Operations & Supply Chain

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  1. Department: Beverage

Winc CMO on Complexities of Online Wine Sales

Jai Dolwani is chief marketing officer of Winc, a publicly-traded wine membership club. Selling alcohol online in the U.S. is challenging owing to 1920s-era laws on distribution and marketing. The post Winc CMO on Complexities of Online Wine Sales appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.
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  1. Data & Insights

2022 Holiday Shopping Off to Slow Start

Sign up for free to explore holiday consumer spending data in Earnest Dash. Powered by Earnest’s Vela spend dataset. Key takeaways: Consumers spending slowed since September across most major categories Online share of sales remains elevated vs pre-pandemic, in-line with 2021 levels Nike, Lululemon, Ulta, Shein, The RealReal, and Walmart are outperforming in the early […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Retail Media is Here in a Big Way: Should Search be Worried?

By John Spiropoulos Media is filled with evolutionary step-change transitions which permanently alter the marketplace. Each evolutionary event, seen in terms of advertiser outlays – the media mix – is driven by incremental change during economic uncertainty. This is particularly true – and trackable – in modern times. Some of these events were covered in […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Boohoo urged to engage with Usdaw over allegations of poor working conditions

Boohoo has been urged to engage with unionist Usdaw after it was revealed that workers at a warehouse in Burnley are working in poor conditions. The trade union wrote to … The post Boohoo urged to engage with Usdaw over allegations of poor working conditions appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

A rail strike would not cancel Christmas for retailers

Retailers are concerned about what a national rail strike would mean for their supply chains should it take place but are not worried about it having any effect on their Christmas season sales. One-third of all freight in the U.S. moves by rail. Brian Dodge, president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association, believes that Congress […]
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  1. Department: Food

Sprouts Farmers Market Learning to Drove Profits with A Grocerant Niche Focus

  The age-old question; What’s for Dinner, is at the intersection of saving time and inflation weights heavily on consumer minds today. At Sprouts they are just beginning to see how important that intersection can be to their top and bottom-line according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.   The […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

PayPoint adds retailers and boosts profits in latest figures

Payment services provider PayPoint increased its income from continuing operations to by 6% to £59.5m in the six months to 30 September, the company said this morning. Pre-tax profit for continuing operations also increased slightly, to £22.5m and PayPoint said it would be paying a higher dividend of 18.4p per share, up slightly from the […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Currys invests in robotic suits to help deliver for Black Friday and holiday season

UK tech retailer, Currys, says it has invested over £250,000 in a fleet of robotic exoskeleton suits to help colleagues from logistics partner, GXO, work safely and efficiently through the festive period. The suits, which are being used at Currys’ facility in Newark, will help people carry out their physical day to day tasks, with […]
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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. Technology & Innovation

7 Best Types of Videos for Increased ECommerce Conversions

Ecommerce platforms have flourished massively over the past few years, making it easier for people to sell and shop virtually. Amidst the fierce competition in e-commerce markets, many brands use videos to spearhead their marketing strategy. A video is an all-in-one channel that can cover and pinpoint all the vital points of a brand or […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

AP: Amazon Ordered to End Retaliation Against Organizing Employees in Mixed Ruling

A federal judge has reportedly ordered Amazon to stop retaliating against employees engaged in workplace activism, according to the Associated Press. The ruling is part of a court case the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) brought against Amazon in March 2022 seeking the reinstatement of an employee who was involved in organizing a warehouse on […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

Retailers go deep, deep, deep with holiday discounts

Chief financial officers in retail are forecasting lower profits as merchants squeeze margins to move excess inventory and entice consumers to increase their discretionary spending in the run-up to Christmas. The average margin on earnings before interest and taxes for retailers in the S&P 500 was 10.7 percent in the third quarter, down from 13.2 […]
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  1. Data & Insights

How Customer Data Can Take Your Retail Business To The Next Level

As a retailer, you likely already have a wealth of customer data. This data can include customer contact information, purchase history, and demographic information. By understanding this data, you can gain insights into your customer’s needs and preferences, which can, in turn, help you to improve the shopping experience and boost sales.  In addition, analyzing […]
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  1. Department & Category

Sansolo Speaks:  The Secret Ingredient

by Michael Sansolo It’s an oldie but a goodie: The single best thing to put into a pie isn’t apple, cherry or pecans. It’s your teeth. But there may be an even more important ingredient in any pie and it’s a reason why especially in the holiday season people connect food with memories and family […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Your Views:  Heart & Head

Got the following email yesterday from MNB reader Lori Buss Stillman: I loved your commentary on Titan Casket and the service they provide. It’s a smart glimpse into a market sector most consumers are uneducated about, and only engage with at a time when it is difficult to separate heart and head. When my Dad […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

