Walmart ups truck drivers pay, hiring efforts amid industry-wide shortageWalmart is hiring “hundreds” of truck drivers — and paying them well — as the chain seeks to get out in front of the national shortage. Update on new shipping and mailing ratesRecent increases by FedEx and UPS and the pending Jan. 27 rate increase for the U.S. Postal Service will bring challenges and opportunities for business in 2019. Fred’s streamlines labor management Discount value retailer Fred’s Inc. is supporting growth by getting a better view of when and where store associates are needed. AlixPartners: Ten predictions for the retail industry Digitally native brands will continue to gain market share from traditional retailers, helped by their ability to deliver a highly personalized customer experience. Sam’s Club extends Synchrony partnership across channels Sam’s Club, the wholesale club store division of Walmart, will keep offering omnichannel payment options through Synchrony. What has six wheels and makes Amazon deliveries? Autonomous delivery vehicles are all the rage these days, and Amazon is never one to miss out on a technology trend. U.S. set to lose its position as world’s biggest retail market China’s economy may be slowing, but it is on track to overtake the United States and become the world’s top retail market this year. Alamo Drafthouse names first Florida location Alamo Drafthouse will enter the Florida market as the anchor of Phase 3 of O’Connor Capital Partners Vineland Pointe project in Orlando. Canadian athletic apparel brand continues brick-and-mortar expansion RYU Apparel Inc. continues to build out its fledgling store portfolio. Coworking giant delves deeper into retail with new format The We Company, formerly known as WeWork, unveiled yet another concept and this one is a combined retail, café and co-working venture. First Previous 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 Next Last