Granted it was a long time ago, but when I started out in retail there were 2 types of Crest, Regular and Mint. There were maybe 20 brands total of shampoo (Prell, Head & Shoulders, etc.) and just one type of Listerine. According to the P & G websites, there are currently 41 Read More…
Category: Retail Trends
Retail trends
10 Things Amazon Pulled From Its Virtual Shelves
You might think that Amazon sells everything and they damn near do, but there are some things that even they won’t sell. #6 is surprising to me because I have been told by many dog trainers that they work and in fact used them on my dog for a while without any Read More…
Sunday Soapbox: Wishy Washy
I was in Ralphs the other day and their express lane signs said “About 15 Items Or Less.” Now granted, if someone comes through with 16 or 17 items I don’t think anyone is going to complain (well, there are some customers I’ve had that would…) but are they trying to avoid any arguments Read More…
Target Strikes Back. Well, Not Really.
So as a follow up to yesterday’s post about gender signs being pulled at Target, here’s a guy who posed on FB as a customer service rep for Target and answered some people back with some awesome replies. He eventually got shut down but is now an internet hero Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Gender Neutral Signs Are Coming
Target is taking out the designations “Boys” and “Girls” in their toy and bedding departments in response to complaints they needed to be more gender neutral. While I applaud their desire to be socially correct and personally harbor no ill-will to transgender folks, is this going to mean we’ll have to stop Read More…
The Top 20 Fast Food Chains
No real surprises here, especially who is still leading the pack. The Burger Kings in my area ALL closed earlier this year, I heard there was one franchise owner for the whole area and he bailed so they all closed and at least one has already been replaced by another restaurant. The stores closed were Read More…
Drink Up! The Stories Behind 11 Regional Soft Drinks
It’s always fun taking a road trip and seeing local foods and drinks that you haven’t tried before or haven’t seen in a while. This list, however, has 11 regional soft drinks and I have only heard of two of them (Vernors and Hires.) I guess I live and have traveled to the wrong Read More…
The Robot Doctor Will See You Now
You can now go into some drug stores and get treated for an illness by someone who could be thousands of miles away. Rite-Aid is putting in telemedicine kiosks, where you are diagnosed by a nurse or doctor somewhere else via video and telemetry from devices in the kiosk. CVS has Read More…
Walmart ending overnight hours at some locations
Wal-Mart is starting to change the hours on several of their 24-hour stores, supposedly to make it easier for the overnight staff to stock the shelves and improve their store conditions, but as the author of this article theorizes, it’s probably more about saving payroll dollars, especially in light of them having Read More…
Past Prime? The Great Disruptor Amazon Is In Danger Of Being Disrupted
Here’s an interesting article from Forbes, the author feels that Amazon has peaked and that customers are rediscovering “stores” (i.e. brick and mortar.) I guess it’s the natural cycle of companies to hit a brick wall in terms of annual growth and ways to expand, but personally I think Amazon will Read More…