Channel: Dollar/Value Family Dollar Launches New Partnership With Uber Eats. Here Are the Details Family Dollar has announced a new partnership with Uber Eats, offering its clientele a unique delivery option for everyday essentials. This news came shortly after the discount store announced that its parent company had sold it for $1 billion. Let’s look at what we know about this newest partnership. Family Dollar Now Available on Uber […] RetailWire May 11, 2025May 11, 2025 3 min read Family DollarUbereatsDollar TreeMeta (Facebook)Marketing: Social MediaData & InsightsResults & InvestmentAssociatesDeliveryDivestituresPress ReleaseDept. HBCBrick and MortarDept. NonfoodDollar GeneralExecutivesFood DeliveryMerchandisingOperations & Supply ChainStrategyAcquisition 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Delivery Family Dollar Partners with Uber Eats for Delivery from 5,000 Locations Nationwide Family Dollar will now offer its products on the Uber Eats platform, allowing shoppers to access on-demand or scheduled deliveries from more than 5,000 Family Dollar stores across the country. The discount retailer offers a wide range of everyday items including cleaning supplies, pantry staples, beauty and baby care products. To mark the launch, Uber […] Retail TouchPoints May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 < 1 min read DeliveryUbereatsFamily DollarWegmansFreshDirectMarketing: Social MediaRegional GroceryBrick and MortarMerchandisingFood DeliveryShoppersHome DepotUnileverDoorDashDept. HBCPricing & Promotions 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree Just Sold Family Dollar for $1 Billion. Here Are the Details Dollar Tree sold off the store to private equity partners. RetailWire March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 < 1 min read Dollar TreeFamily DollarDivestitures 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar for $1B A sale to private equity comes 10 years after Dollar Tree acquired its rival for $8.5 billion, a decade when the business has mostly dragged down results. Grocery Dive March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 < 1 min read Dollar TreeFamily Dollar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Consumer Durables Dollar Tree names new CFO Stewart Glendinning, former CEO of apparel retailer Express, first came to the company in January to lead a review of strategic alternatives for the Family Dollar banner. Grocery Dive March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 < 1 min read ExecutivesDollar TreeFamily DollarDept. Apparel 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree Hires Next Finance Chief Dollar Tree has found its new Chief Financial Offer. Starting March 30, 2025, Stewart Glendinning will take the role after initially joining the company in a senior role to support Dollar Tree’s enterprise-wide transformation. Earlier this year, Glendinning supported key initiatives within the company’s finance organization and helped review and establish strategic alternatives for the […] Retail TouchPoints March 6, 2025March 6, 2025 2 min read Dollar TreeExecutivesResults & InvestmentOperations & Supply ChainCPG: Adult BeverageGovernmentFamily DollarHealth & WellnessMarketing: Social MediaBrick and MortarMerchandisingPredictions and ForecastsWalmart 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree names Express vet CFO Stewart Glendinning, former CEO of the apparel retailer, first came to the company in January to lead a review of strategic alternatives for the Family Dollar banner. RetailDive March 6, 2025March 6, 2025 < 1 min read ExecutivesDollar TreeFamily DollarDept. Apparel 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree Removes ‘Interim’ from CEO Title for Creedon Dollar Tree has named Michael Creedon Jr. as its CEO on a permanent basis. Creedon was named Interim CEO after previous CEO Rick Dreiling, citing health issues, stepped down in early November. Creedon had joined Dollar Tree as COO in 2022 following nearly a decade in leadership roles at Advance Auto Parts. Michael Creedon Jr. […] Retail TouchPoints December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 2 min read Dollar TreeExecutivesAssociatesBrick and MortarMarketing: Social MediaHealth & WellnessFamily DollarMarketing: UGCDept. Nonfood 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree names new leader to guide Family Dollar’s future The company this week also named a new chief of its namesake banner and a new chief people officer. RetailDive November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 < 1 min read Predictions and ForecastsFamily DollarDollar Tree 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree CEO steps down Rick Dreiling’s departure due to health concerns comes as the company is navigating several challenges, including a possible spin off or sale of its Family Dollar banner. RetailDive November 5, 2024November 5, 2024 < 1 min read ExecutivesDollar TreeHealth & WellnessFamily Dollar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Merchandising Family Dollar implements AI tech for category management, merchandising The discount chain has selected Dunnhumby to power a platform aimed at localizing product assortment to better meet shoppers’ needs. Grocery Dive September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 < 1 min read MerchandisingTechnology & InnovationAIFamily DollarShoppersMarketing: Retail MediaInsight ProvidersdunnhumbyBig Data 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Data & Insights Family Dollar Selects AI-Powered Solution to Enhance Category Management Family Dollar will use solutions from Dunnhumby to make merchandising and category management more customer-centric across its store network. Dunnhumby will use customer data science as well as consumer-led insights and collaboration to help Family Dollar make merchandising decisions that drive greater engagement with the retailer’s 66 million shoppers. The Family Dollar platform will be […] Retail TouchPoints September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 2 min read MerchandisingShoppersAITechnology & InnovationFamily DollarBrick and MortarBig DatadunnhumbyInsight ProvidersMarketing: Retail MediaData & InsightsDollar TreeMarketing: Social MediaMarketing: UGCPredictions and ForecastsConsumersStrategyStore Location 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree delivers weak Q2, cuts full-year guidance Family Dollar customers are leaving for other stores like Walmart, according to analysts, as the banner shrinks its footprint. RetailDive September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 < 1 min read Dollar TreeWalmartFamily DollarBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Divesting Family Dollar mulled by Dollar Tree CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. has launched a review of “strategic alternatives” for its beleaguered Family Dollar unit, including “a potential sale, spin-off or other disposition of the business.” The announcement comes as Dollar Tree confronts a changing economic environment that has prompted a portfolio review. Company executives have identified some 600 Family Dollar […] MMR June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 3 min read Dollar TreeFamily DollarBrick and MortarResults & InvestmentExecutivesStrategyStore LocationShoppersEconomyGovernmentInternational - North AmericaOperations & Supply ChainSustainabilityCOVID19Dollar GeneralBankruptcy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Stores & Formats Store closings are up significantly NEW YORK — Ahold Delhaize recently said it would shutter an undetermined number of underperforming Stop & Shop supermarkets this year, joining what some press reports have described as a “tsunami” of planned retail store closings. Coresight Research, which tracks store openings and closings, said that as of May 31, major U.S. retailers have announced […] MMR June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 2 min read Brick and MortarCVSTechnology & InnovationAhold DelhaizeWalgreensDollar TreeHealth & WellnessFamily DollarBankruptcyDept. ApparelHy-VeeRegional GroceryDollar GeneralWalmartDivestituresStrategyRite AidWeatherAldi7-Eleven & Speedway 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery MMR honors ‘Most Influential Women’ of 2024 MMR held an event in New York this week to honor Mass Market Retailing’s Most Influential Women of 2024. The retail honorees who attended included Alisa Dart of Dollar Tree/Family Dollar, Lindsay Knoop of Hy-Vee, Jocelyn Konrad of Dollar Tree/Family Dollar, Jennifer Lambert of Hy-Vee, Jill Pavlovich of Albertsons, Bonita Price of Dollar Tree/Family Dollar, […] MMR June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 4 min read Hy-VeeRegional GroceryData & InsightsExecutivesHealth & WellnessDollar TreeFamily DollarStrategyKrogerNestleHEBPublixAlbertsons / SafewayDept. PharmacyMerchandisingBrick and MortarConsumersShoppersPredictions and ForecastsTechnology & Innovation 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree exploring spin off or sale of Family Dollar CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Dollar Tree Inc. has launched a review of “strategic alternatives” for its beleaguered Family Dollar unit, including “a potential sale, spin off or other disposition of the business.” The announcement comes as Dollar Tree confronts a challenging economic environment for deep discounters, prompting an ongoing portfolio review. As part of that review, […] MMR June 8, 2024June 8, 2024 3 min read Dollar TreeFamily DollarBrick and MortarResults & InvestmentExecutivesEconomyGovernmentInternational - North AmericaOperations & Supply ChainSustainabilityStore LocationStrategyBankruptcy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree Considers Selling Family Dollar Stores as it Reviews Alternatives Dollar Tree, Inc. has initiated a strategic review of its struggling Family Dollar segment, considering options including a sale, a spinoff or “other disposition of the business,” according to a statement. “Dollar Tree has been on a multi-year journey to help the company fully achieve its potential,” said Rick Dreiling, Chairman and CEO of Dollar […] Retail TouchPoints June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 < 1 min read Brick and MortarDollar TreeFamily DollarMarketing: UGCMarketing: Social MediaExecutivesMergersResults & InvestmentReturnsLegal & CriminalBankruptcyTargetStrategyMerchandisingAcquisition 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree is exploring a sale of its Family Dollar brand Dollar Tree also posted first-quarter earnings