In this week’s Video Forum, Marty Esarte, group vice president of owned brands at Walgreens, discusses efforts to strengthen the drug chain’s already robust assortment of private label merchandise. He also talks about Walgreens Boots Alliance’s heritage of innovation in the sector, the challenge of striking the proper balance between national brands and private label merchandise, and the company’s approach to working with store brand suppliers.
NACDS Leaders: Pharmacy is a catalyst for change and innovation, and NACDS TSE is where it happens.
Walmart commissioned Morning Consult to conduct a survey of more than 2,200 U.S. shoppers.
WASHINGTON – Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows modest retail sales gains in June despite an uneven pace of spending in recent months, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “The path of household spending remains difficult to read,” Kleinhenz said.
U.S. online retail sales will reach $1.2 trillion in 2024, up nearly 10% from last year, according to FTI Consulting’s 2024 Online Retail Report. The firm’s Retail & Consumer Products practice, which conducted analysis for the report, expects U.S. e-commerce sales to account for 22.
retailmediaIQ, publisher of Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers, has opened nominations for MMR’s prestigious Women of Influence event, which honors leaders whose innovative contributions have shaped the future of retail.
She succeeds Stuart Aitken, who will step down from his role as senior vice president and chief merchandising and marketing officer at the end of the year.
The fee increase and added benefits reflect BJ’s strategy to strengthen its value proposition for members while maintaining long-term growth.
“Now that some of the election uncertainty has passed, consumers can focus on holiday shopping, but that comes with another set of distractions.”
