Store Operations

Walmart Expands Perishable Network with New DCs and Facility Expansions

Walmart will increase support for its grocery operations with enhancements to its perishable network, including five new high-tech perishable distribution centers (DCs),…

UPDATE: Kroger and Albertsons Detail Post-Merger Store Divestment Plans

[Update as of July 10, 2024] Kroger and Albertsons have identified the 579 supermarkets they plan to sell to C&S Wholesale Grocers…

Ikea Exec: Stores’ Expanded Fulfillment Role Key to Maintaining Lower Prices

Ikea stores, long known as warehouse-sized selling spaces scented with the wafting aroma of Swedish meatballs, have been shrinking and changing functions…

Designing with Data: Keeping Retailers Ahead of the Trends

Whether a retail location, office building, hotel or healthcare environment, designing to support client objectives requires bringing to bear as much relevant…

UPDATE: Walmart Canada Joins U.S. Stores by Adding Sensory-Friendly Hours

[Update as of July 9, 2024] Walmart Canada will add sensory-friendly hours in all 400+ stores, reducing noise and moving images to…

5 Strategies for Addressing the Retail Talent Crunch Ahead of the Holidays

Like many industries, retail is currently experiencing a talent shortage. How severe is that shortage? While vacancies for the U.S. job market…

Target Rips Up Paper Checks as Payment Method

Citing “extremely low volumes” of customers using personal checks, Target will stop accepting checks for in-store payments on July 15, 2024, as…

Monica + Andy Founder Details Multiple Expansion Paths for Baby Retailer

Unlike many DTC brands that were born online and later found their way into physical retail, Monica + Andy has had a…

JCPenney, Rare Beauty Partner to Support Emerging Female-Led Brands

JCPenney and Rare Beauty Brands have created the Lift Beauty Accelerator, a brand incubation initiative aimed at beauty brand founders from underrepresented…

UPDATE: Bankruptcy Judge Approves Rite Aid Restructuring Plan to Cut $2 Billion in Debt

[Update as of July 2, 2024] U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan has approved a restructuring plan for Rite Aid that would cut…

In the Fight for Mutual Survival, DTC and Retailers are Frenemies

Both DTC brands and traditional retailers have seen better days. Unsurprisingly, major retailers always have struggled to keep up with how, where…

UPDATE: Mexican Merchant Gonher Buys Sam Ash for $15M

[Update as of June 28, 2024] Sam Ash has selected a winning bidder in its bankruptcy auction: Mexican retailer Gonher Music Center. Gonher…

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