that met expectations, but showed Family Dollar sales lagging. CNBC June 5, 2024June 12, 2024 < 1 min read Family DollarDollar TreeResults & Investment 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree to explore spinoff or sale of Family Dollar The underperforming banner has been a drag on operations since its acquisition. Grocery Dive June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 < 1 min read Family DollarDollar TreeAcquisitionOperations & Supply Chain 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Merchandising SpartanNash adds VP for merchandising and pharmacy GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— SpartanNash has named Graham McIvor to the newly created post of vice president for merchandising and pharmacy, effective immediately. He will be tasked with accelerating critical components of the company’s merchandising transformation and driving the strategic transformation of the pharmacy business, the food solutions company said. “Continuously progressing our merchandising transformation is […] MMR June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 2 min read MerchandisingRegional GroceryDept. PharmacySpartanNashShoppersData & InsightsStrategyExecutivesFamily DollarSustainabilityResults & InvestmentPredictions and ForecastsBrick and MortarDept. PetMarketing: Social MediaDollar TreeDept. GroceryDept. Center StoreUnileverBig Lots 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree acquires rights to 99 Cents Only Stores CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. today said it has acquired the designation rights to 170 leases of 99 Cents Only Stores in four states: Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. The deal also gives Dollar Tree select intellectual property rights, as well as equipment including on-site furniture and fixtures, the company said in announcing the […] MMR May 29, 2024May 29, 2024 2 min read Dollar TreeBrick and MortarAcquisitionFamily DollarExecutivesBankruptcyEconomyStrategyGovernmentInternational - North AmericaStore FormatData & InsightsMarketing: Social MediaOperations & Supply ChainPredictions and ForecastsResults & InvestmentSustainability 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree confirms more layoffs at corporate office The discounter has recently reviewed its underperforming Family Dollar business, shifted its pricing strategy and overhauled its leadership. RetailDive May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 < 1 min read Dollar TreeDept. NonfoodStrategyFamily Dollar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Dollar Tree To Close 1,000 Stores Dollar Tree said yesterday that it will close 1,000 stores – most of them Family Dollar units – over the next few years, a decision that Axios describes as “a reversal of the retailer’s rapid expansion, which included its 2015 acquisition of Family Dollar.” Six hundred Family Dollar stores are slated to close before the […] MorningNewsBeat March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 2 min read Brick and MortarDollar TreeFamily DollarExecutivesGovernmentOperations & Supply ChainAldiShoppersRegional GroceryAcquisitionSustainabilityDept. GroceryDept. PetMerchandisingPredictions and ForecastsStrategy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Family Dollar Teams with Ibotta for Enhanced Digital Offers CHESAPEAKE, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Family Dollar (Dollar Tree, Inc., NASDAQ: DLTR) has joined the Ibotta Performance Network (IPN), the first digital network that delivers coordinated promotions across retailer platforms, large third-party publisher sites and Ibotta’s leading direct-to-consumer properties. The collaboration aims to advance Family Dollar’s digital engagement and customer experience to drive more value and loyalty among […] BusinessWire - Supermarket March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 < 1 min read Family DollarPricing & PromotionsShoppersCustomer ExperienceMarketing: TradeMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionDollar TreeConsumers 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value Family Dollar To Pay $41 Million Fine In Rat-Infested-Warehouse Case The Associated Press reports this morning that Family Dollar Stores, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc., has pleaded guilty “to holding food, drugs, cosmetics and other items under ‘insanitary’ conditions at a now-closed, rodent-infested distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas,” a plea deal that includes “a sentence of a fine and forfeiture amount totaling $41.675 […] MorningNewsBeat February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 2 min read Family DollarOperations & Supply ChainConsumersDept. GroceryDollar TreePredictions and ForecastsLegal & CriminalGovernmentBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Dollar/Value New Product Contamination Charges Hit Family Dollar Reuters reports that “Family Dollar and its parent company Dollar Tree are facing new allegations that the discount chain stores sold contaminated or damaged products even as the companies attempt to finalize the settlement of a separate multi-district litigation over claims that rats contaminated products at some stores.” The proposed class action suit in Miami […] MorningNewsBeat