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  1. Technology & Innovation

Message to CPG CEOs: Lower Your EPS Targets Significantly! with RBC Capital Markets’ Nik Modi

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by returning guest Nik Modi, Co-Head of Global Consumer & Retail Research at RBC Capital Markets. In this episode, Nik discusses his recent communication equity research newsletter called “Attention CPG Management/Boards: It’s Time to Cut EPS Significantly” Nik argues that cutting numbers significantly would not only provide […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Turn Up the Music, Turn Up Your Sales

What’s the soundtrack to your sales success? We’re curious – what tunes are getting your customers in the mood to buy? This week, we’re diving into how the right in-store music could boost your sales by up to 37% (yes, really!) and why Havenly is making bold moves into brick-and-mortar while others hesitate during these […]
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  1. Agencies & Vendors

From Corporate Exec to Brand Owner – and Straight Onto Walmart Shelves

One of the things Alex Yale loves about being an entrepreneur is that whatever work he invests into the business, he gets back. Every action he takes is one meant to directly benefit the brand. He’s not pulled into other people’s projects, and his calendar is not filled with other people’s meetings. Yale At the […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Zippin hails launch frenzy with 15 stores live in 10 weeks as Walk-up at Capital One Arena goes live

Autonomous stores specialist Zippin reports that it has launched 15 locations over a 10 week period. In a LinkedIn post, Krishna Motukuri, Co-founder at Zippin, said: “Some of these were expansions in venues we already had Zippin stores, and some were in new venues. Some were indoors, some were outdoors. Many were Walk-ups or Lanes, […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Beyond Looks to Raise Money, Increase Brand Awareness with Overstock Digital Token

Beyond, Inc. Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis — who also recently took on the role of Principal Executive Officer — is making good on his promise to shift the company’s focus toward “an affinity and data monetization model with a strong technology focus.” Just one month after his appointment as PEO, Beyond subsidiary Commercial Strategies has […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

AI in MENA Healthcare: Innovation, Investment, and a Rapidly Growing Market

From digital diagnostics to smart hospital systems, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is experiencing a major shift in healthcare. What’s powering this transformation? The growing adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies across hospitals, clinics, and medical research centers is playing a key role.
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  1. Trends & External Forces

SAVE THE DATE: Drug Channels Leadership Forum, March 16-18, 2026

After a blockbuster inaugural event and tremendous feedback from attendees, we’re excited to announce that the Drug Channels Leadership Forum (DCLF) returns on March 16–18, 2026, at the Turnberry Resort & Spa in Miami. This one-of-a-kind, off-the-record event convenes senior leaders across the drug channel to address today’s most pressing industry issues. 👉 Request Your Invitation […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

NewstrAid releases ‘Mindful May’ calendar to champion mental health and wellbeing

Industry charity NewstrAid has unveiled its brand-new Mindful May calendar – a tool designed to support positive mental health and wellbeing across the newstrade community. Filled with daily activities that encourage emotional self-care, the calendar has been sent to everyone currently receiving financial support from… This story continues at NewstrAid releases ‘Mindful May’ calendar to […]
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  1. Department: Beverage

Rubicon announces new campaign

Rubicon has announced a major new campaign designed to drive shoppers to soft drinks’ chillers throughout the summer. As part of Rubicon’s annual £7m brand investment, the heavyweight ‘Big Flavour Behaviour’ campaign will run from May through to July, reaching 90% of 16 to 34-year-olds… This story continues at Rubicon announces new campaign Or just […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

‘There’s a Boost for That’ campaign returns  

Boost has unveiled the next stage of its ‘There’s a Boost for That’ campaign, reinforcing the message that there is a Boost for any occasion where shoppers are in need of an energy pick-me-up. Backed by a £2m brand investment, the campaign will be unmissable… This story continues at ‘There’s a Boost for That’ campaign […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Nordstrom to cut Rack, Last Chance from loyalty points program

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief Instead, customers shopping at the off-price and Last Chance banners can receive a 5% discount on eligible purchases with a Nordstrom credit card. Published April 23, 2025 By Howard Ruben Customers can still earn points at Nordstrom and Nordstrom Local while using their Nordstrom credit card. Daphne Howland/Retail Dive “}]] 
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

7-Eleven Fresh Food Forward

  How Food Innovation, Strategic Investment & Customer-Centric Execution Will Drive Growth As the convenience store industry evolves to meet the demands of a more food-savvy, on-the-go consumer, 7-Eleven is doubling down on fresh food, digital delivery, and proprietary innovation—and it’s not just catching up. It’s moving Fresh Food Forward. The C-Store Food Evolution: By […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Tuesday Eye-Openers

