PURCHASE, N.Y. – U.S. retail sales should hit an all-time high this holiday season, with consumer spending between November 1 and Christmas Eve increasing 7.4% from a year earlier, according to a forecast released today from Mastercard SpendingPulse. The forecast –- which doesn’t include a dollar projection and excludes automotive spending – foresees this year’s
NEW YORK — In the week that big-box retailers reported that shoppers are returning to stores came news of Amazon.com Inc.’s latest brick-and-mortar experiment. Citing people familiar with the plans, The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon intends to open retail locations that would operate much like department stores, selling apparel, personal-technology gadgets, household items
SALISBURY, N.C. — Each of Food Lion’s more than 1,100 stores will host open interviews Tuesday, Aug. 24, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Applicants can simply walk into their nearest Food Lion and meet with a member of the store leadership team to discuss available opportunities at that store. A similar hiring event Food
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart continued to gain share of the U.S. grocery market in its second quarter, driven in part by growth in its nearly year-old Walmart+ membership program. A strong start to the back-to-school shopping season also helped lift comps at its U.S. stores, the company reported today. Walmart raised its forecast for fiscal
NEW YORK — With the COVID-19 pandemic resurging across the country, retailers are beginning to reactivate measures to protect both their customers and employees from infection. The actions are taking place against a background of soaring cases, hospitalizations and deaths as new, more lethal variants wreak havoc among the large numbers of unvaccinated in the
ARLINGTON, Va. – FMI – The Food Industry Association, which represents more than 12,000 supermarket pharmacies operated by food retailer member companies, on Thursday lauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for passing the bipartisan Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S.1388). Introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), this legislation would require the Federal
ARLINGTON, Va. — Food retailers are investing to turn their stores into community health and well-being destinations, according to a new report from FMI – The Food Industry Association. Eighty-four percent of respondents in a poll of grocery retailers said their company has an established health and well-being strategy, and this same share of retailers report that
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Sam’s Club said Tuesday that it is piloting a new addition to its Scan & Go app that lets members seamlessly get merchandise delivered from the club to their front door. Called Scan & Ship, the new feature offers an in-club solution for items that require large vehicles to transport such as
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Dollar Tree has launched a digital media platform designed to help consumer-goods brands engage with customers. The platform, dubbed Chesapeake Media Group, enables “personalized and ultra-targeted digital experiences” that can influence purchasing decisions in real time, Dollar Tree said in an April 15 statement introducing the network. “Brands will be able to
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart is looking for a new chief ethics and compliance officer to succeed Daniel Trujillo, who is leaving the company this week, according to a company memo. “Under Daniel’s leadership, we expanded our talent around the world and implemented comprehensive policies, processes, and systems to manage compliance risks associated with a broad
WASHINGTON – Former Macy’s executive Martine Reardon is joining the National Retail Federation as chief marketing officer and executive vice president of content and membership. Reardon spent the last decade with Macy’s, retailer of apparel, accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings and other consumer goods under the Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury banners. She served as Macy’s chief
WASHINGTON – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores hailed the introduction of legislation that promises to increase transparency and accountability for e-commerce marketplaces and protects consumers from illicit online products and fraud. The INFORM Consumers Act (S. 936) was introduced on Tuesday, March 23, by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Mazie Hirono