by Mike Duff | Mar 21, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
As it continues to roll out its latest store concepts while dealing with macroeconomic issues, Dollar General Corp. topped a MarketBeat-published analyst consensus estimate on earnings but missed on revenue. The company posted a net income of $597.4 million, or $2.57...
by Mike Duff | Feb 16, 2022 | Retail Articles
The InMarket Insights Q4 2021 Consumer Loyalty Report shows Walmart generated the most consumer loyalty among the top 5 big-box stores. The market researcher used location tracking data to determine Walmart was number one followed by Meijer, Fred Meyer, Target and...
by Mike Duff | Feb 4, 2022 | Retail Articles
According to Placer.ai’s Superstores Quarterly Index for Fourth Quarter 2021 consumer visits to superstores were up 6.8% in the period year over year, up 10.9% compared to the 2020 quarter, and up 5.7% compared to the 2019 period. The COVID-19 pandemic may even have...
by Chandler Harvey | Jan 4, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The dollar store sector is changing under the influence of inflation and because it has sought a broader clientele including more affluent consumers enticed by new, more specifically targeted store formats. Indeed, the dollar store sector has made inroads versus...
by Mike Duff | Dec 13, 2021 | Retail Articles
Dollar Tree has rejected an initiative by investment firm Mantle Ridge to nominate a full slate of 11 directors to the company’s board of directors. Mantle Ridge representatives met with the Dollar Tree board on December 2 — after the firm had filed a United States...