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Can Walmart’s Mass-to-Class Strategy Work?

Walmart is undergoing a massive corporate makeover. With $500.3 billion in total revenues worldwide in 2018, 11,700 stores and 2.3 million associates, it is a long-term project that will take place on many fronts. Change and corporate transformation in its business and culture were CEO Doug McMillon’s primary theme in remarks at the June 1 Walmart […]

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Amazon And Walmart: Buying Their Way Into The Luxury Market

Recent big acquisition news from Walmart and Amazon, ranked #1 and #3 in the Forbes list of the world’s largest retailers, confirmed rumors circulating since at least April that Walmart had its eye on online men’s fashion retailer Bonobos and Amazon was flirting with the idea of buying high-end grocer Whole Foods. While the deals differ markedly […]

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REI Nailed It with #OptOutside!

REI knows ‘Black Friday’ isn’t ‘Black Friday’ anymore, so closing its stores won’t hurt, but only help the brand REI, a unique co-op retailer whose members pay a fee to belong, got unimaginable publicity with its announcement that its stores will remain closed on ‘Black Friday.’ #OptOutside, which encourages its members to spend the day […]