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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar Tree sees sales gain in first quarter

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. continued to make progress in its first quarter ended April 29, reporting sales gains and more transactions in its stores. But earnings were hurt by increased shrink and a shift in consumer spending to less profitable merchandise. “Our initiatives to drive customer traffic and increase store productivity are having […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar General Again Found in Violation of Federal Workplace Safety Standards

Dollar General has again been found in violation of federal workplace safety regulations for “willfully exposing” staff to fire hazards at a Pennsylvania store, the Department of Labor said Friday, reports CNBC. Investigators found “dangerous safety hazards,” including blocked emergency exit routes and electrical panels, at a Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania store during a November inspection that […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Target, Macy’s and Dollar Tree Prep for a Tough Year Despite Holiday Success

While the 2022 holiday season was an overall success, the specter of a potential recession was clearly looming over the retail industry in the final months of the year. That pressure can be felt in the Q4 2022 results and fiscal 2023 outlooks released by a multitude of retailers this week. Walmart has already warned […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Resistance To Dollar Stores Grows In Some Communities

From the New York Times this morning: “Since 2019, at least 75 communities have voted down proposed dollar stores, while roughly 50 have enacted moratoriums or other broad limits on dollar store development, according to a new report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, an organization that is critical of corporate retailers and their impact […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar Tree closes 2022 with momentum

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Dollar Tree Inc. today announced plans to accelerate its capital-spending plans following a strong financial performance the second half of the fiscal year ended January 28. “We are committed to driving further store productivity as we focus on developing our people, tools and technology to fuel our accelerated growth, while simplifying our […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dreiling is new CEO at Dollar Tree

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc., which is set to announce its fourth quarter results on March 1, is under new management. Executive chairman Rick Dreiling has taken on the additional role of chief executive officer. Mike Witynski, who has been in leadership positions at Dollar Tree since 2010 and served as CEO since 2020, […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Three Moves Retail and Consumer Goods Companies Need to Master in 2023

The last few years have brought unique challenges to the global marketplace, and 2023 is undoubtedly poised to continue the trend.  While the lingering effects of the pandemic – including supply chain constraints and labor shortages – have started to lessen in markets around the world, reduced consumer demand and inventory overstock, rising labor costs, […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Bricks-And-Mortar Store Growth To Triple This Year

Axios reports on a new Coresight Research study saying that retailers plan to open three times as many physical stores in 2023 as they did in 2022. And a big driver of that bricks-and-mortar growth – price-driven formats:  “The top six retailers opening stores in 2022 were dollar chains and discounters, including Dollar General, Family […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Dollar stores vie for greater share of the grocery market

Dollar stores have increased their emphasis on consumables in recent years, and consumers looking to stretch their food dollars are increasingly shopping at Dollar General and Family Dollar. More than 20 percent of consumers currently buy groceries in dollar stores, according to Foresight.
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Dollar Tree Taps Executive Chairman as New CEO

Dollar Tree CEO Mike Witynski will step down and leave the retailer’s board of directors, with Executive Chairman Rick Dreiling expanding his role to assume the CEO position, effective Jan. 29, 2023. Witynski has held leadership positions at Dollar Tree since starting there in 2010 and was named CEO in 2020. Dreiling had served as […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Dollar Tree names Rick Dreiling chairman and CEO

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree executive chairman Rick Dreiling will take on the additional role of chief executive officer, effective January 29, the company said on Tuesday. Mike Witynski, who has been in leadership positions at Dollar Tree since 2010 and served as CEO since 2020, is stepping down from the board and leaving the […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Dollar Stores Stealing Restaurant, C-Store, and Grocery Store Customers

  Is your brand perishable? Of course, it is.  There is retail sector that is using an assortment of perishable foods to garner your customers.  That sector according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®, stated, “If you think that the dollar store sector in not your fresh food competitor you […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Dollar Store Growth Far Outpaces Other Formats

The Wall Street Journal this morning reports that “dollar stores, boosted by demand for less expensive groceries and goods in underserved rural areas, are far outpacing other retailers in opening new stores. “Bricks-and-mortar shopping has rebounded strongly since the height of the pandemic, with many companies now adding new locations. Leading the pack are the […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar General announces executive moves

Ariel dela Cruz GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Ariel dela Cruz has joined Dollar General as divisional vice president of store operations, in one of three executive moves announced by the company on Monday. Tim Jagneaux has joined Dollar General as vice president of construction, and Megan Kokoska has come aboard as vice president of digital engagement. […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Family Dollar lowers prices to compete with Dollar General

Family Dollar is cutting prices in an effort to win over cash-strapped consumers from competitors such as Dollar General. The chain, according to analysts, has dropped its prices by around five percent since going public with its initiative in August. Family Dollar’s prices are often between 10 and 15 percent higher than Dollar General’s.
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar Tree’s Growth and Success Now Focused on Grocerant Food and Beverage

