Inflation weary consumers turn to Dollar General store brands
Although inflation’s pace has slowed since the middle of 2022, the cost of everyday essentials continues to rise.
Scot Meyer
Event spotlights retailers’ vital role in enhancing health care
Retailers have a critical role to play in providing health care products and services in a way that is more personalized, inclusive, accessible and holistic, according to retail executives who spoke earlier this month at a WSL event called “Beyond Wellness. The Future of Health.
Walgreens individualizes store assortments
Walgreens Boots Alliance is working to reenergize the front end at its nearly 9,000 retail pharmacies in the United States and Puerto Rico as it expeditiously responds to consumers’ changing needs and bolsters its competitiveness.
Cut prices but recalibrate value
Target said last month that it would be cutting prices on about 5,000 items this summer to encourage inflation-weary consumers to spend more in its stores. The move came as the retailer reported first quarter sales that were down compared to the same period last year. Comparable sales declined 3.
Walmart aims to go beyond sustainability
six years ahead of schedule. Working in concert with its CPG suppliers, 75% of which now take part in the program, the retailer has thus far been able to cut
In-store ads are Walmart’s latest coup
The Economist is generally viewed as one of the more rational and conservative among the newsweeklies that bombard Americans and citizens of other countries each fortnight.
MMR honors ‘Most Influential Women’ of 2024
MMR held an event in New York this week to honor Mass Market Retailing’s Most Influential Women of 2024.
McMillon to Walmart associates: embrace change
Complacency is the enemy of excellence. Doug McMillon delivered that message to a gathering of some 14,000 colleagues that marked the culmination of Walmart’s annual Associates Week.
Looking to the future of healthcare
Speaking at WSL’s event on Thursday, CVS Health’s Erin Condon talked about how consumer expectations around health care are changing, requiring a more personalized, inclusive and holistic approach. “At the end of the day, health is about living,” Condon said.
Walmart offers new innovations, integrations
At Walmart, the customer has always been at the center of everything. Helping people live better is not a mantra, it’s been part of the company since day one. Today’s customers are tech savvy, with elevated expectations around how, when and where they shop.
Walmart adding associate training program
Walmart has launched a new program to train hourly workers for higher-paid positions while helping the retailer address its growing need for skilled technicians. It’s part of an ongoing effort to improve pay, benefits and opportunities for employees, according to the company.
Consumers ‘willing to spend’ even as growth slows
WASHINGTON – NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz says shoppers are still spending money in retail stores even as smaller wage gains and high interest rates slow consumer spending growth. “U.S.
Father’s Day spending to total $22.4 billion
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2024 – Father’s Day spending is expected to reach $22.4 billion this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
SpartanNash adds VP for merchandising and pharmacy
SpartanNash has named Graham McIvor to the newly created post of vice president for merchandising and pharmacy, effective immediately.
Video Forum: Kathleen McLaughlin, Walmart
Kathleen McLaughlin, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer at Walmart, tells this week’s Video Forum about the retailer’s commitment to being a regenerative company.
Costco turns in strong third quarter performance
Costco Wholesale Corp. reported net sales of $57.39 billion for its fiscal third quarter, up 9.1% over the prior year quarter. Net sales for the 36-week year-to-date period increased 7%, to $171.44 billion.