February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 2 min read Family DollarBrick and MortarConsumersShoppersPredictions and ForecastsOperations & Supply ChainLegal & CriminalGovernmentDollar Tree 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Food Chicago Puts A Lid On Dollar Store Growth The Chicago Sun Times reports that the City Council there has approved a new ordinance that “will prevent dollar store operators from opening within a mile of an existing dollar store owned or managed by the same controlling person.” The move comes “amid complaints of filthy, unsafe stores in the city pushing shoppers to cleaner […] MorningNewsBeat February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 2 min read Brick and MortarDept. FreshDept. GroceryDept. PerimeterFamily DollarDollar TreeDept. DairyDept. FuelGovernmentDept. RefrigeratedHealth & WellnessPredictions and ForecastsShoppers 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Stores & Formats Chicago To Crack Down On Dollar Store Openings Axios reports that “Chicago’s City Council is expected to vote next week on a proposal to limit where certain dollar stores can open … The proposed crackdown comes as many city officials decry maintenance and safety issues at such stores, while others say they keep a crucial retail presence in neighborhoods abandoned by larger stores.” […] MorningNewsBeat February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 < 1 min read Brick and MortarDollar TreeDept. FreshWalmartShoppersPredictions and ForecastsGovernmentFamily DollarDept. PerimeterAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Mass Dollar Tree to partner on seven New York solar power plants [[“value”:” Dollar Tree has formed a partnership to support the construction of seven community solar power plants in New York state, which combined are estimated to generate 55.77 GWh (gigawatt hours) of clean energy annually, the equivalent of avoiding more than 24,000 metric tons of CO2 each year, reports media website EnergyTech. The […] Supermarket News October 7, 2023October 7, 2023 1 min read SustainabilityDollar TreePartnershipsESG and CSRTargetLegal & CriminalResults & InvestmentExecutivesFamily DollarPredictions and ForecastsBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Channel: Ecommerce & Digital Channel: Mass Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance Corporate Purpose Media & Marketing Data & Insights International Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Retail Operations Associates & Employees Operations & Supply Chain Stores & Formats What’s next for Instacart as CEO Fidji Simo announces decision to join OpenAI as head of applications? Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is departing the grocery technology company to join OpenAI as its Chief of Applications. In an email to employees, she said: “Let me start by saying this was an incredibly hard decision because I love this company. We are operating incredibly well as our last earnings results have shown. Our strategy […] Written by Retail Technology Innovation Hub May 10, 2025May 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Channel: Dollar/Value Channel: Grocery Channel: Mass Department & Category Department: Nonfood Corporate Strategy Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Retail Operations Merchandising Operations & Supply Chain Stores & Formats Personalized Disruption: Grocery’s Secret to Breaking Old Habits There’s no shortage of talk about technology that’s going to redefine, dominate, or transform retail this year. Much of this language boils down to marketing speech, and often, true industry disruption fails to materialize. There is no shortage of tech hyperbole in retail. But then there’s the occasional exception — a technology that genuinely does […] Written by Retail TouchPoints May 10, 2025May 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Department: Nonfood Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Holiday & Events Operations & Supply Chain State of the Consumer Report [Week of May 9] Timely insights on consumer behavior, pricing, and retail trends This weekly snapshot highlights the most relevant signals shaping where and how consumers are spending—from e-commerce and inflation shifts to essential vs. discretionary demand. What you’ll get from this week’s report: Cross-border e-commerce slowdown: Learn how tariff pressures are reshaping sales trends […] Written by Yipitdata May 10, 2025May 11, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Mass Channel: Grocery Channel: Mass Department & Category Department: Nonfood Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance Media & Marketing Agencies & Vendors Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Trends & External Forces Retail Operations Stores & Formats How grocery continues to drive Walmart’s top line This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Grocery continues to be a key financial driver for Walmart, according to the retailer’s newest annual report released last week. The key business segment brought in $276 billion in net sales for Walmart U.S. for its fiscal year 2025, which ended Jan. 31, […] Written by RetailDive May 1, 2025May 1, 2025 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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