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Report: Walmart Pulls Guns and Ammunition From Sales Floor, Citing ‘Civil Unrest’
Walmart has removed guns and ammunition from its sales floors due to isolated incidents of “civil unrest,” according to CNBC. The retailer will continue selling the items in the stores…
News October 30
Pier 1 Returns as Revamped Ecommerce Retailer
Pier 1 Imports has officially been relaunched as an internet-first retailer selling home furnishings and accessories online. The brand had liquidated all 940 of its brick-and-mortar stores earlier this year…
News October 30
Sam’s Club to Offer Same-Day Pharmacy Deliveries
Sam’s Club will now offer same-day pharmaceutical delivery in more than 500 of its stores across 41 states. The retailer has partnered with Drive, the DoorDash white-label fulfillment platform. Customers…
News October 30
LVMH Purchase of Tiffany Back On at ‘Marked Down’ $15.8 Billion Price Tag
After nearly a year of false starts, lawsuits and accusations of bad faith and mismanagement, a cut in the purchase price has finally cemented the LVMH purchase of Tiffany &…
News October 30
React Quickly to Competitor Pricing
The pandemic is forcing retailers and distributors to make split-second ecommerce decisions. The brutal transparency of competitive pricing has these companies sweating as they figure out how to pivot from…
Executive Viewpoints October 30
Navigating Background and COVID-19 Health Screening Challenges in Today’s Retail World
Among the challenges today’s retail industry faces is a confluence of trends, including shifting consumer buying preferences, rapid digitalization of business processes and a need to combine online and offline…
Executive Viewpoints October 30
Walmart Wireless Partner’s Motivational ‘Secret Sauce’: On-Demand Pay Services for Employees
Keeping retail hourly workers engaged and motivated is a tough challenge at any time, and the stresses on frontline workers from the coronavirus pandemic have not made it any easier.…
Features October 30
Bed Bath & Beyond Growth Plan: Fewer Coupons, More Private Label, Upgraded Stores
Seeking to strengthen its competitive position, Bed Bath & Beyond will introduce 10 new private label brands as it scales back its reliance on coupons. The retailer also plans to…
News October 29
B8ta Buys RaaS Retailer Re:store to Expand Presence in Fashion and Lifestyle
B8ta has acquired Re:store, a startup that provides retail-as-a-service for online fashion brands with partners including Instagram brands Sezane, H&M’s & Other Stories and Nasty Gal. The deal will help…
News October 29
