Store Operations

Dollar General Plans to Open 1,050 Locations in 2023

Dollar General is continuing its rapid expansion into fiscal 2023 with plans for 1,050 new stores, following a successful Q3 2022 when…

Rite Aid Opens First of 3 Small-Format Pharmacies in Underserved Communities

At approximately 3,000 square feet, Rite Aid’s newest store is much smaller than its average 11,000- to 15,000-square-foot location, but it’s likely…

H&M, DoorDash Eliminate a Combined 2,750 Jobs as Retail Layoffs Continue

Retail industry companies are continuing to trim their headcounts: H&M cut 1,500 jobs and DoorDash announced it would let 1,250 employees go…

Vallarta to Implement Integrated Inventory Management Solution

Vallarta Supermarkets will implement Logile IMS, an inventory management solution that will allow the Southern California regional supermarket chain to manage orders…

Lowe’s Expands DC-Based Delivery of Bulky Products to 8 More Regions

Lowe’s has converted eight of its regions, covering more than half its nearly 1,800 U.S. stores, to distribution center-based fulfillment of large…

AP: Amazon Ordered to End Retaliation Against Organizing Employees in Mixed Ruling

A federal judge has reportedly ordered Amazon to stop retaliating against employees engaged in workplace activism, according to the Associated Press. The…

Business Success Begins with Employee Training and Empowerment

Customer experience in retail is more important than ever before, but businesses are struggling to meet the expectations of the modern consumer….

Rite Aid in Delivery Deal with Grubhub; Uber Partnership Supports Delivery from 17,000 Neighborhood Stores

Deliveries from more than 2,000 Rite Aid stores in 16 states will be powered by the Grubhub Marketplace, making thousands of the…

NRF: 166.3 Million People Expected to Shop on Thanksgiving Weekend, Setting New Record

An estimated 166.3 million people plan to shop between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday in 2022, representing 69% of all holiday shoppers,…

How to Protect Against Rising Organized Retail Crime

Organized retail crime (ORC) is a growing concern for retailers of all sizes. Groups of professional thieves are systematically targeting retail establishments…