Some things change, and others remain constant. For a long time. So when they change, it’s big news. For the first time in 15 years, In-N-Out has changed their menu. Can you name another major chain who can has kept their menu the same for so long? I’d say exactly zero. They have remained faithful Read More…
Category: Retail Trends
Retail trends
Several states crack down on dog service fraud
Finally, there seems to be some pushback on the idiotic rules that allow anyone to pass off their dog as a service dog and bring it anywhere they want. Working in retail, I continue to see people coming in with their dogs in carts, on leash, and sometimes even off leash in stores because they Read More…
Walmart tests shelf-scanning robots in 50-plus stores
Skynet might be next, folks. Walmart is now testing shelf-scanning robots, which means they won’t need that person who goes around with an RF scanner and checks counts (to fix the ones that are wrong, usually due to theft or shortages.) They SAY that it’s meant to supplement humans, not replace them, but when has Read More…
13 Products In Your Medicine Cabinet That Do Absolutely Nothing
This list is from shared.com, and I have to say that we sell pretty much all of them where I work. Since I’m not a pharmacist, I’m not allowed to make product recommendations in OTC, and not a beauty expert so the same holds true in cosmetics, but I’m often tempted to tell the customer Read More…
Walmart Will Now Deliver Into Your Refrigerator
Wow, I almost thought this was a satire article but it’s true. Apparently we are now so lazy that it’s not good enough to drive to the store and pick up your groceries, not good enough to pick them up on the curbside without leaving your car, and not good enough to have Read More…
Another One Bites The Dust
They’re not dead yet, but the fat lady might be singing soon. Toys ‘R’ Us has filed for bankruptcy and is yet another brick and mortar casualty to online purchasing. Obviously parents have decided it’s easier to sit in their living room and shop for the new hot toy that little Johnny wants (sorry, Read More…
Stop Faking Service Dogs!!
12 ridiculous phrases smart people avoid at work
The article below is from theladders.com and I couldn’t agree more–people are inventing more and more crazy terms to describe things that are very simple. Years ago I interviewed a guy for Management Trainee at Longs and he had been in finance his entire life. He really had no clue what working in Read More…
Amazon is buying Whole Foods Market in 13.7-billion deal
At one point there was Henry’s Market, and they were bought by Whole Foods. Then Whole Foods sold them to Sprouts, and Henry’s was gone and they were all converted to Sprouts. Now Whole Foods has been gobbled up by the biggest of them all, Amazon. I’m guessing they will lose the nickname Read More…
Retail is Dying. But You Already Knew That.
From the LA Times, and titled “In the Age of Internet Shopping, Even Big Retailers Are Closing Stores At American Malls”, this article really won’t surprise anyone. As someone who does more than 50% of his non-food shopping online, mostly through Amazon, the trend is definitely not going away soon for me and certainly not Read More…