by Mike Duff | Mar 25, 2022 | Retail Articles
Walmart tops Amazon as the leading retailer on the National Retail Federation annual ranking of the Top 50 Global Retailers conducted with market researcher Kantar. Walmart remains the world’s largest retailer, having made significant investments in omnichannel...
by Mike Duff | Feb 11, 2022 | Retail Articles
Costco is the highest-ranked big retail boss outside of the car business on Forbes’ Best Large Employer list. Costco ranked 17th on the Forbes’ list of top 500 large U.S. employers. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is the best large employer...
by Mike Duff | Feb 7, 2022 | Retail Articles
The Costco board of directors has named Ron Vachris president and COO, a move that might be the first step toward future executive transition at the company. Vachris will succeed Craig Jelinek as the company’s president, according to a filing with the United...
by Mike Duff | Feb 4, 2022 | Retail Articles
According to Placer.ai’s Superstores Quarterly Index for Fourth Quarter 2021 consumer visits to superstores were up 6.8% in the period year over year, up 10.9% compared to the 2020 quarter, and up 5.7% compared to the 2019 period. The COVID-19 pandemic may even have...
by Mike Duff | Feb 3, 2022 | Retail Articles
For the fiscal month of January, Costco continued to post strong comparable store sales gains generally and in the nonfoods category. January comparable sales excluding the effects of gasoline prices and foreign exchange volatility increased 10.8% year over year with...
