After attempting to renovate too many locations and sell too many new products at once, Kroger Co. is going back to the basics of grocery retail. The U.S. supermarket company is intending to refresh stores at a slower clip to keep more locations fully operational,...
To help companies automatically purchase office supplies when they run low, Amazon announced the Amazon Dash Smart Shelf. The device is a new scale that also serves as a shelf for office supplies, and, when the weight falls, it can realize that companies are running low and...
To better compete with Amazon, Walmart has decided to revamp its one of its most important lines of defense: the produce department. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
As the year winds down – and holiday shopping picks up – clarity is emerging about which retail investments might pay off in the new decade, and which merchants might be in trouble. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
To provide a soundtrack for brick-and-mortar retail stores, Apple has been quietly testing out an Apple Music version for use in business, including at Harrods and Levi Strauss & Co. stores. The tech company has teamed with PlayNetwork Inc., a firm that specializes in offering...
Providing a top consumer experience is becoming more important and is a rising trend in retail, and that will almost certainly increase in the 2020s. The latest evidence comes from Lululemon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Co. has been a wholesale coffee roasting merchant in Richmond, Virginia, for years, but has recently started to include direct-to-consumer sales. The operation found it was doing its best work when it was able to educate its customers, and the best way to...
Offering a “safe haven” of sorts after multiple retailers unsettled investors, Target Corp. increased its full-year outlook on profitability as well as strong sales. Online sales jumped 31 percent in the quarter, yet eCommerce didn’t weigh on profitability as it has done in past periods, Bloomberg reported. Get the...
Consumer spending shows mixed demand as the holiday shopping season gets underway, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday (Nov. 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
