Trending Topics of the week.
Last week’s most read and most interesting stories.
- Standardizing retail media.
- Ocado & Amazon?
- High earners shop at dollar stores
- Neptune buys Quotient
- and more!
Kroger gives updates on merger, fresh program
And shareholders also want company to take a closer look at gender, race pay gaps. Kroger held its annual meeting with shareholders
Albertsons takes on the task of standardizing retail media
There are no universal best practices, the company says. Albertsons Companies is sharing its preliminary framework that aims to standardize
Albertsons Pushes Standardized Framework For Retail Media Networks
Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm for Albertsons Companies, yesterday came out with what it called “a preliminary framework
Rockstar presses play with immersive Spotify concert series
The PepsiCo brand’s in-app experience will include performances from musicians like Stormzy alongside five digital worlds that can be explored.
Ocado shares jump more than 40% on speculation of Amazon takeover
The report suggests that big technology players could be weighing up their options with regards to Ocado and picks out
Another Amazon Go, this time in Seattle, has closed
Three stores in the city have now closed, and other planned openings across the U.S. still delayed for Amazon. Amazon’s
AI-Powered Store Intelligence Shines a Light on Shrink
For as long as shrink has been an issue in retail, it’s primarily been tied to human mistakes or crime.
Walmart ‘Simulcasts’ Latest Live Shopping Event on Walmart.com, Facebook
Walmart is the first retailer to test out TalkShopLive’s new “shoppable simulcast” feature, which allows brands to broadcast live shopping
High earners are shopping in dollar stores
Visits to dollar stores among individuals with household incomes of $100,000 or more increased four percent this year compared to
Quotient to Combine with Neptune Retail Solutions
Quotient Technology Inc. , a digital promotions and media technology company, and Neptune Retail Solutions, an omnichannel retail marketing company with a network of in-store and digital solutions, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine through Neptune’s all-cash acquisition of Quotient.
Dollar General posts mixed Q1 results
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp.’s first quarter sales increased 6.8%, but its operating profit declined slightly, to $740.9 million,
Walgreens cuts corporate staff
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens will be cutting over 500 jobs, mostly at its headquarters here and its Chicago office. About
Walmart seeing results of ‘truly omni’ mindset
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Walmart that Doug McMillon presides over is a different place than it was when he became
Impact of ChatGPT
Salesforce recently found that 67% of senior IT leaders are pushing to adopt generative AI across their businesses in the
Nike’s approach to solving the biggest problem for girls in sports
Girls are dropping out of sports at ‘alarming rates’ when they hit puberty, and Nike CEO John Donahoe says the research shows more female coaches would help.
