Access to Payment Card Data in U.S. Stores” “Target is working closely with law enforcement and financial institutions, and has identified and resolved the issue…Approximately 40 million credit and debit card accounts may have been impacted between Nov. […]
“Wall Street Guy Goes To Wal-Mart To Mock Protesting Workers” by Hayley Peterson at Business Insider. “He asked Wal-Mart patrons whether they supported higher wages for the retailer’s workers, and then demanded that they prove their allegiance by giving him 15% of whatever they spent at Wal-Mart that day. He claimed the money would go […]
Friday Tipsheet: Costco Gets Its Peanuts | Hackathon Until Oct. 2015? | Target Loves Boxing Day
/in Eye-on-Retail“Target Canada ♥ Boxing Day” by Thomas Lee at Star-Tribune. “Target Corp.’s campaign to win over Canadian consumers continued Thursday with 6 a.m. store openings and early bird deals for one of the nation’s top shopping events of the year — Boxing Day…Boxing Day has actually lost some of its punch over the last […]
Thursday Tipsheet: UPS Blindsided | Costco: #1 Return Policy | Target: All OK in 2 Years?
/in Eye-on-Retail“Christmas Meltdown: UPS Blindsided by Late Web Buying Surge” by Shelly Banjo at WSJ. “UPS determined late Tuesday that it wouldn’t deliver some goods in time for Christmas, as a spike in last-minute shopping overwhelmed its system. “The volume of air packages in the UPS system did exceed capacity as demand was much greater […]
Monday Tipsheet: Amazon is Most Trusted Retailer (Lowe’s #2) | 40% of Holiday Sales from Online?
/in Eye-on-Retail“Report: Amazon #1 Most Trusted Retailer (Lowe’s #2, Home Depot #3, Target #4…)” at Motley Fool. “Lowe’s is most popular among Baby Boomers. The company’s slogan of “Never Stop Improving” seems to be effective, but at the same time, that slogan doesn’t appeal to most Millennials…Home Depot attracts more Millennials.” Read more “NPD […]
Friday Tipsheet: Target: Hack Timing ‘No Coincidence’ | Breaking: Walgreen Q1 Comps +2.4%
/in Eye-on-Retail“Breaking: Walgreens Q1 Front-End Comp Sales Up 2.4%” Q1 sales increased 5.9 percent from the prior-year quarter to a record $18.3 billion. Front-end comparable store sales increased 2.4 percent in the first quarter, customer traffic in comparable stores increased 0.2 percent and basket size increased 2.2 percent, while total sales in comparable stores increased 5.4 […]
Thursday Tipsheet: Target: Hacking Issue ‘Resolved’ | Sam’s Wants 10/Yr in China | Amazon & Fake Babies
/in Eye-on-RetailTarget Releases Statements on Data Breach; Says Issue Has Been “Identified and Resolved”: “Target Confirms Unauthorized Access to Payment Card Data in U.S. Stores” “Target is working closely with law enforcement and financial institutions, and has identified and resolved the issue…Approximately 40 million credit and debit card accounts may have been impacted between Nov. […]
Wednesday Tipsheet: Walmart Likes Beyonce – Pokes Target in Eye | Costco Settles for $8 Mil
/in Eye-on-Retail“Wall Street Guy Goes To Wal-Mart To Mock Protesting Workers” by Hayley Peterson at Business Insider. “He asked Wal-Mart patrons whether they supported higher wages for the retailer’s workers, and then demanded that they prove their allegiance by giving him 15% of whatever they spent at Wal-Mart that day. He claimed the money would go […]