by - October 1, 2022 9:11 am
Many retailers have seen net income decline amid shrinking margins in 2022. Still, their capital spending on technology remains a top priority, while they may cut other expenditures if the…
by - September 24, 2022 9:40 am
Once seen as a small possibility, drone delivery for online orders has become a reality for Walmart and some of its competitors. Drone deliveries are increasing with ongoing investments among…
by - September 14, 2022 1:59 pm
Lucas Kemper, Baxter Conley and Melissa Maltarich converged in downtown Bentonville amid the global COVID-19 pandemic to launch a new line of men’s hair care products created out of a…
by - September 11, 2022 9:07 am
A recent survey report from First Insight, a predictive analytics firm, looked at how inflation and consumer attitudes showed that nearly all of those surveyed in April and July are…
by - September 8, 2022 2:40 pm
Rising prices and product shortages continue to change consumer shopping behaviors, forcing retailers to focus more on customer loyalty and acquiring and retaining their shopping base, according to a new…
by - August 27, 2022 11:00 am
Brick-and-mortar retail is alive in 2022, with more than twice the number of new store openings compared to store closures through the first seven months of this year. Coresight Research…
by - August 20, 2022 9:35 am
Rising prices are pushing consumers to private-label products for food, consumables and general goods, according to a report from Numerator, a data and tech company serving the market research space….
by - August 13, 2022 10:32 am
The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that 10.6% of online returns are fraudulent, totaling more than $23 billion in 2021. It is often a retailer’s best customers who are taking…
by - August 10, 2022 1:33 pm
Inflation is taking a toll on family budgets just as the back-to-school shopping season gets underway. The National Retail Federation reports that 38% of families admit having to cut back…
by - July 31, 2022 9:13 am
As Walmart wraps up its ninth year of what is to be a two-decade-long manufacturing jobs initiative, more manufacturers are showing interest in onshoring some of their overseas production, according…
by - July 22, 2022 11:45 am
This month, Walmart turned 60 years old, but the retail giant is not resting on its laurels. “We might be the largest retailer, but we also want to be the…
by - July 16, 2022 11:39 am
Field Agent, a company based in Fayetteville, was founded 12 years ago on the principle of solving problems for retail suppliers. Today, the company continues to evolve by launching a…
by - July 9, 2022 10:37 am
Shoppers have never been more open to trying private brands for consumer staples after the supply chain disruption that forced changes in shopping behavior amid the pandemic. Market research firm…
by - July 3, 2022 10:41 am
Discount retailers often win and retain share in recessions combined with rising prices. Walmart is the largest U.S. grocer and is known for low prices no matter the economic conditions….
by - June 26, 2022 12:35 pm
It’s been a feast or famine for many retailers in the past two years amid supply chain challenges resulting from the COVID-19-induced global shutdown in 2020 to the Russian invasion…
by - June 16, 2022 2:08 pm
According to a survey by management and analytics firm Tango, with consumer spending expected to rebound after two years of pandemic disruptions, inflation threatens to inhibit the critical consumer impact…
by - June 14, 2022 3:01 pm
Walmart International CEO Judith McKenna remains bullish about growth opportunities in India since the retail giant’s majority purchase of Flipkart in 2018 for $16 billion. Walmart has since expanded its…
by - June 4, 2022 10:25 am
According to analysts with RBC Capital Markets, supply chain bottlenecks are expected to continue during 2022, despite previous forecasts of improvements in the back half of 2022. That is not…
by - May 26, 2022 3:49 pm
With consumer prices at 40-year highs, shoppers know their grocery dollars are being squeezed. And so is the packaging. Package sizes are shrinking — known as “shrinkflation” — on everything…
by - May 21, 2022 11:21 am
Walmart, a leader in supply chain innovation with more than four decades of experience over chief competitor Amazon, is still challenged to meet consumer demand, according to David Guggina, senior…
