Walmart is finally doing something that happened at Longs Drugs over a decade ago, namely eliminating the “bookkeeping” position(s) in the store. They have decided it’s more cost-effective to have those functions done at corporate level and the cash-counting can be done by pretty much anyone who can do basic math (as is Read More…
Category: Retail Trends
Retail trends
Mysterious ‘Project X’ points to Amazon drive-up grocery store in Seattle
So as more and more brick and mortar retailers are shutting down due to increased competition from online, it looks like something is heading in the opposite direction. Geekwire has learned that Amazon is opening a store in Seattle (Project X? Really? That wasn’t even a good Matthew Broderick movie) where customers will place an Read More…
“Health Foods?” C’mon Markets, Say It Ain’t So.
As someone who has been told to cut down on sugar intake, I am amazed by how these products are marketed as “healthy” even to the point of being in “healthy food” aisles at the supermarket. The recommended daily intake of sugar is 6 teaspoons/25 grams. In just one portion, all of these snacks Read More…
30 Creative Packaging Designs That Are Sheer Brilliance
Some of these are just plain awesome. I’d be a little concerned about swallowing the boat in the water bottle, but other than that I’d buy almost all of these. The problem is the packaging is so great, you wouldn’t ever want to open and actually use the product! Majority of the time, packages Read More…
Chain Store Age announces winners of first-ever Breakout Retailer Awards
So here’s what Chain Store Age calls the 4 best new retailer awards. I didn’t know there’s an “Athleisure” market, for me it’s just shorts and a ratty t-shirt at the gym, I guess I’m not interested in making a fashion statement while all sweaty. “Fresh Thyme”? I see what you did Read More…
Walmart Is Looking at a Self-Driving Shopping Cart
As if there weren’t enough things in this world for the ever-increasing lazy population in this country, apparently Walmart is looking at a shopping cart that you won’t even have to push around in a store. Yes, a robot shopping cart that follows you around. No word on what happens if Read More…
The Shopper And In-Store Marketing
Here’s an interesting Infographic about in-store marketing. A couple of things jumped out at me–first, I can definitely vouch for the increasing use of smart phones in stores, as not only do I use mine a lot while shopping (either for my grocery list or to check reviews on a product I might buy) Read More…
Curbside Ended at Target Already, is CVS next?
Last month I told you about a program coming to CVS for curbside pickup and mentioned several obstacles I saw that could impede it being a success. Well, another major retailer has already given up on it after less than 2 years. Target is bailing out, and with the synergy between Target and CVS Read More…
Some Common Sense on Food Labeling
So here’s a law that finally makes sense and could possible reduce food waste in our country, which is a major problem. As someone who deals with outdated products on a regular basis, I see a lot of food being tossed well before its expiration date just to be on the safe side and Read More…
CVS Finally Ends The Long Receipts (Well, Some Of Them)
Well I’ve talked about how long CVS receipts are, even though someone decided they didn’t have the longest one out there, and one way that someone cut down on the excess but now it looks CVS has finally done something about it. By the end of June they will roll out digital receipts to all Read More…