Category: Discount & Specialty

July 23, 2018

Walmart: Same Day Delivery across US in 5 Years

Speaking at a Fortune conference last week, Jet.com founder and Walmart.com CEO Marc Lore threw down the gauntlet when he...

By Mike Baker

July 16, 2018

DATATRAC: Discount and Specialty Stores – July 2018

Personnel Updates • Barnes & Noble Inc. (56) announced the departure of its CEO, Demos Parneros. • Petco Animal Supplies...

By Natasha Perry

June 25, 2018

Discounter Growing Store Count by 20% per Year

Retailers that disregard Five Below as a competitor do so at their own peril. The Philadelphia-based discounter is one of...

By Mike Baker

June 15, 2018

DATATRAC: Discount and Specialty Stores – June 2018

Personnel Updates • Army & Air Force Exchange Service (97) announced it has set a goal to hire 50,000 veterans...

By Natasha Perry

November 1, 2017

CSG’s Discount Dashboard: Spending Habits Shift…

As we work our way through the final quarter of 2017, Chain Store Guide has assembled the Discount Dashboard for...

By Mike Baker

October 16, 2017

DATATRAC: Discount and Specialty Stores – October 2017

Personnel Updates • Dollar Tree Stores Inc. has appointed Gary Philbin as CEO. He succeeds Bob Sasser, who will become...

By Natasha Perry

September 25, 2017

Amazon Locker Names: The Top Ten List

The good folks at Amazon often look to bring a bit of whimsy into our world when they name each...

By Mike Baker

September 25, 2017

Mapping the Amazon Locker Footprint

With Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods in August, many commentators, myself included, pointed to a host of strategic implications, many...

By Mike Baker

September 18, 2017

DATATRAC: Discount and Specialty Stores – September 2017

Personnel Updates • GameStop Holdings Corp. announced that Janet Bareis will join the company as Senior VP of Collectibles, a...

By Natasha Perry

September 13, 2017

Dollar Tree Inc.

By Mike Baker

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