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Family Dollar To Permanently Close Rat-Infested Warehouse

Family Dollar announced this week that it is closing down the West Memphis, Arkansas, warehouse that was discovered earlier this year to have a massive rodent infestation, which prompted a recall of items that were held there and might have been contaminated.  However, the company maintained that the closure was not related to the Food […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar Tree adds two to leadership team

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree has made two key additions to its leadership team, naming John Flanigan chief supply chain officer and Larry Gatta chief merchandising officer for the Family Dollar banner. “Driving supply chain efficiencies and improving the operating performance of our Family Dollar banner are important elements to long-term value creation for our […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dreiling appointed to top post on Dollar Tree board

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. has shaken up its board of directors, naming Rick Dreiling, former chief executive officer of Dollar General Corp., executive chairman and adding Paul Hilal, CEO of private equity firm Mantle Ridge LP, as vice chair along with five other new directors. Former chairman and CEO Bob Sasser and five […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar General expects to pick up customers as prices rise

Dollar General is forecasting a sales increase of about 10 percent this year and a jump in profits of between 12 and 14 percent. The retailers expects that inflation will lead more consumers to shop in its stores. Rival Dollar Tree recently increased its top price from $1 to $1.25, but Dollar General has not […]
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  1. Department & Category

Jason & Scot Show Episode 288 – News and Q4 Earnings Report’s

A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. In episode 288 we cover some industry news and review retailers Q4 earnings reports. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Podcast RSS SoundCloud TuneIn iHeartRadio Google Play Music Overcast Pocket Casts Facebook ????? News eTail West Tradshow Amazon Stock Split Shopify Fulfillment Network eBay […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

A Brand Is More Than Its Name

Brands are dynamic. Great brand leadership evolves brands in order for brands to stay relevant and differentiated in the customer’s mind. Just because a brand evolves to deliver its promise in a more relevant, differentiated manner does not mean the brand must change its name. Pizza Hut sells more than pizza. UPS (United Parcel Service) […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Swiftly quickly gets brick-and-mortar stores set up to cater to online customers

Much of the technology attention lately has been paid to e-commerce companies, driven in large part by brick-and-mortar stores having to close for some time during the global pandemic. However, some companies, like retail technology company Swiftly, want to give those retailers a chance to capture similar customer experiences, loyalty and digital advertising dollars. When […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Your Views:  Mixed Reactions To Kroger’s Pure-Play E-Grocery Strategy

On Friday, MNB reported that Kroger plans to bring its hub-and-spoke approach to an pure-play e-grocery model to three new markets – Austin and San Antonio, Texas, and Birmingham, Alabama. I commented, in part: It seems to me that what we are watching here is the creation of a new competitive reality that will affect […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar Tree Lays Out 2022 Expansion Plans (Rat Nests Not Included)

Dollar Tree said this week that during the current fiscal year, it “plans to open 590 new stores and to renovate 800 Family Dollar stores. The new stores are expected to consist of 190 Dollar Tree stores and 400 Family Dollar stores. Approximately 350 of the new Family Dollar stores will be in the Combo […]
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  1. Retailer Media

Retail Media Networks Are One Of The Most Important Trends Of 2022, But They Need To Evolve

Amazon released its Q4 earnings on February 3, which included the disclosure that Amazon had sold $31.1 billion in ads on its platform in 2021, making Amazon a bigger advertising platform than YouTube. Two weeks later, on February 17,
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  1. Stores & Formats

Warehouse Rodent Infestation Closes 400+ Family Dollar Stores

The New York Times reports that Family Dollar had to temporarily close “more than 400 stores after the discovery of a rodent infestation and other unsanitary conditions at a distribution center in Arkansas touched off a far-reaching recall of food, dietary supplements, cosmetics and other products. “A recent Food and Drug Administration inspection of the […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar Tree executive chairman Bob Sasser to retire

