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It’s Just Another Tuesday at Walmart and Its 4,700 Micro-Fulfillment Centers
It’s Just Another Tuesday at Walmart and Its 4,700 Micro-Fulfillment Centers
July 12, 2022  |  Retail

It may say “Amazon Prime Day” on many consumers’ calendars today, but in the world of Walmart, where 90% of Americans still live within 10...

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Shoppers Embrace H&M’s Full Prices, Driving Higher Sales
Shoppers Embrace H&M’s Full Prices, Driving Higher Sales
June 29, 2022  |  Retail

Fashion retailer H&M says it expects to raise prices in the coming year following a report that shows its shoppers don’t mind paying full price....

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Retailers Limp Into Normally Sizzling Dog Days of Summer
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Retailers Limp Into Normally Sizzling Dog Days of Summer
May 20, 2022  |  Retail

With the official kick-off of summer just a week away and our instinctive perennial urge to get outside, go places, have fun and relax poised...

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Retailers Enjoy Relief Rally on Hope That Inflation May Have Topped
Retailers Enjoy Relief Rally on Hope That Inflation May Have Topped
April 12, 2022  |  Retail

Compared to retailers, economists are lucky. That’s because, with the stroke of a pen, the financial prognosticators can simply “back out” all the different cost...

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Prices Surge 8.5% in March, Highest in 40 Years
Prices Surge 8.5% in March, Highest in 40 Years
April 12, 2022  |  Economy

Consumer prices rose 8.5% in March compared to 2021, the biggest surge in 40 years as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to drive energy prices...

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Inflation Poses Challenges for Emerging Restaurant Brands’ Expansions
Inflation Poses Challenges for Emerging Restaurant Brands’ Expansions
April 01, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As major brands leverage their scale to price below inflation, smaller brands are put in a more difficult position, forced to get creative. Brands that...

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Inflation, Interest Rates Straining Consumers’ Brand Loyalty
Inflation, Interest Rates Straining Consumers’ Brand Loyalty
March 16, 2022  |  Economy

Today is the day the Fed is expected to raise interest rates for the first time since 2018 amid a 40-year inflation spike — a combination...

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Peloton Trials New Pricing Model
Peloton Trials New Pricing Model
March 10, 2022  |  Fitness

Peloton is set to introduce a new pricing system Friday (March 11) that allows customers to pay one monthly fee for their workout equipment and...

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Retailers Face Brand New Competitor: Gas Prices
Retailers Face Brand New Competitor: Gas Prices
March 07, 2022  |  Retail

Having endured two years of COVID, waves of lockdowns, a mash-up of mask mandates, sporadic business restrictions, extensive wage and labor challenges and more, the...

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