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Meet Walmart’s oldest employee

New York -- He very well may be the oldest employee in the United States. And Walmart has him.
Lowe’s Canada names retail vet to oversee supply chain
Toronto -- Lowe's Canada announced the appointment of Gregor Stuart to the new position of VP, supply chain, effective July 27.

Gregor joins Lowe's Canada with over 25 years of supply chain and logistics experience in the retail industry. He has held various senior roles with prominent Canadian retailers including Loblaw Companies Limited, The Bargain! Shop, Hudson's Bay Company, Canadian Tire Corporation LTD and National Grocers Co.

Nordstrom doubles down on J. Crew brand

Nordstrom and J. Crew Group are expanding a merchandising partnership.
Back to School: Trends to Watch

The calendar may only say July, but retailers are already promoting back-to-school.

Here are four promotional trends the folks at Market Track predict will play out this selling season:

• Retailers/e-retailers creating new mid-year “Black Friday” type events concurrent with Back to School. (e.g., Amazon's Prime Day, Target’s Black Friday in July, etc.)
New Dr. Seuss on the loose at Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble's Get Pop-Cultured campaign is getting a dose of medicine from Dr. Seuss ths month.
Guess what’s coming to Best Buy

Minneapolis – Consumers who want to purchase an Apple Watch will have a new option as of Friday, Aug. 7.

On that date, Best Buy will become the first national retailer, other than Apple Stores, where customers can buy the Apple Watch.

It will begin to arrive in more than 100 Best Buy stores and will also be available on BestBuy.com. Another 200 Best Buy stores will have the Apple Watch in time for holiday shopping.
Tmall brings same-day groceries to China

Beijing, China - Tmall.com, an online shopping platform run by Alibaba Group, is launching same-day grocery delivery services to residents of Beijing. Beijing residents who order from Tmall’s supermarket before 11 a.m. will be eligible for the delivery service, called Tmall Supermarket.

Tmall is partnering with Cainiao, the logistics affiliate of Alibaba Group, to deliver the service, In the future, Tmall Supermarket and Cainiao plan to roll-out same-day delivery services to Shanghai and other Chinese cities.
Resolving Ongoing Inventory Issues from West Coast Port Disputes, Harsh Winter

Though it’s been months since the West Coast port disputes were in the headlines, retailers are still struggling to return inventory levels back to normal after the incident and an abnormally long, cold winter resulted in serious supply chain and inventory disruptions.
Starbucks and Lyft teach retailers a lesson

A unique arrangement between Starbucks and ride-sharing service Lyft should serve as a blueprint for the rest of the retail industry when it comes to developing unconventional partnerships that lead to new growth possibilities.
Infographic: Base in-store promotions on consumer behavior

Palo Alto, Calif. – Driving ROI from in-store promotions requires a deep understanding of consumer behaviors and needs.

In a new infographic, promotional technology and services provider Eversight offers nine behavioral insights to help retailers more effectively target consumers with their in-store promotional campaigns.

Click here for the infographic.