Big national retailers are continuing to roll out smaller stores, the latest being Whole Foods which owner Amazon has been retooling since the day it
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Target Goes to the Wal Again…Never A Good Thing
For decades Target and Walmart have coexisted in a kind of retail détente, each staking out a different positioning within the discount/mass merchant channel. And
The Year of 23 Skidoo
It’s an expression that is more than 100 years old and while its origin story is about something else entirely (if you’re really curious, read
Is Amazon the Smartest…or Dumbest Retailer Around?
Amazon may be the dumbest physical store retailer in the business. Then again they might be the smartest. Their news this week that they were
It’s Beginning to Look EXACTLY Like Christmas
I know, I know: retailers can’t wait to get started on their big holiday promotional activities and Christmas is the king of holiday retailing. They’ve
Can Toys’R’Us Become the First Zombie Brand to Truly Come Back From the Dead?
The news that WHP Global plans to launch 24 “flagships” of its Toys’R’Us brand is one of the most intriguing developments in the wonderful world