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Chartwells Debuts Checkout-Free C-Store at University of Houston
The convenience store experience just got more convenient at Chartwells, a division of Compass Group that operates thousands of stores on college and corporate campuses. The retailer recently debuted its…
Features November 2
Amazon Expects Chaotic Q4 Despite Highly Successful Q3
Amazon reported a 37% net sales increase, to $96.1 billion, in Q3 2020, which ended September 30. However, the ecommerce giant now expects an uncertain holiday season, leading to a…
News October 30
DICK’S Sporting Goods Opens 3 CALIA by Carrie Underwood Pop-Ups
DICK’S Sporting Goods has launched three temporary pop-up locations for CALIA by Carrie Underwood, one of the retailer’s top-selling women’s brands. Highlighting the fitness and lifestyle brand, the pop-ups are located…
News October 30
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