With brief, occasional, italicized and sometimes gratuitous commentary… •  HHS To Ban Synthetic Food Dyes in Food By End of 2026 From the New York Times: “In his first attempt to significantly change the nation’s food supply, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, will direct food manufacturers to phase out eight petroleum-based food dyes […]
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  1. Corporate Finance

The Container Store lays off 2% of workforce, pauses capital projects

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief The retailer, which exited bankruptcy in the new year, is working on a turnaround with less debt and a more streamlined operation. Published April 22, 2025 • Updated 2 hours ago The Container Store cited soft consumer demand in previous earnings reports, before the Trump administration’s latest rounds of tariffs. Courtesy of The […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

How AI is Helping a Brooklyn Thrift Store Amp Up Both Sales and Environmental Impact

Nestled in a back parking lot of the industrial waterfront that lines Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal is an absolutely fantastic thrift store of the old school — a sprawling warehouse filled to the brim with used goods organized in a somewhat jumbled manner by general category. Big Reuse’s unassuming exterior blends in perfectly with the loading […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

You’ve Got a Retail Startup and Zero Cash—Now What? 

So, you’ve launched a retail business with little more than a dream, a half-maxed credit card, and a lot of caffeine. You’re not alone. Most retail founders start with almost nothing. Zero cash isn’t the end, it’s the start of a very specific kind of hustle. What matters now is how smart you get with […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

How Financial Institutions Use Market Research to Drive Smarter Decisions

In today’s fast-moving economic environment, financial institutions—from investment banks to hedge funds—face growing pressure to make decisions backed by reliable and timely information. Whether it’s evaluating emerging sectors, identifying risk in existing portfolios, or planning new market entries, access to accurate market intelligence is essential.
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Billions of pretax healthcare funds go to waste each year. Retailers want to cash in.

​[[“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. If potential consumer spending dollars are going unused, retailers would like to know about it. But for retailers selling products eligible for medical flexible spending and health savings accounts in the United States, getting consumers to spend this allocated money is harder […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Exit.

Exits are as important as entrances. We are told first impressions are important. They are, but so are are endings. Here is a perspective on three types of exits. Exiting Careers. Exit Economics. Exiting Existence. 1. Exiting Careers. “Every career has a midnight hour. The smart people exit at five to twelve” Sanjay Khosla ( […]
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  1. Corporate Finance

Franchise Group Sells Vitamin Shoppe to Private Equity Firms

The Vitamin Shoppe has been sold to Kingswood Capital Management and Performance Investment Partners in a deal that Bloomberg Law has valued at $193.5 million. The acquisition of the health and supplements retailer, which operates more than 650 stores, is expected to close later in Q2 2025. In November 2024 Vitamin Shoppe’s parent company Franchise […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

Mattress Firm Adopts AI-Powered Inventory, Forecasting and Supply Chain Solution

Mattress Firm has selected Invent.ai to provide AI-driven inventory solutions for demand forecasting, store and DC replenishment and merchandise financial planning (MFP). The move is designed to improve both the retailer’s supply chain operations and strategic planning for its 2,200+ stores. “We were impressed with expected ROI modeling and accelerated time to value,” said Deborah […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Michaels Expands Party Assortment, Enhances In-Store Event Offerings

Michaels is stepping into the gap left by the recent demise of Party City with plans to add 500 new party supply products, additional balloon options and enhancements to its in-store events. The party supplies assortment enlargement, both in stores and online, will begin in August 2025. The 300+ new balloon options include premade balloon […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Spur raises $4.5 million from various investors to build out agentic AI solution for online retailers

Spur, which provides e-commerce retailers and travel booking platforms with AI powered quality testing that emulates real consumer shopping behaviour, has secured $4.5 million from investors including First Round, Pear VC, Neo, Conviction, Liquid2Ventures, and Predictive Venture Partners. This takes the total raised to date to $4.625 million. Other notable angel investors in the round […]
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  1. Department: Food

Your Views:  “Differentiated in a Sea of Retail Sameness”

MNB reader Bob Wheatley weighed in on a piece I wrote about the importance of supermarkets actually emphasizing food: Was in an exploratory meeting at one time with the newly appointed CEO of a higher quality grocery chain, talking about strategies to build their brand and business. We were of like minds about the mindset […]
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Walgreens Agrees to $10B Sycamore Partners Acquisition

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has finalized a deal with private equity firm Sycamore Partners to take the company private after being in the stock market for nearly 100 years. Sycamore will pay $11.45 per share in cash for the Walgreens business, according to a company announcement. Shareholders can receive up to $3 more per share […]
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