“Two More Deals in Wal-Mart’s Dotcom Acquisition Spree” by Shelly Banjo at WSJ. “Tuesday’s acquisitions include Tasty Labs, a software application development company started by former Google and Mozilla employees and was backed by venture capital giants Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square ventures, as well as OneOps, a cloud computing company started by a […]
“Walmart Q1 Earnings Preview” at Trefis. “Wal-Mart will release its Q1 fiscal 2014 results on May 16. Although the retailer performed steadily throughout fiscal 2013, we expect it to report relatively slow growth during this quarter. Higher payroll taxes and delays in tax refunds will be some of the key factors governing the retailer’s […]
“Week Ahead: Retail Earnings and Lots of Data” by Dunstan Prial at Fox Business. “Bellwether retailers scheduled to release their quarterly earnings reports include Macy’s (M), Kohl’s (KSS), Nordstrom (JWN), J.C. Penney (JCP) and the biggest of all, Wal-Mart (WMT). Analysts say retailers on the whole likely suffered a bit last quarter due to […]
“Home Depot’s CMO Trish Mueller Discusses Mobile Initiatives” by Mark Walsh at Media Post. “In the social realm, Mueller was bullish on Twitter, calling the microblogging service “a new horizon in terms of information and connectivity for consumers, more so than other social platforms.” Home Depot has recently tested pushing tweets to mobile users […]
“Pinterest Pins Its Hopes On International Growth, Starts Out With Localizing ‘Pin It Forward’ Campaign To Drive More U.K. Posts” by Natasha Lomas at Techcrunch. “Pinterest is ramping up its international strategy by kicking off a localisation effort in the U.K. today, tweaking the site so that it deliberately foregrounds U.K. content to […]
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“Target partners with Facebook to push its digital Cartwheel to shoppers” by Thomas Lee at Star-Tribune. “In its boldest foray into digital retailing, Target is launching Wednesday a test version of Cartwheel, an ambitious collaboration with the world’s largest social network that will allow users to earn savings via Facebook and then use their […]
Today’s Tipsheet: Walmart’s Dotcom Acquisition Spree | Home Depot “Maps” Stores
/in Eye-on-Retail“Two More Deals in Wal-Mart’s Dotcom Acquisition Spree” by Shelly Banjo at WSJ. “Tuesday’s acquisitions include Tasty Labs, a software application development company started by former Google and Mozilla employees and was backed by venture capital giants Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square ventures, as well as OneOps, a cloud computing company started by a […]
Today’s Tipsheet: April Retail Sales Rebound | Walmart’s 2nd Campus Store | Stater Bros. Margin Hit
/in Eye-on-Retail“Walmart Q1 Earnings Preview” at Trefis. “Wal-Mart will release its Q1 fiscal 2014 results on May 16. Although the retailer performed steadily throughout fiscal 2013, we expect it to report relatively slow growth during this quarter. Higher payroll taxes and delays in tax refunds will be some of the key factors governing the retailer’s […]
Eye-on-Retail Tipsheet 5/13/13: Walmart Shareholders Event & Elton John | Canada’s Housing Bubble
/in Eye-on-Retail“Week Ahead: Retail Earnings and Lots of Data” by Dunstan Prial at Fox Business. “Bellwether retailers scheduled to release their quarterly earnings reports include Macy’s (M), Kohl’s (KSS), Nordstrom (JWN), J.C. Penney (JCP) and the biggest of all, Wal-Mart (WMT). Analysts say retailers on the whole likely suffered a bit last quarter due to […]
Eye-on-Retail Tipsheet 5/10/13: Home Depot’s CMO talks Mobile | Costco Disappoints
/in Eye-on-Retail“Home Depot’s CMO Trish Mueller Discusses Mobile Initiatives” by Mark Walsh at Media Post. “In the social realm, Mueller was bullish on Twitter, calling the microblogging service “a new horizon in terms of information and connectivity for consumers, more so than other social platforms.” Home Depot has recently tested pushing tweets to mobile users […]
Eye-on-Retail Tipsheet 5/9/13: Wmart’s next CEO: Doug McMillon may have edge | Target’s Quasi-Cheap-Chic in Canada
/in Eye-on-Retail“Pinterest Pins Its Hopes On International Growth, Starts Out With Localizing ‘Pin It Forward’ Campaign To Drive More U.K. Posts” by Natasha Lomas at Techcrunch. “Pinterest is ramping up its international strategy by kicking off a localisation effort in the U.K. today, tweaking the site so that it deliberately foregrounds U.K. content to […]
Eye-on-Retail Tipsheet 5/8/13: Target’s Life-Size Dollhouse | Whole Foods wants 1,000 | Wmart’s next CEO
/in Eye-on-Retail“Target partners with Facebook to push its digital Cartwheel to shoppers” by Thomas Lee at Star-Tribune. “In its boldest foray into digital retailing, Target is launching Wednesday a test version of Cartwheel, an ambitious collaboration with the world’s largest social network that will allow users to earn savings via Facebook and then use their […]