by - August 20, 2025 1:07 pm
Many retailers are investing in stores, people and technology to ensure they remain relevant in the evolving retail sector. Burlington, Walmart, Five Below, and Tractor Supply are just a few…
by - August 14, 2025 11:42 am
Back-to-school is a big deal in the retail world, even when consumers are concerned about the economy. The National Retail Federation (NRF) expects total spending among K-12 and college households…
by - August 6, 2025 11:32 am
The retail landscape continues to shift with roughly 6,000 store closings announced in the first half of this year or about 123.7 million square feet of vacated retail space, according…
by - August 3, 2025 12:30 pm
Convenience is essential in successful retail around the globe. Walmart knows this and continues to make significant investments in its omnichannel transition across its international portfolio. Kath McLay, CEO of…
by - July 23, 2025 2:27 pm
In addition to a focus on its broad retail operation, Walmart keeps tabs on threats with its Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) to its assets worldwide, which include facilities, personnel,…
by - July 21, 2025 5:40 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon says he is a self-proclaimed “retail lifer and gadget geek.” He is also a risk-taker, much like founder Sam Walton, who at age 64 experimented with…
by - July 9, 2025 11:21 am
While Walmart is the socks, T-shirts and underwear retailer for tens of millions of consumers, it has become much more in recent years, according to Deanah Baker, who spent 32…
by - July 1, 2025 11:46 am
Britain White, CEO of Catfish Hole, has some of the restaurant-branded food on Walmart shelves. He said the process with Walmart was smooth, and he hopes to have more products…
by - June 24, 2025 11:25 am
Walmart is a long way from being a small business with recent annual revenue of $681 billion. But the Bentonville-based retailer continues to court entrepreneurs and small businesses to sell…
by - June 21, 2025 10:23 am
As grocery spending growth is expected to slow through 2029, Brick Meets Click reports that changes in government assistance, immigration, and inflation could significantly impact shopping behaviors. Online grocery is…
by - June 10, 2025 11:01 am
Retailers of all sizes face many uncertainties in their businesses thanks to tariff impacts, weaker consumer demand and a slowing global economy. Weaker sales are forecast, and many of the…
by - June 5, 2025 3:25 pm
New York-based Spring Capital is behind Arkade, a new venture at Ledger in downtown Bentonville. Arkade recruits global technology startups in the retail supply chain to locate in Bentonville to…
by - May 19, 2025 1:39 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and Kieran Shanahan, the chief operating officer of Walmart U.S., believe in the importance of mentorship, financial literacy, and the need to be good at receiving…
by - May 14, 2025 12:21 pm
It took 42 years for Sam’s Club to reach $90 billion in annual revenue, but CEO Chris Nicholas and his executive group plan to double the business in the next…
by - May 7, 2025 12:04 pm
Tariffs are a big concern for retailers, particularly large operations like Walmart, Target and Dollar Tree which import goods from abroad. So when the Trump Administration invited some of their…
by - April 30, 2025 11:48 am
Walmart has been in the e-commerce business for 25 years, but until recently the business that gained traction during the COVID-19 pandemic was mostly an unprofitable business subsidized by store…
by - April 28, 2025 11:13 am
The complexity of global supply chains often results in areas of inefficiency, but technology is changing that, according to people with shipping and logistics experience who took part in the…
by - April 17, 2025 12:30 pm
Walmart has in recent years quietly invested in smaller convenience stores with fuel that are linked to supercenters and grocery formats. The retailer has tweaked the format size based on…
by - April 14, 2025 11:03 am
Despite initial optimism, consumers polled by McKinsey & Company indicate they plan to spend less on discretionary categories like clothes and shoes over the next three months. Only 14% said…
by - April 3, 2025 11:25 am
Retail data solutions provider Crisp has acquired Seattle-based Shelf Engine, an artificial intelligence (AI) provider for retailers and the fresh food supply chain. Terms of the deal were not disclosed….
