ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Costco Wholesale Corp. reported financial results for its 17-week fourth quarter and 53-week fiscal year ended September 3 that featured continued growth but at a slower pace. Shoppers made more trips to its warehouse clubs but spent less per visit, with fewer purchases of big-ticket items, the company announced September 26. Net
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. has unveiled plans for its Target Circle Week event, running from October 1 to October 7 exclusively for members of Target Circle, its free-to-join loyalty program. With deep discounts on hot, trending gifts, seasonal items, everyday essentials and more, Target is offering savings on thousands of products across its assortment. Members
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp, today announced it has bestowed the “Because Kindness Matters” award to Save the Children. The humanitarian organization will also receive a $1.7 million grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to help ensure children in rural America have increased access to quality education and nutritious food. “Save the Children
STAMFORD, Conn. — Consumer data released today by Pitney Bowes suggest that shoppers will buy more online this holiday season than they did last year. The firm’s BOXpoll finds that just 20% of shoppers say they expect to spend less online this year. Nearly a third of consumers plan to shop online more in 2023
WASHINGTON – An “unprecedented” level of theft cost retailers more than $112 billion when taken as a percentage of total sales in 2022, according to a survey released today by the National Retail Federation. “Retailers are seeing unprecedented levels of theft coupled with rampant crime in their stores, and the situation is only becoming more
WASHINGTON — The NRF Foundation today released the names of six retail executives who will be celebrated as “The List of People Shaping Retail’s Future 2024” at the NRF Foundation Honors event in New York in January. The honorees are: • Julie Averill, chief information officer and executive vice president at Lululemon. • Heidi Cooley,
CARLISLE, Pa. – The GIANT Co. has recognized top-performing floral team members from each of its regions. Award recipients were recognized during the company’s floral seminar, which brought together more than 200 team members for professional development centered around industry trends, preparing for the holidays, and best practices. “Whether it’s a holiday, significant milestone, or
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Reader’s Digest is saluting two Dollar General employees for their community service. The activities of DG employees Joi Bass, in Indianola, Miss., and Johanna Sampson, in Ardmore, Okla., illustrate the company’s mission of serving others as good neighbors in hometown communities, the company said. For Bass, giving back and serving her community
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. —The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is marking its 30th anniversary with grants of more than $2 million to Learning Ally, Reading is Fundamental and The Barbara Bush Foundation. “We are excited to extend our 30th anniversary celebration by announcing additional grants to nonprofit organizations empowering others through the power of literacy and basic
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Harris Teeter’s grocery delivery is now available in the Washington, D.C. metro area, the grocer announced today. Harris Teeter Delivery features groceries handled by associates to maintain their original temperature throughout the delivery process, never breaking the cold chain, the company said. Groceries are packed onto the signature Harris Teeter refrigerated red delivery
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J.– Market Performance Group (MPG) today named Carla Pettigrew as senior director of sales, with oversight of its Costco team. Pettigrew is a former sales executive at Johnson & Johnson’s Consumer Healthcare division (now Kenvue) and she has more than two decades of experience driving significant sales growth in the warehouse club channel,
WASHINGTON – A record proportion of the U.S. population (73%) is celebrating Halloween this year and the celebrants will spend an all-time high $12.2 billion on costumes, parties, decorations and candy, according to an annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics on behalf of the National Retail Federation. Last year’s survey indicated that the