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Dollar Tree rotacart deliveries reach 600 stores
The discount retailer has been working to reduce unloading times and achieve other efficiencies across its supply chain.
By Kelly Stroh • July 15, 2024 -
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Dollar General agrees to settle OSHA safety violations for $12M
The agreement with federal regulators requires the retailer to reduce its inventory and improve stocking efficiency to avoid safety hazards like blocked emergency exits and access to fire extinguishers.
By Nate Delesline III • July 12, 2024 -
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TrendlineInside retail supply chains
Companies look to trim expenses and streamline operations during a crutial year for supply chain management.
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ColumnThe Weekly Closeout: Von Dutch is acquired and Bath & Body Works partners with Crocs
The fashion company was sold to WSG Brands, while the shoe collab is all decked out in gingham.
By Retail Dive Staff • July 12, 2024 -
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Walmart beefs up automated grocery distribution network
The retail giant is opening five new high-tech perishable sorting and packaging centers, while upgrading four others and retrofitting another.
By Phil Neuffer • July 11, 2024 -
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Costco to raise membership fee for the first time since 2017
The increase, which will start Sept. 1, is likely to generate $350 million in incremental sales and profit over the next two years, according to one analyst’s estimate.
By Nate Delesline III • July 11, 2024 -
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Mark Wahlberg’s Municipal brand opens first permanent store in LA
The location opening comes after the apparel brand ran a seven-month pop-up in New York City’s Hudson Yards.
By Howard Ruben • July 11, 2024 -
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Macy’s hires new CIO from within
Next month Keith Credendino will take over as chief information officer from Laura Miller, who is retiring.
By Daphne Howland • July 10, 2024 -
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Nike taps former executive Tom Peddie to return as vice president of marketplace partners
The 30-year veteran of the athletics retailer, who retired in 2020, is set to return as the company shifts its direct-to-consumer strategy.
By Nate Delesline III • July 10, 2024 -
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Guitar Center names chief technology and information officer
Adolfo Rodriguez comes to the company with over 25 years of experience in tech transformation and is the retailer’s latest C-suite addition.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 10, 2024 -
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Target to stop accepting personal checks
The retailer highlighted that customers will still have six payment options after the change takes effect in about a week.
By Nate Delesline III • July 9, 2024 -
Saks COO is out
Following HBC’s deal to take over Neiman Marcus and form “Saks Global,” RJ Cilley left to become chief executive at HVAC startup Voomi Supply.
By Daphne Howland • July 9, 2024 -
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Following CEO change, Serta Simmons Bedding names chief financial officer
GE alum Cesar Perez stepped into the CFO role just days after Jim Loree took the helm at the bedding manufacturer.
By Grace Noto • July 9, 2024 -
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Made In Cookware launches Canadian website
The North American expansion comes as the company looks to grow in more international markets.
By Howard Ruben • July 9, 2024 -
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Best Buy Canada to open 167 small-format stores
The electronics retailer will enter new communities under a partnership with Bell Canada, which will be responsible for store operating and labor costs.
By Nate Delesline III • July 8, 2024 -
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Self checkout boasts ‘record’ year: report
The U.S. is the world’s largest self-checkout market, driven in part by supermarket chains and c-stores, even as some retailers pull back on the tech.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 8, 2024 -
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Ikea, Hobby Lobby opening stores in Manhattan for the first time
As tourism has increased, average asking rents in New York City have also risen, according to JLL's Q2 report.
By Daphne Howland • July 8, 2024 -
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Klarna extends buy now, pay later services to Adobe Commerce merchants
Though BNPL transactions are on the rise, they especially appeal to cash-strapped customers, research suggests.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 8, 2024 -
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Express bankruptcy spurs layoffs at Ohio facility
The company's partner, Bath & Body Works Logistics Services, is shrinking its distribution operations for the apparel retailer due to declines in volume.
By Phil Neuffer • July 8, 2024 -
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EBay to accept Venmo
After dropping American Express, the marketplace said it will accept payments through Venmo — a digital tool popular among Gen Z and millennials.
By Patrick Cooley • July 8, 2024 -
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FTC blocks Tempur Sealy’s proposed $4B takeover of Mattress Firm
The mattress giant expressed confidence in its ability to prevail in court and close the deal later this year or early next.
By Daphne Howland • July 3, 2024 -
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Sam Ash assets acquired for $15.2M
Mexican company Gonher is purchasing “substantially all” of its assets, following the music retailer's Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May.
By Nate Delesline III • July 3, 2024 -
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Black farmers call on Tractor Supply CEO to resign following diversity about-face
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, a Tractor Supply shareholder and fourth-generation farmer, said he has tried to reach out to the company’s top executive.
By Daphne Howland • July 3, 2024 -
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Ikea majority owner invests in real estate in NYC
Ingka Investments plans to build a retail and office space three minutes from Grand Central Station and Bryant Park.
By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • July 3, 2024 -
All Bob’s Stores locations to close
The retailer was unable to secure the financing necessary to keep operating. The fate of sibling Eastern Mountain Sports remains unclear.
By Daphne Howland • July 2, 2024 -
Courtesy of Signet Jewelers
Rocksbox drops rental subscription
The jewelry company has rebranded as an e-commerce site, selling both new and pre-owned items.
By Howard Ruben • July 2, 2024
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