Here Comes the AR Revolution in Retail
Arick Wierson of The Robin Report tells readers the AR revolution in retail is (almost) here. Wierson writes:
Augmented Reality (AR) is emerging as a...
Battle of the Retail Giants
Patrick Seitz of Investor's Business Daily is reporting that Walmart is in talks to buy TV maker Vizio, a deal worth more than $2...
Amazon Lowers Merchant Fees to Target Rivals
Sebastian Herrera and Shen Lu or The Wall Street Journal tell their readers that Shein and TikTok are expanding in Amazon’s backyard and recruiting its employees....
Retail Giant Doing Some Heavy Lifting to Bulk Up
Sarah Nassauer of The Wall Street Journal tells her readers how the retail giant Walmart is changing its tactics, reversing a strategy it had...
Retail Giant Looks to Expand Its Footprint
Melissa Repko of CNBC reports that Walmart is looking to expand its footprint by adding more than 150 large-format stores over the next five...
Are European Malls Primed for a Comeback?
Mark Faithfull of The Robin Report tells his readers that malls have been through the mill: online retail, consumer recessions, retail bankruptcies, political and...
$100 Billion in Merchandise Fraudulently Returned Last Year
Liz Young of The Wall Street Journal reports that more than $100 billion in merchandise was returned fraudulently in the U.S. in 2023, retailers...
Tensions Rise Between Food Suppliers and Supermarkets
Mauro Orru and Jennifer Maloney of The Wall Street Journal are reporting that Carrefour, one of the world’s biggest supermarket chains, is ditching PepsiCo...
The Robin Report – Strategic Shifts for 2024
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Are Cardboard Prices Pointing to Better Times Ahead?
Ryan Dezember of The Wall Street Journal reports that cardboard producers are boosting prices for the first time since early 2022, which suggests the...