“10 Ways Shopping At Wal-Mart In China Is Completely Different From How It Is In The US” by Ashley Lutz at Business Insider via SF Gate. “Despite the recent scandal, the mega-retailer has become wildly popular in China. Wal-Mart plans to open 110 additional stores there in the next few years. Shopping at a […]
“How Home Depot Copied Apple to Build an Ingenious New Bucket” by Joseph Flaherty at Wired. “Home Depot’s new Big Gripper all-purpose bucket is a handy improvement on the old school, five-gallon contractor pail. An ergonomic handle and patent pending “pocket grip” on the underside sets the product apart on the shelf, but more […]
“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 […]
Friday Tipsheet: Target: 1.5% Gain & Buzzards | Trader Joe’s: NYC Lines | Costco: A Min. Wage it Doesn’t Like?
/in Eye-on-Retail“10 Ways Shopping At Wal-Mart In China Is Completely Different From How It Is In The US” by Ashley Lutz at Business Insider via SF Gate. “Despite the recent scandal, the mega-retailer has become wildly popular in China. Wal-Mart plans to open 110 additional stores there in the next few years. Shopping at a […]
Thursday Tipsheet: H.Depot Copies Apple | Target = #1 Mobile Retailer in ’13 | Walmart’s Free Pills
/in Eye-on-Retail“How Home Depot Copied Apple to Build an Ingenious New Bucket” by Joseph Flaherty at Wired. “Home Depot’s new Big Gripper all-purpose bucket is a handy improvement on the old school, five-gallon contractor pail. An ergonomic handle and patent pending “pocket grip” on the underside sets the product apart on the shelf, but more […]
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 […]