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Inflation

Retailers brace for cautious holiday shoppers

 By Heather Lalley on Nov. 17, 2023

Aisle 1: Executives from both Walmart and Target this week said consumers are nervous about making purchases and are holding out for deals amid still-high grocery prices.

Retailers

Retail theft remains a bottom-line breaker

 By Heather Lalley on Sep. 06, 2023

Aisle 1: Shrink again monopolized earnings reports, and grocers and other retailers are now locking up popular items, reducing inventory and investing in tech solutions, but nothing seems to be working.

Retailers

There’s a new, looming pressure on consumers: Student loan repayments

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 31, 2023

Aisle 1: Student loans start accruing interest again Friday and, on Oct. 1, payments will once again be due, giving millions of shoppers less money in their wallets.

Inflation

Grocery shoppers aren't feeling so great

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 14, 2023

Aisle 1: With both Walmart and Target reporting earnings this week, we’ll soon get a good picture of current shopper sentiment. But all signs point to struggles for any food retailer not squarely focused on value.

Technology

Grocers try to thread the needle on the latest social media app

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 06, 2023

Aisle 1: There’s plenty of room for food retailers to build their brands not only on Threads, the potential new “Twitter-killer” platform, but also across all of social media, writes WGB Editor-in-Chief Heather Lalley.

Stores

Watch out restaurants, grocers are coming for you

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 06, 2023

Aisle 1: The pandemic lessened consumer reliance on restaurants, and inflation made dining at home more appealing. Now it’s time for grocers to seize that opportunity, writes WGB Editor-in-Chief Heather Lalley.

Inflation

Dollar stores sound the alarm

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 02, 2023

Aisle 1: In the past week, both Dollar Tree and Dollar General have warned that their shoppers are struggling. If deep discounters are feeling the stress, other retailers need to pay attention, writes WGB Editor-in-Chief Heather Lalley.

Retailers

Food retailers: 'We need to talk about theft'

By Heather Lalley on May 25, 2023

Aisle 1: Shrink dominated quarterly earnings discussions for Dollar Tree, Target, Walmart and others. But solutions are hard to come by, writes WGB Editor-in-Chief Heather Lalley.

Walmart

Walmart’s grocery growth is a mixed blessing

By Heather Lalley on May 18, 2023

Aisle 1: The retail giant continues to grab food-and-beverage market share, but the trend is putting pressure on its margins, writes WGB Editor-in-Chief Heather Lalley.

Amazon

Aisle 1: Here’s why Amazon Fresh stores haven’t caught on with shoppers

By Heather Lalley on May 08, 2023

The high-tech grocery experiment from the retail giant is soulless and sterile, writes WGB Editor-in-Chief Heather Lalley.