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Walmart now accounts for one-third of all online grocery sales

 By Timothy Inklebarger on Aug. 30, 2023

The retail giant's latest milestone is according to a new Brick Meets Click report, which follows a recently released study showing that Walmart accounted for more than a quarter of all U.S. grocery sales during the second quarter.

Retailers

Report: Grocers have lots of opportunity to grab back-to-school dollars

 By Heather Lalley on Aug. 14, 2023

Eighty percent of consumers surveyed by data firm Numerator said they plan to buy school supplies at mass retailers, while just 9% said they’d get them at the grocery store.

Retailers

Superstore traffic dips but crushes pre-pandemic levels

By Timothy Inklebarger on Aug. 11, 2023

Target, BJ’s and Sam’s Club saw year-over-year declines in July, but when compared to visits four years ago, their numbers were up, according to a new Placer.ai report.

Technology

Online grocery sales drop 7% in July

By Timothy Inklebarger on Aug. 09, 2023

Brick Meets Click/Mercatus: But mass retailers saw an e-commerce surge during the month, though order frequency was down across all categories.

Retailers

Wholesale Clubs Were a Winner in Q1: Coresight

By Diane Adam on Jun. 27, 2022

Warehouse clubs recorded strong performances despite inflation running at 40-year highs, with both BJ’s and Costco posting double-digit sales growth in 2022's opening months, Coresight noted.

Retailers

More Markdowns Ahead: Target Looks to Cut Its Losses

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jun. 07, 2022

While seeing continued strength in food and beverage and other "essentials," Target said it will move to reduce inventories in discretionary categories where consumers have pulled back their spending.

Retailers

Franciscan Sisters Take Walmart to Task Over Associates' Wages

By Christine LaFave Grace on Apr. 25, 2022

A La Crosse, Wis.-based congregation of Roman Catholic Sisters is calling on Walmart shareholders to back a proposal calling for greater pay accountability from the retailer.

Stores

2021's Takeaway? Big Retail Still Has Big Influence

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jan. 06, 2022

"Retailers can still control consumer behavior," CBRE's Karly Iacono says, predicting: "This is going to be the year of proactive retail rather than reactive retail."

Nonfood

Target, Walmart Launch New Home-Organization Collections

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jan. 05, 2022

Declutter or bust: Mass merchandisers debut new storage lines to help their customers keep track of everything else they're buying.

Retailers

'Fighting Inflation is in our DNA': Walmart Seizes on Its Strengths

By Christine LaFave Grace on Nov. 16, 2021

Consumers all-too-familiar with the "prices up, inventories down" storyline look to Walmart for lower prices and bigger assortments, company executives say—and that's been a boon for grocery and other categories.

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