April 18, 2022 by David Pinto
buyers, Chain Drug Review, David Pinto, MMR, Racher Press, retailing, sellers
2022, Issue 04-18-2022, Issues

Among the assignments the editorial staff at Racher Press, publisher of MMR and Chain Drug Review, carries out with alacrity and a degree of professionalism is that of bringing buyers and sellers together, of greasing the table where buyers and sellers can meet and move their businesses forward. So it was on a chilly Tuesday
January 17, 2022 by MMR
chief merchant of the year, Jill Sando, MMR, Target
2022, Featured Articles, Issue 01-17-2022, Issues, Leading Headlines, Retail News

MINNEAPOLIS — Target’s stunning financial success in recent years is the fruit of several inspired strategic decisions, including executing a thoughtfully curated merchandising assortment that spans categories and has been paramount to the evolving consumer needs over the past year. Jill Sando, a 24-year company veteran and now chief merchandising officer, has played a central
January 17, 2022 by MMR
chief customer officer of the year, Janey Whiteside, MMR, Walmart
2022, Featured Articles, Issue 01-17-2022, Issues, Leading Headlines, People, Retail News

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart recruited Janey Whiteside three and a half years ago to fill the newly created position of chief customer officer, a title that came with a mandate to build innovative services and solutions that help customers live better. For Whiteside and her team, that meant getting to know customers better. “Customer needs
January 17, 2022 by MMR
Amazon, MMR, omnichannel retailer of the year
2022, Featured Articles, Issue 01-17-2022, Issues, Leading Headlines, Retail News

SEATTLE — Amazon has revolutionized American retailing. Already by far the dominant force in e-commerce, over the past five years the online behemoth has made serious moves to develop its brick-and-mortar presence and become a major player in omnichannel grocery retailing. With vast resources, a keen strategic grasp of the opportunities before it and a
November 15, 2021 by MMR
Chain Drug Review, L'Oreal Dermatological Beauty Brands, MMR, Racher Press Inc.
Leading Headlines, Slideshows

NEW YORK — L’Oreal Dermatological Beauty Brands and Racher Press Inc., publisher of MMR and Chain Drug Review, recently hosted The First Annual Dermatology and Retail Alliance, powered by CeraVe. The all-day event, held at L’Oreal’s headquarters in Manhattan, focused on how retailers can tap the benefits of building a sustainable alliance of dermatology and
November 15, 2021 by David Pinto
Chicago, David Pinto, MMR, women's event
2021, Issue 11-15-2021, Issues, Opinion

Late last month, the editors of Mass Market Retailers hosted a reception and dinner in Chicago. The occasion was to recognize several of the growing number of women who are starting to lead and shape mass market retailing in America. The event was noteworthy for several reasons. For openers, there were the women themselves, leaders
November 1, 2021 by MMR
Mass Market Retailing's Most Influential Women, MMR, Most Influential Women
Leading Headlines, Slideshows

CHICAGO — Mass Market Retailers recently hosted an in-person event to honor the outstanding executives who were identified by the publication as the industry’s Most Influential Women in 2021. The event included a panel discussion moderated by WSL Strategic Retail’s CEO and Chief Shopper Wendy Liebmann and featuring Rite Aid executive vice president and chief
July 12, 2021 by MMR
Bed Bath & Beyond, Jeffrey Woldt, Joe Hartsig, MMR
2021, Issue 07-12-2021, Issues
Bed Bath & Beyond executive vice president and chief merchandising officer and Harmon Stores president Joe Hartsig spoke to MMR editor-in-chief Jeffrey Woldt about the company’s three-year revitalization plan. This is an excerpt of an interview that can be watched at massmarketretailers.com/category/videos. WOLDT: It’s Bed Bath & Beyond’s 50th anniversary at the same time that
June 21, 2021 by David Pinto
David Pinto, MMR, Walmart
2021, Issue 06-21-2021, Issues
Our critics have occasionally pointed out that MMR, a supposedly objective business publication, unduly praises the accomplishments of Walmart, giving that extraordinary mass retailer credit for real or imagined successes out of proportion to any semblance of reality. This is true. But it is a truth heavily supported by the facts. The facts, in this
January 11, 2021 by David Pinto
Chain Drug Review, CVS Health, David Pinto, Larry Merlo, Lifetime Achievement Award, MMR
2021, Issue 01-11-2021, Issues
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — MMR’s sister publication Chain Drug Review has honored Larry Merlo, chief executive officer of CVS Health, with its Lifetime Achievement Award. It was not a difficult decision. In 10 years as CVS’ CEO, Merlo has remade the company, leading it into the next generation of health care while simonizing its appeal to
January 11, 2021 by David Pinto
daivid pinto, MMR, Retailer of the Year
2021, Issue 01-11-2021, Issues
Thirty-five years have passed since the initial issue of Mass Market Retailers rolled off the press. During that time, the editors of MMR have unfailingly named a Retailer of the Year each January. Our editors had much to choose from, for our definition of mass market retailers included grocery, chain drug and discount retailers. The
June 1, 2020 by Jeffrey Woldt
Chain Drug Review, MMR, Rite Aid
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Videos

Rite Aid’s ongoing turnaround efforts have been complicated by the arrival of COVID-19. In the second in a new series of video interviews by MMR’s sister publication Chain Drug Review, Rite Aid chief operating officer Jim Peters shares his insights about the company’s robust response to the pandemic and the core elements of the plan