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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Best Buy cuts rewards program, prices are still on the rise and more

More companies are cutting back on rewards programs Whether you rely on stars for your Starbucks fix or you counted on Best Buy’s rewards programs for your gadget, you might have been noticing that many programs designed to reward consumers are feeling less, well, rewarding. According to CNN, more and more businesses are cutting back […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

NRF Big Show to Spotlight Innovative Consumer Products and Workforce Solutions

Everyone in the retail industry knows January means two things: lots of holiday returns and the venerable NRF Big Show, running Jan. 15-17, 2023 and featuring more than 950 exhibitors and 100 educational sessions. High-profile speakers for the event at New York City’s Javits Center include Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor and writer Kal Penn […]
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  1. Channel: Specialty & Other

Best Buy flip phone customers unhappy after being disconnected from Lively

Customers using Jitterbug flip phones as part of Best Buy’s Lively service, which sells cellphones and medical alert devices primarily to older people, found themselves without service at the start of the year as a result of Verizon’s planned shutdown of its 3G network. “Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Getting to the Heart of Business with former Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly (E)

As we take a few weeks off before returning with Season 6, we dig into the back catalog for one of our most inspiring episodes. Our very special guest is Hubert Joly, former Chairman and CEO of Best Buy, senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and the author of the just released bestselling book The Heart […]
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Retailers brace for tougher times and more frugal customers in 2023

January is typically an overlooked month for retailers. Shoppers make returns and exchanges. They come to stores with gift cards in hand. And they may spring for workout clothes or other items to follow through on New Year’s resolutions. But this year, January carries higher stakes. The next few weeks, which close out many retailers’ […]
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  1. Data & Insights

How Centralizing Data Can Help Retail Apps Overcome Industry-Wide Headwinds

Retailers are facing challenging times. A persistent pandemic, inflation, supply chain disruption, and competition from giants is forcing smaller and mobile-only retailers to get crafty to avoid slipping margins. On top of all this, mobile marketers are facing ecosystem changes around privacy that are making it harder to tailor messages to prospects and acquire new […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Retail Sales Decline 0.6% in November

Consumers pulled back on spending in November, failing to keep up with even a muted level of inflation for the month, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Retail sales for the month declined 0.6 percent, even worse than the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.3 percent drop. Measures that exclude autos and both autos and gas sales both […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Dollar General Sees Big Things For Suburban Popshelf Format

CNBC reports that Dollar General, which already is pursuing an aggressive growth strategy for its eponymous chain, also is planning to ramp up expansion plans for its Popshelf format, which “caters to suburban shoppers with higher incomes, but sells most items for $5 or less” and is “designed to be a treasure hunt that keeps […]
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  1. Partnerships & Alt Profit

Best Buy-TalkShopLive Partnership Brings In-Store Pickup to Livestream Shopping

Best Buy is offering in-store pickup for livestream shopping orders through a partnership with social-commerce platform TalkShopLive. The show debuted on Dec. 12, 2022 with a segment hosted by media personality Noah Schnacky, who led viewers through a live tour of his favorite products, which customers could purchase via the program and pick up at […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

How “Co-Opetition” Can Help Overcome the Obstacle of Retail Overstock

The retail industry has struggled to cope with the unprecedented changes in the last few years spurred by the pandemic, leading to a scarcity of goods and overstocking in many cases. Additionally, snarls in supply chains resulted in bulk purchases until inflation changed consumer shopping patterns. Failure to identify and forecast changes resulted in excess […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

2022 Retail Ranking: Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Key takeaways Almost 1-in-4 shoppers spent the most at Amazon during Cyber-5 Home goods and furnishings retailers lost top wallet share lapping difficult pandemic comps Dollar stores and warehouse clubs gained top wallet share as consumers traded down on inflation Earnest Analytics First Choice Retailer Methodology The Earnest First Choice Retailer Rankings are based on […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Electronics category wins Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2022

Electronics accounted for over 20% of C5 (Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday) sales on Amazon, Target, and Walmart, an increase in its share of sales compared to the 30 days prior. Toys also had a pronounced lift in Black Friday category share with nearly 10% of Black Friday sales, a 4pp lift from the trailing 30-day […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

How the Kroger-Albertsons Merger is Accelerating the Need for a Unified Retail Ad Network

There are a growing number of retailers competing for their share of available advertising dollars, and a big player in retail media has just upped the ante. The recent Kroger-Albertsons merger announcement sent shock waves through the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries, with the move cornering approximately 19% of the U.S. grocery market. […]
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  1. Retailer Media

BJ’s Joins the Fast-Growing Retail Media Club

BJ’s Wholesale Club has become the latest retailer to launch a media network, offering brands a comprehensive advertising solution to connect with its members. The new program, called BJ’s Media Edge, is being launched in partnership with Microsoft’s PromoteIQ solution. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Microsoft and offer brand partners a highly effective, omnichannel approach […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Report: Black Friday turnout ‘solid’

