McDonald’s, a target of worker groups promoting a $15 an hour minimum, recently said it would stop engaging in a National Restaurant Association campaign to kill such efforts. Does McDonald’s gain anything from its announcement that it will no longer oppose efforts to raise minimum wages on the local, state or federal level?
Beginning tomorrow, Whole Foods will lower prices on fresh produce items and offer more weekly deals to Amazon Prime members in departments across the store. What effect, if any, do you expect Whole Foods to feel from its most recent price decreases?
Purchase history, email activity and website behavior remain the three primary data sources retailers are tapping in their personalization efforts, according to Monetate’s third-annual “Personalization Development Study.” Ideally, which data sources should guide personalization efforts for retailers?
In February, IKEA announced that it would begin trialing furniture rentals with the launch of its first pilot in Switzerland, according to CNBC. How likely is IKEA’s furniture rental service to prove popular?
While cashier-less stores like Amazon Go that feature mobile checkout have gotten much of the attention lately, Harris Teeter is testing a store featuring self-checkout-only stations. Does a self-checkout-only store make sense for a store such Harris Teeter’s that relies on smaller transaction sizes?
A survey of 237 retail supply chain executives finds delivery speed isn’t the end game anymore as cost concerns rise. One of the major hurdles to controlling costs, however, was found to be the need to partner with third-party providers such as carriers. To what degree is working with third parties a hurdle to driving profitability in online delivery?
For the fifth-straight year, H&M is rolling out its Place of Possible recruiting campaign, talking up H&M’s pay, benefits and flexible hours for U.S. employees as well as opportunities for advancement and personal fulfillment. Are retailers missing an opportunity by not using employees as talent recruiters?
Only a few short years ago, wearables promised a new era of fashionable, functional tech-integrated clothing. But wearables may have instead gone out of style before fully taking hold. Why isn’t wearable technology as popular as the industry projected it would be?
With its new credit card, Apple is taking a page from Amazon.com’s strategy and acting like a loyalty leader, changing the game for brands that matter or at least act like they do. Is Apple Card a game changer in the payments or loyalty space?
Ahold Delhaize announced that it is rolling out an “end-to-end forecasting and replenishment solution” that uses AI to optimize supply chain performance. How will artificial intelligence technology affect the supply chains of food suppliers and retailers in the next couple of years?
