Kroger Pledges | Tide Pods Ban? | NIH Study | Tuna Surprise

  Kroger pledges to lower prices for consumers when its planned merger with Albertsons closes at MarketWatch. “Kroger Inc., facing regulatory pushback over its plan to merge with rival grocery chain Albertsons Cos. Inc. in a roughly $25 billion deal, said Tuesday it typically lowers prices for consumers after consummating a deal.” Read more | […]

Snoop Dogs WM | Poaching in Seattle | Costco +3.4%*

  Snoop Dogg, Master P allege Walmart, Post Foods hid their cereal in sabotage plot at CNBC. “Walmart said…“We will respond as appropriate with the Court once we are served with the complaint.”…At a media briefing Tuesday announcing the lawsuit, Master P said the suit “is about minority-owned companies getting a fair share.” Snoop Dogg said, […]

Costco Snags Kroger CFO | TaylorMade Sues Costco | Dick’s Concept @ AZ

  Costco Announces Richard Galanti Will Step Down as CFO, Names Gary Millerchip New CFO “Gary (served) as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at The Kroger Co. since April 2019. Gary spent 15 years at The Kroger Co., preceded by more than 20 years in banking…Richard will remain with the Company through January […]

Amazon 3rd Party Liable? | Lulu Men’s Shoes | CA Gov @ Target

  Amazon Could Face Government Order Making It Liable for Third-Party Products at WSJ. “The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is preparing an order that could classify Amazon’s online retail business as a distributor of goods, according to people familiar with the matter. That designation could give Amazon the same safety responsibilities as traditional retailers […]

Wmart #1 Drugstore | Return Fraud 16.5% | 5.3% Vacancies @ Lowest

  Retail return fraud is rising as consumers send back purchases in droves at CNBC. “Retailers expect 16.5%, or $24.5 billion worth, of holiday returns to be fraudulent this year, according to a survey by Appriss Retail and the National Retail Federation.” Read more   Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce […]

Stew Leonard’s Tragedy | JIT Back | Costco Daytona Buzz

  Retailers Return to Bringing in Inventory ‘Just in Time’ at WSJ. “The ratio of inventories to sales at general-merchandise retailers, which tracks how much companies have in stock compared with what they sell, fell to 1.36 in November from a pandemic-era peak of 1.5 in August 2022, according to the Census Bureau. That compares […]