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. executive chairman Bob Sasser plans to retire from that post prior to the company’s 2022 annual meeting. Dollar Tree said Friday that, in recognition of Sasser’s many years of service, the board has decided to give him the honorary title of chairman emeritus upon his retirement. Bob Sasser “Bob […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Dollar Tree, Inc. Announces Retirement of Executive Chairman Bob Sasser

CHESAPEAKE, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), today announced that Bob Sasser, 70, intends to retire from his role as Executive Chairman of Dollar Tree’s Board of Directors prior to the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. In recognition of his many years of outstanding service to the Company, the Board has unanimously determined to […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Family Dollar fined in Mass. for meal break violations

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office has fined the chain, owned by Dollar Tree, $1.5 million for over 3,900 violations of the state’s breaks and time off regulations, which are designed to safeguard an employee’s right to a break of at least 30 minutes for every six hours worked. The AG determined through investigations that the […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Instacart offers one-hour delivery at Dollar Tree

Speed continues to be the name of the game in grocery delivery. Instacart and Dollar Tree are working together to offer one-hour delivery at locations across the country. “When it comes to major household expenses, we know every dollar counts,” said Instacart President Carolyn Everson said. “That’s why we’re proud to expand our footprint with […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Instacart doubles down on its ready-made meals offering with new hub and faster delivery

Instacart is introducing a new “Ready Meals” hub to make it easier for users to discover and order ready-made meals from grocery stores on its app. The on-demand grocery delivery platform has offered ready-made meals since January 2020 but says the option was not as visible or prominent in its app, which is why it’s […]
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  1. Channel: Department Stores

Jason & Scot Show Episode 283 – 2021 Year End Review

A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. Episode 283 is a recap the most significant changes to the retail industry in 2021. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Podcast RSS SoundCloud TuneIn iHeartRadio Google Play Music Overcast Pocket Casts Facebook ????? It’s our final show of 2021! We recap the US […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Instacart expedites omnichannel retailing

SAN FRANCISCO — Buoyed by the recent boom in omnichannel retailing, Instacart is redoubling its efforts to cement a central role in the marketplace, extending existing relationships with retail partners, establishing new ones, and expanding the scope of activities to include services that directly touch what goes on inside the store. “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar Tree signals it is open to ex-Dollar General CEO joining its board

Dollar Tree is offering a compromise with the activist investor Mantle Ridge that would see it add Richard Dreiling, former CEO of Dollar General, to its board of directors. The investment firm, which owns 5.7 percent of Dollar Tree’s stock, had been looking to replace the retailer’s full slate of directors.
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  1. CPG & FMCG

Roundup Of The Top 2021 Retail & CPG Trends

How did Beyoncé, Simone Biles, and boozeless beer shape our shopping trends? As the year winds down, it’s time to review 2021’s retail predictions—and the surprises that popped up along the way. This trend analysis can give U.S. and global consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers and retailers clarity on adapting to and satisfying consumers’ evolving […]
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Flink, the German instant grocery upstart, snaps up France’s Cajoo for ~$93M, takes fresh Carrefour funding, sources say at $5B valuation

Instant grocery startups sprang up and grew like weeds during COVID-19, fueled by consumers opting to practice social distancing and ready to order their food and sundries at the tap of an app, and VCs seeing an gap in the delivery market that had yet to be definitively filled. Now, perhaps inevitably, comes the consolidation.
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Lowest consumer confidence for nearly 50 years

A consumer confidence monitor that has been running since 1974 recorded its lowest-ever score this month. The well-established GfK index was down to -40 for May, meaning consumers are less confident now than at any time for nearly half a century. Joe Staton, client strategy director at GfK, said: “This comes as UK unemployment hits […]
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Success Does Leave Clues for Food Retailers

Giving credit where credit is due.  The grocerant niche filled with Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared food continues to drive top-line sales and bottom-line profits in every channel of retail foodservice.  According to Steven Johnson, Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® the recent insights by the NPD group show just have important the […]
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