Rising consumer expectations (anytime, anywhere, right price and good quality), continued product innovation by suppliers to serve the category of one, and logistics partners playing tough (resource constraints, raising costs, asking for flexibility) are among the trends contributing to the complexity of managing supply chains.Rising consumer expectations (anytime, anywhere, right price and good quality), continued
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Two Walmart executives are leaving to take leadership roles with other companies.BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Two Walmart executives are leaving to take leadership roles with other companies. Labeed Diab has left his post as president of health and wellness for Walmart U.S. to join Brookdale Senior Living Inc. as chief operating officer. Diab
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Sam’s Club has made additional changes to its merchandising leadership team, hiring supermarket industry veteran Toby Noiles to serve as senior vice president and general merchandise manager of grocery and beverage.Sam’s Club has made additional changes to its merchandising leadership team, hiring supermarket industry veteran Toby Noiles to serve as senior vice
The holiday selling season is here. It is, or will be, the most complex, confusing, difficult-to-decipher period that mass retailing has embarked on in some time. The holiday selling season is here. It is, or will be, the most complex, confusing, difficult-to-decipher period that mass retailing has embarked on in some time. Few mass retailers
Amazon, the company synonymous with online retailing, made news earlier this month by opening its first brick-and-mortar outlet, a 7,500-square-foot bookstore in University Village, a high-end shopping center in Seattle. Amazon, the company synonymous with online retailing, made news earlier this month by opening its first brick-and-mortar outlet, a 7,500-square-foot bookstore in University Village, a
Christmas is here — at retail. For the nation’s mass retailers, the clearly defined holiday selling season has begun. Not that the merchandise is yet on the shelves. Not that the holiday promotional programs have been launched. Christmas is here — at retail. For the nation’s mass retailers, the clearly defined holiday selling season has
It’s sometimes said by people involved in community pharmacy that health care will change more during the next decade than it has in the past 50 years. The same applies to food retailing. Evidence supporting that position isn’t hard to come by. It’s sometimes said by people involved in community pharmacy that health care will
Globally, retail companies recently at the top of their game have begun to struggle to keep up. Not that they’re in imminent danger of losing the battle, but rather because they’ve lost sight of the basics that keep great retailers atop their trade. Globally, retail companies recently at the top of their game have begun
A recent story on Time.com that appears under the headline "This Is Why Amazon Is Dominating Walmart Now" paints an unflattering portrait of the world’s largest retailer. A recent story on Time.com that appears under the headline "This Is Why Amazon Is Dominating Walmart Now" paints an unflattering portrait of the world’s largest retailer. It