Retail

The Great Guinness Shortage

Saabira Chaudhuri of The Wall Street Journal reports that the Irish stout has soared in popularity in recent years, thanks in part to a...

Amazon Fights Fire with Fire with Launch of Haul

Brian Delp of the Robin Report tells his readers that Amazon’s introduction of Haul directly targets companies like SHEIN and Temu. Delp writes: The recent...

Ransomware Attack Targets Retailer Tech

Liz Young and Heather Haddon of The Wall Street Journal report that a ransomware attack struck operations managed through Blue Yonder, one of the...

Americans Flocked to Stores and Restaurants After Covid

Kate King of The Wall Street Journal tells her readers how these brick-and-mortar stores are thriving in the online world. King writes: Online shopping is...

Amazon Just Dropped Its Largest Echo Show Ever

Amazon just dropped its largest Echo Show, with a 21-inch display, plus a 2nd generation of the Echo Show 15 as the holiday shopping...

Holiday Shopping Off to a Strong Start

Sarah Nassauer of The Wall Street Journal reports that Walmart's sales rose in the latest quarter, helped by demand for toys and other goods....

Are Shoppers Ditching Classic Brands?

Leslie Patton and Jaewon Kang of Bloomberg tell their readers that customers are either paying up for higher-end items from upstarts or trading down...

Why Dollar Stores Are Failing

Warren Shoulberg of The Robin Report tells his readers that traditional dollar store customers are now going to Walmart. He writes: This was supposed to...

Amazon.com Testing New Grocery Formats

Liz Young of The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon.com is testing new store formats that more seamlessly align its online fulfillment and in-person...

Retail Department Stores Failing to Evolve

Pam Danziger of the Robin Report tells her readers that department stores’ problems are more fundamental than mere competitive pressure. They are failing to...