by - November 6, 2017 5:32 pm
The retail industry is undergoing an evolution and the supply chain, the backbone that holds up the important sector, also faces turmoil and challenges, according Colby Beland, vice president of…
by - October 23, 2017 5:20 pm
Wal-Mart Stores recently called for a 10% reduction in chemical footprint by 2022 to help meet the retailer’s sustainability goals. That means suppliers of consumable items such as household cleaners,…
by - October 18, 2017 12:34 pm
The online grocery sector is forecast to grow from $15.1 billion in 2017 to $34.7 billion over the next five years. That’s a healthy increase of $19.6 billion, with an…
by - October 12, 2017 12:57 pm
The future is here in terms of interconnected “smart” devices, also dubbed the internet of things (IoT). While proliferation of the technology is not mainstream among grocery and food companies,…
by - September 26, 2017 2:20 pm
Wal-Mart Stores and many of its online competitors are requiring suppliers to shoulder more of the outbound supply chain risks with drop shipping direct to customer. Forrester Research recently noted…
by - September 21, 2017 10:56 am
Suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores are receiving notice from the retail giant of a cost shift requiring product suppliers to provide price protection for items such as electronics, apparel and toys…
by - September 14, 2017 1:19 pm
While men and women often have similar shopping behaviors there are a few key differences, according to a recent report by Euclid Analytics. The study also found 90% of retail…
by - September 12, 2017 3:27 pm
Machine learning falls under the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), and though the technology has been around for a long time, it’s becoming more relevant when married with big data,…
by - August 30, 2017 6:11 pm
Wal-Mart said without great product availability on its shelves, its promise of delivering low prices is empty. That is why the retail giant recently upped the ante on supply chain…
by - August 29, 2017 1:52 pm
Walmart U.S. management recently unveiled a restructuring of its merchandising teams and at the same time instituted another Supplier Accountability Program which will impose stiff fines for supplier errors. Talk…
by - August 29, 2017 9:21 am
A Missouri-based manufacturer has paid $1.16 million for a vacant commercial building in Benton County, and is planning to relocate its Bentonville office. Vanguard Packaging, which makes point-of-purchase displays, signage,…
by - August 9, 2017 12:44 pm
Ecoark Holdings said Wednesday (Aug. 9) it is exploring a possible spin-off of Zest Labs, one of the portfolio companies owned by the Rogers-based holding company. In a company news…
by - August 8, 2017 12:04 pm
Wal-Mart Stores and other retailers have spent billions trying to gain omnichannel proficiency in the past three years, but few retailers have attained proficiency, according to a recent study conducted…
by - August 1, 2017 7:12 pm
Two Wal-Mart logistics managers spent most of Tuesday morning fielding supplier questions and explaining the reasoning behind the new On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) policy that was first unveiled by the retail giant…
by - July 31, 2017 12:48 pm
More sales of grocery, apparel and even electronics are gravitating online, but consumers still value the option to pick up online orders in-store, according to a recent report from JDA…
by - July 26, 2017 1:13 pm
April Richardson and sisters Deborah Wilson and Tamekia Dorsey of DC Sweet Potato Cake drove 17 hours from their home in Hyattsville, Md., to pitch their sugary confections to Wal-Mart…
by - July 25, 2017 11:03 am
Former Wal-Mart Stores executives Karenann Terrell and Jeff Davis have landed new executive roles with one of the retail giant’s suppliers, and a competitor. Terrell was recently named chief digital…
by - July 19, 2017 2:48 pm
McCormick & Co. has agreed to purchase the food division of Reckitt Benckiser for $4.2 billion, according to a company announcement Wednesday (July 19). The deal includes the brands Frank’s…
by - July 14, 2017 12:22 pm
At a time when tech investments among retailers like Wal-Mart Stores and Amazon are in the billions, suppliers should remember that technology can’t do it all with respect to selling…
by - July 5, 2017 1:47 pm
The Wal-Mart Culinary and Innovation Center in Bentonville has been open one year. In that time, the retailer says hundreds of food and beverage products have been reformulated, and hundreds…