From Immersive Commerce to Walmart and Targets Q3 Earnings, Here Are This Month’s Insights From Our Top Retail Influencers

On November 18th, RETHINK Retail hosted their November Small Groups Mixer, a monthly virtual event catered to all of 2022’s Top Retail Influencers (TRI). This month attendees discussed a range of topics including Immersive Commerce, Technology Innovation in Retail Leadership, Restaurant Transformation, and Automation, and Takeaways from Walmart and Target’s Q3 Earnings Report. Here, we’ll […]
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  1. Retail Operations

Building Omnichannel Digital Prowess with Church & Dwight’s Surabhi Pokhriyal

The CPG Guys, PVSB and Sri are joined in this episode by Surabhi Pokhriyal Chief Digitl Growth Officer of Church & Dwight, a world leader in household and personal care products. Their global brands include ARM &HAMMER®, Batiste™, OxiClean™, Trojan™, XTRA™, Nair™, First Response™, Spinbrush™, Orajel™, vitafusion™,Li’l Critters™, Water Pik®, FLAWLESS®, Zicam® and TheraBreath®. Follow […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Angry Customer Rants on Twitter for Common Post-purchase Issues

Delivery issues are inevitable and particularly more frequent during the holiday season. But we can’t blame the shipping carriers for it. This is because the huge incoming volume of shipments really puts a strain on their capacity to deliver orders properly.  However, that doesn’t mean we let them get away with delivery issues because an […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Hybrid Customers Hold Key To Success In 2023 For Embattled Retailers

The global retail industry has grown accustomed to disruption in recent years. Over the past decade, it has witnessed seismic structural shifts as the sector transformed for the digital era. Fast forward to 2022 and the pandemic in particular upended and reinvented shopping habits, thrusting billions of consumers into a more digital world, creating an […]
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  1. Channel: Home Improvement

Your Views:  Stack & Rank

The other day we took note of an Associated Press report that “a coalition of consumer groups is asking grocery chains to rethink their digital-only coupons, saying the deals discriminate against people who don’t have smartphones or reliable internet access.” The argument, as advanced by Edgar Dworsky, a consumer advocate and former assistant attorney general […]
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  1. Department & Category

Quicklee’s Convenience Store Smaller Fresher Faster Food Drive Sales

  Giving customers what they want when they want it is a success clue that every foodservice operator needs to keep top of mind.  Today, grocerant niche Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared food continues to drive innovation, customer migration, top-line sales, and bottom-line profits according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Inflation is Changing the Way Consumers Spend Money — Here’s How Retailers Can Cope

With prolonged inflation, hiked interest rates, and an economic downturn, it’s no wonder consumers are feeling an increased amount of stress when making purchases or buying services. And with the holiday season upon us, many are rethinking their spending habits even more than they already were. In fact, 60 percent of consumers say their priorities keep changing […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Securing Retail Facings for Your Products as Competition for Space Heats Up

A couple of years ago, retail store shelves were mostly empty. Today, as manufacturers, we face a much different problem: shelf space for household consumables is shrinking. To make their brick-and-mortar locations more appealing, retail outlets continue to expand the footprint of prepared foods, fresh offerings, and other ancillary offerings designed to deliver convenience, value […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Judge Orders Amazon to Stop Retaliating Against Union Organizers

A federal judge has ordered Amazon.com to stop retaliating against employees engaged in workplace activism, issuing a mixed ruling that also hands a loss to the federal labor agency that sued the company earlier this year. The ruling came in a court case brought by the National Labor Relations Board, which sued Amazon in March seeking the […]
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Retail Media is Here in a Big Way: Should Search be Worried?

By John Spiropoulos Media is filled with evolutionary step-change transitions which permanently alter the marketplace. Each evolutionary event, seen in terms of advertiser outlays – the media mix – is driven by incremental change during economic uncertainty. This is particularly true – and trackable – in modern times. Some of these events were covered in […]
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  2. Department: Consumer Durables
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  4. Department: Nonfood
  5. Corporate Finance
  6. Partnerships & Alt Profit
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  10. Technology & Innovation
  11. Holiday & Events

U.S. SMI Core Release Note – October 2022

SMI Core data captures the actual spend data from the SMI Pool partners of major holding companies and large independent agencies, representing up to 95% of all US national brand ad spending, to provide a complete monthly view of the SMI Pool market size, investment share and category performance. Core Data delivers detailed ad intelligence across all media […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces
  2. Channel: Grocery
  3. Department: HBC
  4. ESG
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Kroger Health Center marks first anniversary

CINCINNATI — The Kroger Health Center for Advanced Community Care, a joint project of Kroger Health and the University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. The Center employs pharmacists, technicians, nurse practitioners, and dietitians to provide an interprofessional model of care. It also provides practical experiences for students […]
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  11. Stores & Formats

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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