by Peter Giannetti | Jun 29, 2021 | Retail Articles
Sam’s Club CEO Kath McLay, speaking at a recent Jefferies Virtual Consumer Conference & Digital Gaming Day, said inflation is entering into the Walmart division’s plans. McLay noted that Sam’s Club merchants are aware of the increased raw material costs in, for...
by Chandler Harvey | Jun 25, 2021 | Retail Articles
Services are critical to the overall growth strategy at Walmart and, although its moves into curbside pickup, product delivery and health care tend to get more attention, the retailer has been expanding its financial service offering as well, just announcing a deal...
by Peter Giannetti | Jun 18, 2021 | Retail Articles
The interest Amazon has in drone delivery is well known, and more retailers are considering drone operations, including Walmart. Walmart released a memo from the president of its U.S. business, John Furner, that revealed the retailer has made an investment in DroneUp,...
by Peter Giannetti | Jun 18, 2021 | Retail Articles
With retailers as diverse as Walmart and Restoration Hardware launching and revisiting existing loyalty and membership programs, CVS became the latest to announce an upgrade that will have multiple effects. As the COVID-19 crisis winds down, major retailers are...
by Peter Giannetti | Jun 17, 2021 | Retail Articles
The buzz around Amazon got more intense as Prime Day approached with widespread reporting of a JPMorgan analyst’s prediction that Amazon would surpass Walmart as top retailer in the United States during 2022 in terms of merchandise moved. Meanwhile, as part of ongoing...
