Store Operations

Dollar General to Pay $12 Million Penalty to Settle Workplace Safety Claims

More than one year after Dollar General shareholders voted to implement an independent audit of in-store employee safety, the retailer has agreed…

$7 Million Energy Department Grant will Power Batteries Plus Recycling Initiatives

Batteries Plus has been selected for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant of more than $7 million to support a comprehensive…

Walmart Expands Perishable Network with New DCs and Facility Expansions

Walmart will increase support for its grocery operations with enhancements to its perishable network, including five new high-tech perishable distribution centers (DCs),…

UPDATE: Kroger and Albertsons Detail Post-Merger Store Divestment Plans

[Update as of July 10, 2024] Kroger and Albertsons have identified the 579 supermarkets they plan to sell to C&S Wholesale Grocers…

Ikea Exec: Stores’ Expanded Fulfillment Role Key to Maintaining Lower Prices

Ikea stores, long known as warehouse-sized selling spaces scented with the wafting aroma of Swedish meatballs, have been shrinking and changing functions…

Designing with Data: Keeping Retailers Ahead of the Trends

Whether a retail location, office building, hotel or healthcare environment, designing to support client objectives requires bringing to bear as much relevant…

Big Lots to Close Nearly 40 Stores as SEC Filing Raises Doubts About Retailer’s Future

Big Lots will close 35 to 40 stores in 2024 following a tough Q1, and in a recent SEC 10-Q filing the…

UPDATE: Walmart Canada Joins U.S. Stores by Adding Sensory-Friendly Hours

[Update as of July 9, 2024] Walmart Canada will add sensory-friendly hours in all 400+ stores, reducing noise and moving images to…

5 Strategies for Addressing the Retail Talent Crunch Ahead of the Holidays

Like many industries, retail is currently experiencing a talent shortage. How severe is that shortage? While vacancies for the U.S. job market…

Inside JCPenney’s Transformation: A Data-Driven Vision and Future-Ready Tech Stack

JCPenney has faced the same challenges that bedevil the entire department store vertical, ranging from lower foot traffic at malls to the…

Target Rips Up Paper Checks as Payment Method

Citing “extremely low volumes” of customers using personal checks, Target will stop accepting checks for in-store payments on July 15, 2024, as…

Saks Parent HBC to Buy Neiman Marcus Group for $2.65 Billion, Including Investment from Amazon

Marking the culmination of nearly seven years of on-again, off-again negotiations, HBC, parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, will…

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