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June 4, 2018 In Acquisitions, Big Box Retailer, E-commerce, Fashion, Food, Grocery, Innovation, International, News, Retail

Walmart, Continuing To Court A New Kind Of Customer, Paints It Jetblack

As the excitement of Walmart’s annual meeting dies down this week, it is pretty clear that the company is making a concerted attempt to court a more upscale consumer. The new website delivers a more lifestyle-driven experience that simplifies navigation and significantly declutters the homepage….

May 23, 2018 In Big Box Retailer, E-commerce, Fashion, Grocery, Innovation, News, Retail, Uncategorized

Walmart Shows Off its New and Improved Website

Walmart has invested in an extensive overhaul of their online experience to be a little less like, well, Walmart. Relaunched last month, the new site creates a more lifestyle-driven experience that showcases relatable photography with more localized and personalized features that are significantly differentiated. A…

May 16, 2018 In Acquisitions, Big Box Retailer, E-commerce, Food, News, Retail

Amazon Primes the Pump at Whole Foods

Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods has been far from a smooth transition to date. Between culture clashes (the data driven approach at Amazon versus the emotional and experiential approach of Whole Foods), changes of policies to small vendors and systems integration with widely reported out…

May 15, 2018 In Creative, Design, E-commerce, Fashion, News

Insights from the Retail Robotics and AI Conference and the Retail and Consumer Goods Analytics Summit. (Part 1)

“Data is the new oil” will be the “retail apocalypse” storyline of 2018. We will hear it – over, and over, and over again. But unlike the apocalypse storyline – a shoulder-shrugging, sky-is-falling, backward glance at the past, data as oil is a forward-looking call…

April 9, 2018 In Bankruptcy, Big Box Retailer, E-commerce, Fashion, News, Uncategorized

Another Retail Shoe Drops: Nine West Declares Bankruptcy

Retail bankruptcies in 2018 are starting off similarly to the way 2017 finished up with wave after wave of prominent retailers filing for bankruptcy. The latest casualty of Retailmageddon is Nine West, the iconic seller of shoes who will no longer be selling footwear as their saga…

March 15, 2018 In Big Box Retailer, Financial, News, Retail, Strategy

Toys R Us Prepares for Its Final Curtain

The news swirling around Toys R Us these past few weeks is grim. The likelihood of all U.S. stores closing is nearing inevitability as the chain faces liquidation in the U.S. and other global markets, seeking buyers for its more sustainable operations in Canada, Asia and…

March 5, 2018 In Big Box Retailer, Food, Grocery, Innovation, News

Aldi and Kohl’s: Strange Bedfellows or a New Era of Retail Partnerships?

Aldi and Kohl’s announced a partnership where Aldi will open in up to 10 Kohl’s stores around the country. While this is hardly the first pairing of food and fashion, it is certainly a departure from the norm. And while the two must iron out…

January 15, 2018 In Big Box Retailer, E-commerce, Financial, News, Retail, Uncategorized

Walmart Raises Wages and Cuts Jobs – Two Sides of the Story?

Walmart recently announced it would be using some of the benefits from the recent tax reform to increase worker wages and benefits. While no doubt welcomed by Walmart workers, and many in the administration as a sign that tax reform is working, is there more…

October 9, 2017 In Acquisitions, Grocery, News, Retail

Is Jet Day In Our Future?

Jet announced the return of JetCash two weeks ago, and the normal noise that accompanies a Wal-Mart / Amazon announcement was… muted. It shouldn’t be. Amazon has proven that a company can create a shopping holiday. Prime Day generated nearly $1 Billion dollars in…