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Walmart, Other Big Retailers Didn’t Pull Contaminated Baby Formula Fast Enough After Recall, FDA Says
The companies continued to sell ByHeart infant formula for days or weeks, despite a Nov. 11 recall of all products in the outbreak that has sickened more than 50 babies in 19 states. read more >
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SupplyPike’s Automation Tools Recover $1B for Suppliers
It has already been a big year for SupplyPike, a Rogers software company that helps suppliers recover lost revenue from retailer deductions and chargebacks. read more >
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Walmart, Target and Other Retailers Offer ‘Returnless Refunds.’ Just Don’t Expect Them to Talk Much About It
The companies have decided some items are not worth the cost or hassle of getting back. There are also single-use items, such as a package of plastic straws, that might be difficult to resell or medicines that could be unsafe to market again. read more >
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Major Retailers are Offering Summer Deals to Entice Inflation-Weary Shoppers
Target, Walmart and other chains have rolled out price cuts — some permanent, others temporary — with the stated aim of giving their customers some relief. read more >
by Associated Press -
Self-Checkout is Here to Stay, but it’s Going Through a Reckoning
NEW YORK (AP) — The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing those monotonous […] read more >
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Retailers, Beware: Resumption of Student Loan Payments Could Lead Some Buyers to Pull Back
Though many hoped their loans might at least be lightened, the Supreme Court last week struck down a Biden administration plan that would have given millions of people some relief from the return of the loan payments. read more >
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Pride Becomes a Minefield for Big Companies, but Many Continue Their Support
PepsiCo, Starbucks, General Motors and Jeep parent Stellantis said they have been supporting Pride events for decades and aren't hesitating to back them again this year. read more >
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Legislation Targets Online Sites Amid Retail Theft Concerns
Tucked in the $1.7 trillion funding package lies a piece of legislation brick-and-mortar retailers have been pushing Congress to pass for more than a year, part of an effort to tamp down the amount of goods being stolen from their stores and resold online. read more >
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Not Just for Kids: Toymakers Aim More Products at Grown-Ups
This so-called "kid-adult" market is significant. Ages 18 and older represented 14% of U.S. toy industry sales, or $5.7 billion for the 12 months ending September 2022. read more >
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Retail Sales Drop at Start of Key Holiday Shopping Season
Americans' spending has been resilient ever since inflation first spiked almost 18 months ago, but the capacity of Americans to continue spending in a period of high inflation may be beginning to ebb. read more >
by Associated Press -
US Retail Sales Rose 1.3% Last Month, a Sign of Resilience
Strong auto sales may have been supercharged by the arrival of Hurricane Ian in late September, which destroyed up to 70,000 vehicles, according to economists at TD Securities. read more >
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Americans Splurge on Beauty, Despite Pullbacks Elsewhere
Target, Kohl's, Macy's and Nordstrom all highlighted strong sales of beauty items in their fiscal second-quarter earnings reports issued over the past few weeks. read more >
by Associated Press -
US Retail Sales Were Flat in July as Inflation Takes a Toll
Still, Wednesday's report contained some positive signs: Excluding autos and auto parts, retail sales rose 0.4% in July. read more >
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SupplyPike Raises Money To Hire 60, Expand Work
The Fayetteville-based company helps major retail brands automate identifying the source of fines the companies impose on suppliers. read more >
Everyday Low Prices, And Now Higher Pay
Over the past two years, Walmart Inc. has been rebuilding their reputation by implementing better pay, benefits and career-building opportunities. read more >
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Walmart, Wages and the Changing Labor Market
The Bentonville retailer is devoted to paying more to get good employees these days, and it will most likely have to keep up the effort. read more >
Despite Supply Issues and Omicron, Holiday Sales Rise 8.5%
Sales increased at the the fastest pace in 17 years. read more >
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Walmart Part of Agreement to Ease Supply Chain Bottlenecks, White House Says
The deal between the company and other retail and shipping giants should help move stranded container ships on the West Coast. read more >
by Associated Press -
Orange Is the New Black (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
With apologies to author Piper Kerman, the Netflix comedy-drama’s title sums up this year’s holiday retail experience. read more >
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U.S. Supreme Court: States Can Force Online Shoppers To Pay Sales Tax
The 5-4 ruling Thursday is a win for states, who said they were losing out on billions of dollars annually under two decades-old Supreme Court decisions that impacted online sales tax collection. read more >
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