NEW YORK — Consumers embraced the opportunity to return to physical stores on Black Friday to participate with family and friends in “the sport of shopping,” according to Coresight Research’s annual tour of malls, outlets, super-regional centers, downtown locations and neighborhood centers in the United States and Canada. Going to malls, in particular, was an […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Exploring Retail’s New Horizons with Pilot Flying J’s Allison Cornish

Our guest this week is Allison Cornish, VP of Store Modernization for Pilot Flying J, recorded live in the MarketDial podcast studio at the NACS Annual Show. Allison is deeply experience convenience store industry veteran who was also recently recognized as the Top Woman in Convenience. In a wide-ranging conversation we unpack the evolution of […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

3 Questions Retailers Must Be Asking Themselves This Holiday Season

The last three holiday seasons have each been unique as the pandemic first roiled consumer behavior and then unleashed pent-up demand, all the while playing havoc with the economy. This year, with inflation rising and discretionary spending squeezed, retailers are already preparing for a slower holiday shopping season, and a new set of challenging dilemmas. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Californians Spend Inflation Stimulus Checks at Sam’s Club, DoorDash

[This is a preview from our full report “Measuring the Impact of California’s Inflation Relief Checks on Consumer Spending.” Download for free]. California’s October 2022 Middle Class Tax Refund (MCTR) payments of up to $1,050 buoyed spending across some of the largest retailers in the country, while leaving others unimpacted. Looking at some of the […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

5 Ways Luxury Brands Can Retain Vital Customers

The recession clock is ticking, and it’s gets louder as it ticks faster. JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC that a recession is all but inevitable. Others may argue that the recession has already hit, based on the traditional definition as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, which occurred earlier this year. […]
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  1. Retail Operations

Total Retail Releases its 2022 Top 100 Omnichannel Retailers Report

The sixth annual Top 100 Omnichannel Retailers report was released late last month by Total Retail. The report features a ranking of 100 leading retailers and brands based on the omnichannel capabilities across their organizations (e.g., supply chain, pricing, loyalty, payments), and the execution of those programs. It identifies the companies doing the best job […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Announcing PR Daily’s 2022 Content Marketing Awards finalists

See who made the short list. PR Daily is proud to announce its finalists in our 2022 Content Marketing Awards. The finalists on this list represent the storytellers who know how to create content that stands out on the crowded content landscape. Their creative works led to success for their organizations and clients—and recognition as […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Walmart To Start Rolling Out Black Friday Sales On November 7

Walmart said last week that it will “spread the excitement of Black Friday savings over three events throughout November and cap off a month of deals with Cyber Monday … Walmart’s ‘Black Friday Deals for Days’ events will begin on Walmart.com every Monday in November.” According to the announcement, “Walmart is also bringing back its […]
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Former Best Buy CEO Brad Anderson joins Spacee advisory board

Spacee, a US-based startup which provides computer vision and AI solutions for businesses, has added Bradbury “Brad” Anderson, the former Best Buy CEO and Vice Chairman, to its advisory board. Anderson retired from Best Buy in 2009 after 36 years with the company. He started as a salesperson for Sound of Music, a small chain […]
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Mondelēz International Reports Q4 and FY 2022 Results

Full Year Highlights Net revenues for the full year increased +9.7% driven by Organic Net Revenue1 growth of +12.3% with underlying Volume/Mix of +2.7%. For the fourth quarter, Net revenues increased +13.5% driven by Organic Net Revenue1 growth of +15.4% with underlying Volume/Mix of +1.6% Diluted EPS was $1.96, down 35.5%; Adjusted EPS1 was $2.95, up +11.9% on […]
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Robots could surpass workers at Amazon by 2030, Cathie Wood says

KEY POINTS “We are just at the dawn of the robotics age. And I would say artificial intelligence and battery technology are all a part of that movement as well,” Cathie Wood said. Amazon had more than 1.6 million workers at the end of 2021, according to its most recent annual report. Wood’s Ark Innovation […]
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Aldi expands Too Good To Go partnership nationwide following successful trial

Aldi is rolling out its partnership with the world’s largest surplus food platform, Too Good To Go, across all of its 990 UK stores. Following a successful trial last year, Aldi is now offering surplus food bags available nationwide, in a bid to tackle food waste while also offering even lower prices to customers. The […]
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THE GROCERS BEST ‘BUILT TO LAST’

H-E-B, Costco Best Navigate The 2020 – 2022 Pandemic Grocery Market Upheaval, Bumping Amazon From Its Top Ranking Customers emerged from 2020 – 2022 placing more importance than ever on finding the right balance of savings and quality while placing less importance on saving time. Pandemic surge in retailer digital capabilities and consumer digital adoption […]
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Charted: U.S. Egg Prices More Than Double in 2022

Charted: U.S. Egg Prices Double in 2022 Eggs are a staple food for many countries around the world, and the U.S. is no exception. Americans eat between 250‒280 eggs a year on average. Eggs are also easy to cook, protein-dense and supply many daily vitamins needed for healthy living, making them a popular meal or […]
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