by Mike Duff | Sep 19, 2024 | Retail Articles
Amazon has revealed a program to raise the pay of front-line employees and provide them with free Prime membership. In a blog post, Udit Madan, vice president, Amazon Worldwide Operations, pointed out that as early as 2018, Amazon increased its starting wage to...
by Mike Duff | Sep 11, 2024 | Retail Articles
Ross Stores announced merchandising leadership changes at its Ross Dress for Less and dd’s Discounts divisions the company said are intended to strengthen the execution of its off-price strategies and drive profitable market-share gains. Effective December 1,...
by Mike Duff | Aug 22, 2024 | Retail Articles
Consumers aren’t ready to dive in to discretionary spending at this point, although a state of equilibrium seems to be merging across the consumer packaged goods and general merchandise sectors, according to market researcher and advisor Circana. Total retail sales in...
by Mike Duff | Aug 12, 2024 | Retail Articles
Costco Wholesale Corp. reported net and comparable sales gains highlighted by strong e-commerce results for its fiscal July period. Non Foods sales also showed strength at Costco during the four-week period ended August 4, the company reported. Net sales were $19.26...
by Mike Duff | Aug 9, 2024 | Retail Articles
Retail sales advanced during a July that saw lots of early back-to-school spending and major promotions from Amazon, Walmart, Target and other retailers. According to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, shoppers purchasing for return to classes, to take advantage of...
