Bentonville, Ark., and San Diego — Sam’s Club®, a division of Walmart Inc. and a leading membership warehouse club, has completed a national, chainwide rollout of ‘Inventory Scan’ towers that have been added to its existing fleet of robotic scrubbers
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— By Balmiki Bhattacharya — Micro fulfillment centers are on the rise — and here to stay. The fundamental changes in consumer behavior have caused an essential shift in how items are delivered. The rise of e-commerce has
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— By Paige Ward — Women who lead from executive-level positions are bringing much needed diversity, strength and stability to a rebounding restaurant industry during uncertain times. With the quick-service restaurant industry drastically shifting as a result
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Chesapeake, Va. — Dollar Tree, Inc. has added a key member of its executive leadership team, as Jeffrey A. Davis will be joining the organization as chief financial officer. “I am extremely pleased to announce that Jeff Davis will be
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— By Jon Jaggers — Cross-pollinating your retail experience: store-within-a-store, dual brands, and sub-brands. In today’s retail climate, many customers are looking for experiences beyond the store. These days, more and more brands are partnering with other businesses to
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Rogers, Ark. — Bold Strategies, Inc., (BOLD) a leading end-to-end e-commerce strategy and services firm, has appointed Matt Parry as its new chief operating officer (COO) effective immediately. BOLD accelerates profitable growth for brands in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) space.
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Bakersfield, Calif., and Henderson, Nev. — Wetzel’s Pretzels recently opened two new franchise locations in Bakersfield, Calif., and Henderson, Nev., within Walmart stores. The openings inside both Walmart stores exhibit the mutually beneficial relationship between the pair of dominant brands.
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Austin, Texas — Salient Systems, a leader in open architecture video management software solutions, has named Keith Aubele CPP, LPP as the company’s chief security officer. Aubele brings decades of experience at leading retail organizations such as Walmart and The
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Lancaster, Texas — Walmart plans to build two new high-tech facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to support the retailer’s growing supply chain network: a 1.5 million-square-foot automated fulfillment center, set to open in 2023, and a 730,000-square-foot automated grocery
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Lewisville, Texas — Texas — JCPenney has appointed Marc Rosen as chief executive officer, effective Nov. 1, 2021. Stanley Shashoua, Simon’s chief investment officer, has been appointed as executive chairman of the board of directors after serving as interim CEO
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