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C Stores Are Becoming America’s Fastest Growing Restaurant Competitors—And the Data Proves It

  For decades, convenience stores were defined by fuel, fountain drinks, and grab‑and‑go snacks. Today, they are redefining the competitive landscape for quick‑service restaurants (QSR) and fast‑casual chains by becoming full‑scale food destinations according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. With fresh prepared foods, mix‑and‑match meal components, and aggressive value […]
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Your Views:  Benefit Of The Doubt?

I wrote the other day about how management at Target and Starbucks seem tone-deaf, prompting MNB reader Patti Pagels to write: When I read about the new initiatives at Target and Starbucks that seemed tone-deaf to you, my first thought was that Target’s might not be all that bad. I have met with some younger […]
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Leading Patagonia: President Jenna Johnson on Product, Efficiency and Sustainability

This article first appeared in our sister publication Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (SESO) Even though she had already spent many years in the outdoor industry, Jenna Johnson said it felt like a homecoming the first time she visited the Patagonia campus in Ventura, Calif., in late 2010. “It was this feeling of, ‘Oh, these are […]
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SKE targets record sales with launch of its first device over 10,000 puffs

Vape brand SKE has launched its first 15K big puff device, SKE BAR 15K, to the UK retail market. The company said it is fully confident that the device will drive record sales amid growing consumer demand for refillable products. The new 15,000-puff device follows… This story continues at SKE targets record sales with launch […]
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Winners and losers of Black Friday 2025

​[[“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Black Friday — and the holiday shopping season in general — may be more important than ever for retailers in 2025. But the event has evolved dramatically in recent years. “The Black Friday that we have come to know and love has […]
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RetailNext: the era of the impulse holiday spree is ending as Black Friday in-store traffic drops across USA

Black Friday in-store traffic was down -3.6% across the USA, according to RetailNext, a specialist in retail intelligence and traffic analytics that works with the likes of Burberry, Bloomingdale’s, Disney Store, Macy’s, and Estée Lauder. Its research is based on data collected at tens of thousands of US stores across hundreds of brands operating on […]
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Traffic & Conversion Dynamics in Furniture Retail

Author’s Expertise: With over 15 years of experience in retail analytics and customer behavior analysis, I’ve helped more than 500 retailers optimize their follow-up strategies. At Trakwell, our team has analyzed millions of customer interactions across furniture, mattress, and high-value retail segments, giving us unique insights into what truly drives conversion and ticket size improvements. […]
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Holiday Readiness Starts with Smarter List Management

As retailers gear up for the most consequential stretch of the year, they are laser-focused on inventory, delivery and creative campaigns. But in those consuming efforts, it’s easy to overlook a behind-the-scenes enabler that underpins everything: the integrity of your customer data. In practice, customer lists don’t just sit in a CRM system. They drive […]
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Amazon Store-in-a-Store Debuts at Pennsylvania Whole Foods

Want some Coke with your chia seeds? That’s exactly what Amazon is hoping to deliver with its new store-within-a-store concept at the Whole Foods Market in Plymouth Meeting, Penn., which gives shoppers access to national brands and household essentials alongside Whole Foods’ standard selection of organic and natural goods. To enable this expanded selection, Amazon […]
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Google Research Head Yossi Matias: AI Will Lead To More Researchers, Not Fewer

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Your Views:  Non-Traditional Choices

Kroger has said that its next CEO will be an external hire, which would be a first for the company.  I recommended Stephen Smith, the soon-to-retire CEO of LL Bean, who has significant global experience with Walmart and a terrific grocery background.  But MNB reader Joe Frindt had other ideas: While I certainly get the […]
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How SIOC Packaging Is Transforming E-Commerce and Driving Sustainability

On May 7, 2025, it was World Packaging Design Day, an important topic to highlight for designers, businesses, and our planet. Packaging design is shifting, and there’s been a greater focus on e-commerce compatibility and environmental impact than ever before. One area gaining momentum is SIOC (Ships In Own Container) packaging. This strategy offers brands […]
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2024 Gross-to-Net Realities at 9 Top Drugmakers: A New Era of Market Access (rerun)

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I put the finishing touches on DCI’s 2025-26 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors. Click here to see the original post from July 2025. It’s time for Drug Channels’ annual update on drug pricing trends at the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers. This year’s review includes the […]
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The Stelara Biosimilar Price War: How PBM-Affiliated Private Labels Are Reshaping the Market (rerun)

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I put the finishing touches on DCI’s 2025-26 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors. Click here to see the original post from July 2025. ICYMI, Express Scripts will boot the reference products from its 2026 formulary, but will cling to its biosimilar pricing double standard. […]
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Adobe Forecasts Fall Prime Day Spend will Grow 6.2% to $9 Billion

Like its summer predecessor, the fall version of Prime Day — Prime Big Deals Days, taking place Oct. 7-8 — has become a major sales opportunity for more than just Amazon. Multiple competitors, including giants such as Walmart, Target and Best Buy, run their own deal days the same week as they seek to take […]
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Snacking Disruption: How “Better-for-You” Snacks Are Rewriting the Future of Food

  Snacking is no longer a guilty pleasure. It’s a lifestyle. Consumers are migrating from empty calories to better-for-you snacks that promise flavor, function, and transparency according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Today let’s explore the numbers behind the shift, highlights disruptive brands, and outlines what both shoppers and […]
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Informa Connect’s Copay, Reimbursement and Access Congress 2025

Informa Connect’s Copay, Reimbursement and Access Congress 2025 November 18-20, 2025 | Hilton New Brunswick, East Brunswick, NJ Exclusive Offer–Use promo USAVE25 to save 10%* on your registration The healthcare landscape continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, bringing new challenges and opportunities for patient access and affordability. As legislation shifts, market forces disrupt and […]
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Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go Are Gone A Historical Retrospective on Amazon’s Grocery Experiments & the Road Ahead

  On January 27, 2026, Amazon confirmed what many analysts had quietly anticipated: its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store banners are being shuttered across the U.S., ending a decade of experimentation in brick-and-mortar grocery retail. According to Amazon, all 57 Amazon Fresh grocery stores and 15 Amazon Go locations are slated to close imminently […]
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BREAKING NEWS:  Amazon Bails Out Of Physical Stores Business, Closing Go And Fresh Stores

Amazon announced today that it is closing its 57 Amazon Fresh Stores and 15 Amazon Go stores.  With the exception of Whole Foods, which it acquired for $13.7 billion in 2017, it will now be out of the bricks-and-mortar business for the time being. The company’s food retail focus now will be on expanding its […]
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December E-Grocery Sales Hit $12.7 Billion, Up 32% YOY

The latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey is out, reporting that “monthly U.S. online grocery sales accelerated dramatically in December, with total sales surging 32% year-over-year (YOY) to finish the month with a record high $12.7 billion … This robust performance reflects higher order frequency, spending rates, and a larger user base than December […]
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NRF 2026 review: AI grabs the spotlight as retail technology steps into its next chapter

By James Pepper, Vista Technology Support A Brief Introduction to NRF and How the Show Is Structured Every January, the National Retail Federation’s ‘Retail’s Big Show’ transforms New York’s Javits Centre into one of the most influential gatherings in the global retail calendar. Tens of thousands of professionals arrive to explore new technologies, exchange ideas, […]
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