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...
by Peter Giannetti | Jun 10, 2021 | Retail Articles
Walmart lately has been a whirlwind of activity on global, national and local levels, but Judith McKenna, CEO of Walmart’s international division, speaking at an investors conference, offered some perspective on where the company is headed. Internationally,...
by Peter Giannetti | Jun 7, 2021 | Retail Articles
Amazon has scheduled its Prime Day event for June 21 and 22 and competitors including Walmart and Target will be running their own counter promotions. Amazon has promised consumers who have purchased Prime memberships more than two million deals across fashion, home,...