GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer, a retailer that operates one of the largest fleets in Michigan with 250 semitrucks and the first in North America to implement the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 near-zero emissions standards in 2009, is once again leading the retail industry by deploying two of the first all-electric semitrucks outside of California.
NUNEATON, England — Holland & Barrett International Ltd. this month appointed former Walgreens Boots Alliance co-chief operating officer Alex Gourlay as its new executive chairman. Gourlay replaces Michael Casey, who will remain as a non-executive member of the board at one of Europe’s largest health and wellness retailers. Founded more than 150 years ago, Holland
Mass retailing has embarked on an extended season of unprecedented change, which will inevitably reorder the segment’s long-settled order of things. Where or when this season will end is anyone’s guess. How the ending will impact the community is far from certain. This much, however, is certain: What’s past is prologue — and the future
As the Consumer Price Index was rising at a rate of 7% or more per month over the past year, mass market retailers and their customers learned to cope with market conditions not present in this country for four decades. Despite some recent moderation in the inflation rate — it stood at 7.1% in November,
Shrink is a problem that’s as old as retailing, and it’s actually a number of separate issues — theft by customers (shoplifting), theft by employees, vendor fraud, operational errors and things like damage, waste and spoilage. But, as has been noted previously on this page, the shoplifting problem has increased dramatically in recent years, driven
A wise man (Einstein, actually) once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” So true when it comes to the talent issues we’re facing today. Over the past few years, we’ve been challenged to respond and adapt like never before. We’ve got our hands full with
In today’s volatile market, it’s become increasingly important to understand how shoppers’ buying patterns are changing over time. Market shocks like COVID-19, supply chain issues and inflation have spurred trends influencing sale growth trajectories across categories and channels — with many here to stay. These trends have set the foundation for how shopper behaviors are