The retail store operations playbook: staffing, stock and standards
A practical operations hub for store teams: how labor, inventory accuracy and daily routines decide whether a shop makes money.
Retail Industry
Coverage of brick-and-mortar retail, department stores, supermarkets, and physical commerce trends.
Why the next wave of retailer marketplaces will be curated, not open: 3 signals
Signals from Target Plus, Best Buy and marketplace-platform vendors point to a cluster of curated, invitation-only retailer marketplaces launching before the 2026 holiday season. Here is why curation, not breadth, is likely to define the next wave.
Kroger and Brookshire eggs recalled: salmonella pulls 1.6 million dozen
Midwest Poultry Services recalled nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs sold at Kroger and Brookshire Grocery over a possible salmonella contamination across six states. No illnesses were reported, and the recall was triggered by proactive company testing at two Texas farms.
Why a retail restructuring wave is likely by early 2027: the turnaround-CFO hiring signal
A cluster of outsider turnaround-CFO hires at Nike, American Eagle, and Primark points to a wave of retail restructuring and reset guidance from autumn 2026 into early 2027. These are the three signals and what could break the call.
World Cup fuels US retail’s best spending month in four years: hosts win
The 2026 FIFA World Cup helped push US consumer spending to its strongest June in more than four years. Host cities and their retailers captured the bulk of the gains, led by international visitors.
Aldi and Lidl Face a Property Rules Reckoning as the CMA Ruling Nears
Britain’s two biggest discounters are one regulatory decision away from a very different growth plan. The Competition and Markets Authority is expected to publish a …
Nearly 800 Kroger and Albertsons Pharmacists Just Voted to Authorize a California Strike
Nearly 800 supermarket pharmacists across Southern and Central California voted on Thursday to authorize a strike against stores owned by Kroger and Albertsons, setting up …
Target Is Opening 11 Giant New Stores This Month, and Six Are Bigger Than Its Own Average
Target is not slowing down. The retailer confirmed today that it is opening 11 brand new stores across the United States this month, and almost …
Why Kroger is likely to launch a price-investment reset by Q3 2026: 3 signals from Foran’s playbook
Kroger is likely to formalize a structured price-investment program under Greg Foran, its version of the Walmart US everyday-value playbook, most plausibly confirmed at Q2 earnings in September 2026. Three signals from the last month, Foran’s pricing critique, resumed store closures, and accelerating retail-media profit, point to a self-funded reset.
Ocado H1 revenue jumps 54% on Kroger payout: underlying sales up just 1%
Ocado Group’s first-half revenue rose 54% to £1.04bn, but a one-off Kroger termination fee accounted for almost all of the jump as underlying sales grew just 1%. The results confirmed a new Asda partnership, a return to profit at Ocado Retail, and a pledge to turn cash flow positive in the second half.