And once again our European friends are innovating the business, this time it’s a chain in Denmark that is selling damaged, dented, or short-dated foods for a discount. I’ve talked about the amount of stuff that stores needlessly throw away before, and how arbitrary some of the Read More…
Category: Retail Trends
Retail trends
This 24-Hour “Smart” Convenience Store Has No Cashiers
As labor cuts continue and companies search for a way to eliminate more bodies, in Sweden someone came up with the unique idea of having a convenience store with ZERO employees there while the store was open late at night. They have some limitations on what they can sell, and it Read More…
5 Sneaky Tricks Grocery Stores Use to Make You Spend More Money
This one is from Mental Floss, and there’s nothing really new here, but what caught my eye is the first one about putting cheap items by the entrance to get your brain excited about saving money. This philosophy has been around for years, putting “loss leaders” up front, ideally the customer sees your great Read More…
A Retailer Saves Some Paper
Earlier this year I blogged about how long receipts are getting and it looks like at least one retailer is doing the right thing. I was shopping at Sprouts last night, and while the very nice cashier was going back to get me a new quart of milk because the one I had was leaking, I Read More…
BREAKING NEWS: Americans Suck At Math
Okay, so here’s one that’s hard (and not hard) to believe. Americans are so bad at math (specifically fractions) that when A & W tried to sell a 1/3 pound burger, it didn’t sell because people though that it was LESS meat than a 1/4 pounder at McDonalds, instead of more. Yes, you Read More…
These Are the 100 Best Companies to Work For
Fortune has once again released their list of the top 100 companies to work for, and once again there are not many retailers on the list. I counted only 10 of them with only Wegman’s in the top 10, among others I’ve talked about Publix before, R.E.I. has great perks, IKEA has some Read More…
12 Natural and Organic Brands Owned By Big Food
Prepare once again to be demoralized, as you learn that a lot of the “natural” foods that you’ve been buying thinking that they were still owned and manufactured by the little old ladies who started up the business years ago, are in fact just part of the portfolio of the grocery giants. While Read More…
15 Foods That Have Changed For The Worse (Or Gotten Smaller)
I’ve talked about the shrinking Cadbury Eggs before, but a lot of these are just plain tragic. I happen to love Breyer’s Ice Cream Frozen Dairy Dessert but I’ll never look at it the same way again. And Cadbury LITERALLY cutting corners on us is shameful, especially in light of the shrinking egg thing. Read More…
Customers Aren’t Very Happy With Their Drug Store
The American Consumer Satisfaction Index has been around for a while and measures overall satisfaction across the industry. The results for 2015 are out, and it’s not looking good for the “Big 3” of drug stores: Walgreens–has consistently been in the 75-78 range, but last year dropped to their Read More…
Walmart Vs. Target
Here’s a really cool infographic sent to me from SMS Store Traffic.com which compares two of the retail giants. Although Walmart is obviously way bigger, there’s a lot of similarities. I didn’t know they were both founded the same year (1962) and their stock price has followed a similar trend, including a large drop within Read More…