by Mike Duff | Jun 17, 2026 | Retail Articles
In its 2026 Most Trusted Brands study, Morning Consult found that Amazon remains the most trusted retail brand, while Gen Z continues to express skepticism toward brands generally and consumers remain cautious about artificial intelligence. Across the business...
by Mike Duff | Apr 20, 2026 | Retail Articles
Walmart remains atop the National Retail Federation Top 50 Global Retailers ranking, well ahead in revenue of second-ranked Amazon. Still, the Top 2026 50 Global Retailers ranking, as developed by NRF and business services provider Kantar, are not rated by revenue...
by Mike Duff | Aug 29, 2025 | Retail Articles
Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), executed in partnership with WBA executive chairman Stefano Pessina and his family, who have reinvested 100% of their interests in WBA. Pessina is a major WBA shareholder. With the...
by Mike Duff | Jun 26, 2025 | Retail Articles
As it prepares to go private, Walgreens Boots Alliance beat third-quarter analyst estimates although retail comparable sales slipped 2.4%. Company loss was $175 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, versus net earnings of $344 million, or 40 cents per diluted share,...
by Mike Duff | May 20, 2025 | Retail Articles
CVS Pharmacy has agreed to acquire and operate 64 Rite Aid stores in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. As Rite Aid’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings continue, the CVS Health division said it also had acquired the prescription files of 625 Rite Aid pharmacies across 15...
