Dept. Pet

articles about the pet category

  1. Department: Nonfood
As a nation of animal lovers, it will come as no surprise that more than half of shoppers have a pet and, as they are fed daily, pet food needs to be purchased regularly – on average once every 11 days – meaning the category… This story continues at Tails you win In focus: Petcare […]
  1. Channel: Dollar/Value
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 […]
  1. Department: Nonfood
Ron Coughlin, who led Petco for five years as the pet retailer’s CEO, announced Wednesday he was stepping down from the company and would remain as an advisor to the board. Petco named Michael Mohan, the former Best Buy president and COO, interim CEO while the board conducts a search for a permanent chief executive. […]
  1. Channel: Mass
Strategic brand partnerships and collaborations can help merchants raise brand awareness and expand into new markets. Target is partnering with Hudson’s Bay to bring its popular kids apparel brand, Cat & Jack, to Canada. Target made its official exit from Canada in 2015, with CEO Brian Cornell reporting that area of the business was “losing […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
I’ve just finished reading “The Lede: Dispatches from a Life in the Press,” by Calvin Trillin, a compendium of stories about the media that he has written over his long career, mostly, but not exclusively, with The New Yorker. At one point in “The Lede,” Trillin describes himself as “a jester among the jackals of […]
  1. Data & Insights
PawCo Foods, an AI powered, plant-based dog food brand, has announced a $2 million seed funding round led by Elevate Ventures, as well as other angel investors such as Arash Ferdowsi, co-founder of Dropbox. It says it will use the cash to scale its operations by opening a second production facility (a midwest location to […]
  1. Data & Insights
Join YipitData Product Expert Manager Katie Tang, Research Specialist Nitin Reddy, and Research Associate Geoffrey Tseng on Wednesday, March 6th at 12:30pm ET as they describe data insights and long-term themes for Wayfair (W) and Chewy (CHWY). The team will discuss: Market share dynamics in home goods and pet retail spaces Competitive landscape and exposure […]
  1. Associates & Employees
Being a manager in any industry is tough. Being a manager in the retail industry is especially so considering challenges caused by high employee turnover rates. At 60.5 percent, the retail and wholesale industry has the highest turnover rate of any industry, and it’s triggered by employees wanting more workplace flexibility, better pay and compensation, […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
Amazon.com U.S. retail sales will total $641.3 billion in 2024, an increase of 19.9 percent or $106.6 billion from 2023, according to a new report from digital retail consultancy Momentum Commerce that tracks Amazon’s U.S. retail sales as well as hundreds of Amazon product categories. According to the report, the following top-level, physical goods categories […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
One of the biggest challenges brands face today is meeting the consumer where they are. With so many consumers relying on their favorite social media platform or messaging app to ask a product question or submit a customer service inquiry, consumer care teams are having to take an omnichannel approach when it comes to their […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
The automotive sector is experiencing significant upheaval due to a variety of internal and external pressures. Consequently, manufacturers and retailers face novel difficulties in engaging with customers and persuading them to buy a car in the shorter term. Auto shows, like The Chicago Auto Show, present consumers with a one-stop shop for convenient research. With […]
  1. Channel: Mass
Target has announced the launch of its new “dealworthy” private label that it says “features low prices on nearly 400 everyday no-frills basics, providing incredible value on apparel & accessories, essentials & beauty, electronics and home items — from laundry detergent and toothbrushes to undergarments, paper plates and more — without sacrificing quality for the […]
  1. Data & Insights
Earlier this month: “Meta Platforms Inc. tripled its profit and posted sharply higher revenue in the final quarter of 2023, boosted by a rebound in digital advertising as well cost cutting and layoffs in what CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the “year of efficiency.”” Meta increased revenue by over 25 percent from year ago with nearly […]
  1. Channel: Mass
Target has introduced a new low-price owned brand called Dealworthy — featuring more than 400 products ranging in price from less than $1 to $10 — and revamped its 15-year-old everyday essentials brand Up&Up with new branding, product reformulations and additions to the assortment. Target’s owned brands are one of the most successful pieces of its […]
  1. Stores & Formats
Illegal cigarettes worth £100,000 were seized by police and trading standards in West Yorkshire this week. Teams from the Dewsbury and Mirfield neighbourhood policing team and West Yorkshire trading standards used a sniffer dog to find the cigarettes in all four stores they visited on… This story continues at More raids in West Yorkshire find […]
  1. Data & Insights
A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. Episode 317 is deep dive into Amazons Q4 2023 results. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Podcast RSS SoundCloud TuneIn iHeartRadio Google Play Music Overcast Pocket Casts Facebook ????? Episode Summary: In this episode, Jason Goldberg and Scot Wingo dive deep into Amazon’s fourth-quarter results […]
  1. Channel: Specialty & Other
Even in the face of an 8.6% net sales decline in Q4 2023, Tractor Supply still plans to open up to 95 brick-and-mortar stores in 2024, as well as complete its 10th distribution center. Comp store sales in Q4 dipped 4.2%; for the full year of 2023, Tractor Supply’s net sales increased 2.5%, while comp […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Amazon said yesterday that it is testing Rufus, described as “a generative AI-powered expert shopping assistant trained on Amazon’s extensive product catalog, customer reviews, community Q&As, and information from across the web to answer customer questions on a variety of shopping needs and products, provide comparisons, and make recommendations based on conversational context.” Rufus is […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Alright, so let’s chat about beefing up your store’s security. It’s important to have some top-notch strategies in place to make sure your shop is locked down tighter than a drum. Forget about basic locks—think next level tech and tactics that really work. Stick with us and we’ll reveal what it takes to make a […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Retail and Consumer Shipping Study 2023-2024 is out, concluding that “overall customer satisfaction surging 4% to a score of 78.0 (out of 100).” According to the report, “More than 60% of retailers measured see their individual ACSI scores improve in 2024 …  Customer satisfaction with online retailers remains unchanged […]
  1. Department: Nonfood
In a keynote session during the final day of the NRF Big Show in New York City last week, Sumit Singh, CEO of pet brand Chewy, outlined the company’s vision for the future, including the growing importance of pet healthcare to the business. Singh was interviewed by Phil Wahba, senior writer at Fortune. Here are […]
  1. Department: Nonfood
Pet supplies saw immense growth in 2023, with GMV among top retailers up 16% vs 2022. Generalists Amazon and Walmart contributed largely to the category’s growth, growing their market share at the expense of pet supply pure players, Petco and Chewy. Amazon saw the largest market share gains in the category, up +2.2 pp, while […]
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Target reported Q4 and 2023 financial results at its annual investor day on March 5, 2024. Quarterly comp performance improved sequentially from Q2 to Q4, but 2023 ended with comps down -3.7%. Profitability outperformed expectations as the company realized $2B of operating income growth in 2023 and reported notable gross margin improvements. The stock was […]
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