“Wal-Mart: Good For America?” at Seeking Alpha. “A study done by Ken Stone and Georgeanne Artz called “Impact of The Wal-Mart Phenomenon on Rural Communities” compared small towns in Iowa with and without Wal-Marts to see if there was a significant impact on the economy. The study looked at 34 small towns in Iowa […]
“The Home Depot’s Spring Black Friday” at El Editor. “The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today announced it will implement its fourth annual Spring Black Friday event, a weekend of regional savings on hundreds of items to improve the home in preparation for spring starting April 4, 2013.” Read more: https://www.eleditor.com/noticiashispanicprwire/23987/spring-black-friday-marks-the-start-of-home-improvements-busiest-shopping-season […]
https://shiftmarketinggroup.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/eye_on_retail_logo-2-312h.png00jlonghttps://shiftmarketinggroup.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/eye_on_retail_logo-2-312h.pngjlong2013-04-04 08:14:412013-04-04 08:14:41Eye-on-Retail Tipsheet 4/4/13: What Dollar General could teach Apple; H.Depot’s “Spring Black Friday”
“Wal-Mart’s Path to Power in India Hits Its Limits: The Lawyers” by Megha Bahree at WSJ. “Today, Wal-Mart’s advance on India is barely moving. The company opened just five wholesale stores in the country last year—well below the 22 planned. This year, Wal-Mart plans to open eight locations, a person familiar with the […]
“Target Sets Sights on Thrifty Canadians” by Mark Hamstra at Supermarket News. “In Canada, thrift is not a virtue that businesses may or may not choose to embrace — it is often ingrained as a core value. To be fair, Canada’s economy was weaker then than it is now, imposing a tight-fisted mentality upon […]
“Will Dollar Stores Rule the Retail World?” by Christopher Matthews at Time. “It’s difficult to see dollar stores maintaining their current growth rates for much longer. Walmart recently announced a plan to ramp up its efforts to build smaller Neighborhood Market outlets, which will be on average about one-third the size of its traditional […]
“Wal-Mart closing three China stores” by Zhang Ye at Global Times. “Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world’s largest retailer by revenue, is planning to shut down three superstores in China in April, a move analysts said Wednesday is designed to cope with increasing labor costs and high rents in China. The retailer has scheduled two […]
Eye-on-Retail Tipsheet 4/5/13: Walmart good for America?; Target offends shoppers
/in Eye-on-Retail“Wal-Mart: Good For America?” at Seeking Alpha. “A study done by Ken Stone and Georgeanne Artz called “Impact of The Wal-Mart Phenomenon on Rural Communities” compared small towns in Iowa with and without Wal-Marts to see if there was a significant impact on the economy. The study looked at 34 small towns in Iowa […]
Eye-on-Retail Tipsheet 4/4/13: What Dollar General could teach Apple; H.Depot’s “Spring Black Friday”
/in Eye-on-Retail“The Home Depot’s Spring Black Friday” at El Editor. “The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today announced it will implement its fourth annual Spring Black Friday event, a weekend of regional savings on hundreds of items to improve the home in preparation for spring starting April 4, 2013.” Read more: https://www.eleditor.com/noticiashispanicprwire/23987/spring-black-friday-marks-the-start-of-home-improvements-busiest-shopping-season […]
Eye-on-Retail Tipsheet 4/3/13: Walmart stalls in India; Walgreens sales up
/in Eye-on-Retail“Wal-Mart’s Path to Power in India Hits Its Limits: The Lawyers” by Megha Bahree at WSJ. “Today, Wal-Mart’s advance on India is barely moving. The company opened just five wholesale stores in the country last year—well below the 22 planned. This year, Wal-Mart plans to open eight locations, a person familiar with the […]
Eye-on-Retail Tipsheet 4/2/13: Target & Thrifty Canadians; What’s a gTLD?
/in Eye-on-Retail“Target Sets Sights on Thrifty Canadians” by Mark Hamstra at Supermarket News. “In Canada, thrift is not a virtue that businesses may or may not choose to embrace — it is often ingrained as a core value. To be fair, Canada’s economy was weaker then than it is now, imposing a tight-fisted mentality upon […]
Eye-on-Retail Tipsheet 4/1/13: Walmart Express “doing well”; Lowe’s April Fools
/in Eye-on-Retail“Will Dollar Stores Rule the Retail World?” by Christopher Matthews at Time. “It’s difficult to see dollar stores maintaining their current growth rates for much longer. Walmart recently announced a plan to ramp up its efforts to build smaller Neighborhood Market outlets, which will be on average about one-third the size of its traditional […]
Eye-on-Retail Tipsheet 3/29/13: Costco & cheap prescriptions, Walmart closing 3 China stores
/in Eye-on-Retail“Wal-Mart closing three China stores” by Zhang Ye at Global Times. “Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world’s largest retailer by revenue, is planning to shut down three superstores in China in April, a move analysts said Wednesday is designed to cope with increasing labor costs and high rents in China. The retailer has scheduled two […]