Walmart and other retailers are fighting for bargain-hunting, inflation-weary customers. Here's how qz.com/walmart-target-mcdona… via @qz Great to be quoted. It feels like consumers may be ready to push back hard.

McDonald's and other food giants are struggling in the inflation economy qz.com/mcdonalds-starbucks-a… via @qz Consumers trade down market all over as more middle income households struggle to stay afloat as core market basket items like food and shelter outpace reported inflation.

Good insight into the changing landscape of retail, and was interviewed for it: America's retailers are dealing with a tangled mess qz.com/target-walmart-best-b… via @qz

Good read and thankful to be quoted: Best Buy and other retailers started 2024 by closing stores. They're not done, analysts say qz.com/best-buy-macys-foot-l… via @qz

How life got pricier, but also cheaper, in 2023 : NPR health insurance down 30%- yeah right. Not sure where they got that faulty data from. npr.org/2023/12/27/122125408…

Great to be included in this piece and a very good read: Industry Thought Leaders Opine on Grocery 2023: grocerydoppio.com/articles/i…

I look at who is using self checkout chainstoreage.com/who-uses-s…

Big shout out to ASDA for their Buddy the Elf/Will Ferrell Christmas advertisement! It's an instant classic. retailgazette.co.uk/blog/202… Gazette Subscribers

When you don't have enough labor or ESL's, this happens: MorningNewsBeat Article: Dollar General Found To Have Systemic Pricing Inaccuracies @KevinCoupe morningnewsbeat.com/2022/11/…

Good overview on Kroger's take on frictionless checkout working with Caper. winsightgrocerybusiness.com/…

Great article that shows good strategies for developing/maintaining corporate culture in today's distributed work environment. Covid made HR/mgts role much harder. canadianbusiness.com/strateg…

Solid read with good data: "Two thirds of consumers believe that it will take until mid-2024 before inflation moderates at the 2% level." pymnts.com/news/retail/2022/…

Wow, when have you ever heard a retailer say "spend less, we understand." marketingdive.com/news/amazo…

This brought back some memories and was like a scene out of #StrangerThings qsrweb.com/news/hidden-burge…

Growing up my family shopped at Kmart & Sears. Still remember blue light specials 40+ years ago. Sad seeing their self-inflicted demise. apnews.com/article/business-…

While I understand how expensive mfg buildings are, would seem like stories like this would be pervasive forbes.com/sites/markfaithfu…

Absolutely shocking stat to me. techrepublic.com/article/nea…

Will be interesting to see how this plays out since there are alot of Scan & Go variants in the marketplace. pymnts.com/news/retail/2022/…