1. Technology & Innovation

SpaceX’s Valuation Is Crazy. Maybe That’s A Feature?

When you dig into the numbers, SpaceX, in truth, is a connectivity company with an unprofitable rocket arm and an AI question mark. Elon Musk’s crown jewel IPO’d at a $1.77 trillion valuation today and rose to $2.1 trillion at close, a historic number that’s far greater than its books warrant. The company lost nearly […]
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Convenience store robber sentenced to four years in jail

A 38-year-old man has this week been jailed for four years following a robbery at a Tesco Express in Brighton. The robbery happened on 14 March when security staff at the convenience store in Jubilee Street were threatened by Daniel Bowler with a knife as… This story continues at Convenience store robber sentenced to four […]
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Food inflation benefits own-label and frozen food, research finds

Soaring food prices are making cheaper own-label products the brand of choice for many shoppers, according to new research. A study by Britain’s frozen pea producers suggests that because UK shoppers are spending £100 a month more on food than they did a year ago,… This story continues at Food inflation benefits own-label and frozen […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Take That Pizza Hut and Papa John’s: Why Little Caesars Is Winning the New Price-Value-Service Pizza War

  For years legacy pizza chains like Pizza Hut and Papa John’s believed the future of pizza was built around higher ticket items, endless customization, premium add-ons, loyalty points, and layered delivery fees. Meanwhile Little Caesars stayed focused on something much simpler: price, value, speed, and relevance. Now the marketplace is shifting directly in Little […]
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Action Figure Consumer Demographics: How Affluent Adult Shoppers Are Driving Category Growth

Download our latest toys report to understand who’s driving action figure demand — by age, household income, and retailer The action figure category is being shaped by a shopper segment that may not match conventional expectations. In this report, we examine demographic patterns across age and household income to identify where demand, engagement, and purchasing […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Fed meets with Matt Vickers MP

The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) met with Matt Vickers MP at Middleton St George Post Office and Londis run by Shailendra and Versha Soti in his Stockton West constituency on Saturday, 6 June. Soti explained that the retail landscape was harder than ever a… This story continues at Fed meets with Matt Vickers MP […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

First Impressions Matter: 12 Ways to Win Your Buyer Meeting Before It Even Starts

Emerging brands often invest an immense amount of time and capital into perfecting their product pitch. However, when it comes to a buyer meeting – whether at an ECRM Session or an industry trade show – the outcome of the engagement is frequently decided before the formal presentation even begins. First impressions count. A lot. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The $1.2 Trillion Question: Why Medical Device Makers Are Racing to Reinvent Everything

Something fascinating is happening in medical device manufacturing. Companies that once competed on price are now betting their futures on AI-powered diagnostics, 3D-printed implants, and sensors so small they disappear into everyday medical tools. The shift isn’t just technological — it’s existential. Post Views: 18
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  1. Trends & External Forces

The Top 15 Specialty Pharmacies of 2025: PBM-Affiliated Pharmacies Dominate While Health Systems and Independents Gain Ground (rerun)

This week, we’re rerunning some popular posts while we prepare for tomorrow’s live video webinar: 340B in 2026: Market Shifts, Policy Battles, and What They Mean for Stakeholders. Click here to see the original post from April 2026. By Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. Drug Channels Institute’s (DCI’s) latest analysis reveals that PBM-affiliated specialty pharmacies continue […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Memorial Day 2026 Weekend Analysis

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff of summer — and one of the biggest selling events of the year for furniture and mattress retailers. In this edition, we analyze how both industries performed over Memorial Day 2026 compared to the previous year. This year’s data tells a story we haven’t seen before: the weekend […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The Innovation Conversation:  “Clash of the Titans, Part 3” – An Analysis

Today, Tom Furphy and KC engage in an extended discussion about this week’s “Clash of the Titans” conversations with Dialogic chairman/CEO Thom Blischok focusing about the paths Walmart and Amazon should – or are likely to – pursue over the next 15 years, and the strategic directions in which they are likely to diverge.  They […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Walmart Adds Seven More Markets To Drone Delivery Flightpath

DroneLife reports that Walmart and its Alphabet-owned drone delivery partner, Wing, plan to add seven new markets to their network – Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Salt Lake City. The companies previously had announced that they were expanding to Orlando, Tampa, Charlotte, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Your Views:  Behemoths

Got a number of reactions to this week’s “Clash of the Titans” series, among them this note from an MNB reader: Kevin, very informative conversation with Thom Blischok on Amazon and WalMart. In the conversation you mentioned that WalMart going forward may have to be more curative in product sold in store to accommodate new products or […]
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  1. Department: Beverage

OffBeat:  A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

I’ve finished up the second season of “Your Friends & Neighbors” on Apple TV, and would suggest that this is a series that not only has improved with age, but is a show that is more than what its early episodes suggested it would be. The basic premise is this:  Coop, a hedge fund executive […]
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  1. Department: HBC

Momentum in Beauty: Inside Amazon’s Summer Beauty Event

Download our Latest Report to Understand How Amazon’s Summer Beauty Event Shaped Beauty Market Share, Shopper Migration, Promotional Activity, and Category Performance Across Skincare, Makeup, Hair, and Fragrance. Amazon continues to strengthen its position within the Beauty industry, creating new promotional moments that influence where consumers shop, what products they buy, and which brands gain […]
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Walmart to Expand Digital Shelf Labels Chainwide

Walmart will deploy digital shelf labels (DSLs) chainwide this year, doubling the approximately 2,300 U.S. locations currently using the technology (Walmart U.S. operates more than 4,600 stores). With more than 120,000 items in a typical Walmart store, managing price changes manually requires significant associate hours. Additionally, these DSLs are equipped with LED lights that make […]
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