Strategies & Solutions

Belk sale raises $550K for first responder fund
Regional department store with store brand apparel gave 2% of sales during the sale to First Responders Children’s Foundation
Aldi recognized as the leading grocer for value
Shopper survey named Aldi tops in value for 10th straight year, portfolio of store brands named “most preferred”

Walgreens launches customizable pandemic masks

Part of the Walgreens photo department, shoppers can put photos, patterns, words, designs on customizable face coverings
General Merchandise Conference will be a 3-week virtual event

After moving to the fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will now be a virtual online networking and learning event
Kroger shows plant-based meats like hot dogs, bacon sell better in meat section

A look at the comprehensive control test from Kroger’s analytics arm 84.51°and the Plant Based Foods Association shows big sales gains when positioning plant-based lunchmeat, hot dogs, bacon items in the meat section
Ingredients producers present to food technologists at virtual conference

As the SHIFT20 expo went online, ingredients producers presented prototypes, innovations to food manufacturers
Amazon has a smart cart coming

The cart is synced to the shopper’s Amazon mobile app and is designed for small- to medium-sized, cashierless shopping trips
7-Eleven opens 71,100th store

A new store in Seoul, South Korea marked the chain’s 71,100th store in the world after 90 years in business
Dr. Reddy’s debuts store brand Nicorette Lozenges

The store brand version aims to tap into the roughly $200 million in sales that IRI data says the branded product pulled in for the 52 weeks ended May 17
Shoppers appear more cautious than optimistic about the months ahead

Survey by Acosta finds 64% of shoppers looking ahead with caution, as a recession and spiking COVID-19 cases cloud retail’s future