  With 63.2 percent of all households now consisting of one or two people, Doller Tree’s focus on grocerant niche meals and meal components for them is unlocking the potential legacy grocery stores failed to address according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Doller Tree raised its financial outlook for […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar Tree sales up 8.1% in third quarter

CHESAPEAKE, Va.— Dollar Tree executives said the retailer’s new pricing strategy lifted operating income nearly 23% to $381 million in the third quarter ended October 29. Top-line sales rose 8.1% to $6.94 billion. Comparable-store sales at its Dollar Tree stores increased 8.6% from a year earlier, while comps at its Family Dollar stores were up […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar Tree, Family Dollar to host hiring event

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. plans to hire thousands of associates for full- and part-time roles during a nationwide hiring event hosted planned for October 19. The event will be held at participating Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores and will seek to fill positions include sales associates, customer service representatives, stockers, assistant store […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Dollar Tree names two top executives

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. last month announced two new executive hires as the company continues to overhaul its leadership team. Michael Creedon Jr. joins Dollar Tree as its chief operating officer, and Pedro Voyer assumes the role of chief development officer. Creedon comes to the discount retailer from Advance Auto Parts Inc., which […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Dollar Tree Continues to Rebuild C-Suite With COO Hire

Discount variety retailer Dollar Tree has hired Michael Creedon, Jr. as its Chief Operating Officer. The hire follows a tumultuous first half of 2022, during which the company’s board was “reconstituted” in March, with the appointment of former Dollar General CEO Rick Dreiling as the Executive Chairman of Dollar Tree’s board, and the departure of […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar Tree taps Michael Creedon as COO

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. has added Advance Auto Parts veteran Michael Creedon Jr. to its executive team, naming him chief operating officer. “Mike’s impressive career in retail is rooted in a deep knowledge and understanding of his customers,” Dollar Tree president and chief executive officer Mike Witynski in announcing the hire. “Mike will […]
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  1. Agencies & Vendors

Study: Market Basket, Aldi, WinCo Best At Coping With Inflation Pressures

dunnhumby has released a special edition of its Retailer Preference Index (RPI), looking at which grocers are best serving their customers in a faltering economy, and concluded that the top five are Market Basket, Aldi, WinCo, Grocery Outlet and Save A Lot. Rounding out the top 10:  Lidl, Dollar General, Food4LessFoodsCo, Family Dollar, and Military […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Market Basket tops index of retailers for inflationary times

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Market Basket is rated the top U.S. grocer in terms of gaining customers as consumer prices rise, according to a special edition of the Retailer Preference Index (RPI) from dunnhumby, a provider of customer data and analysis. Market Basket topped all 69 retailers in the Inflation RPI rankings, ahead of household […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Dollar Tree Taps Walmart Vet for CFO as it Prepares for Discount Hit on Margins

Dollar Tree has hired Walmart veteran Jeffrey Davis as its new CFO. He joins the off-price retailer as it comes off a strong quarter but prepares for a challenging second half of 2022, as Family Dollar stores accelerate discounts to help compete against other retailers who have been dropping their own prices. Davis was with […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Dollar Tree adds Jeffrey Davis as CFO

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. has hired Jeffrey Davis to be its chief financial officer, the company said Thursday. Davis will replace Kevin Wampler, who will transition out of his current role as CFO and is expected to remain with the company as an advisor until April 2023 to ensure a smooth transition. Dollar […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar Tree sees second quarter sales gain

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. reported that its consolidated net sales totaled $6.77 billion in the second quarter ended July 30, up 6.7% versus the prior year period. Comparable store sales were up 7.5% in the Dollar Tree chain, 2% in Family Dollar, and 4.9% for the company as a whole. “Our second quarter […]
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Instacart piloting ‘favorite shopper’ feature

The feature, which allows consumers to single out their preferred in-store shoppers to fulfill future orders, will roll out in the coming weeks among select users. Dive Brief: Instacart said in a Tuesday blog it will pilot a feature for customers that lets them select their favorite personal shoppers to fulfill online orders. Select customers and personal shoppers […]
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Albertsons gives its Signature private brands a single identity

The grocer is bringing its Signature Farms, Signature Care and Signature Cafe private labels under its flagship Signature Select brand and has launched a new advertising campaign to promote the expanded product line. Dive Brief: Albertsons announced Wednesday it is bringing its Signature Farms, Signature Care and Signature Cafe private label products under its flagship Signature Select […]
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More Than 1,700 Amazon Employees Plan Walkout Today

From the Seattle Times: “More than 1,700 Amazon employees have pledged to walk off the job on Wednesday, demanding more flexibility with remote work and more attention on Amazon’s climate impact. “Of the 1,726 employees who had signed on to participate by Tuesday afternoon, about 830 plan to physically walk out of offices in Amazon’s […]
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Instacart begins nationwide rollout of ChatGPT search tool

The tool allows customers to find products as well as recipes, food prep tips and more using “natural language” instead of keyword-based searches. Dive Brief: Instacart announced Wednesday it has begun the rollout of an artificial intelligence powered search tool that leverages ChatGPT called Ask Instacart. The company said the new capability will scale to all […]
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