Retail

Unstoppable Chinese E-Commerce Giant Faltering

An e-commerce giant is losing its lead, reports Raffaele Huang and Liza Lin of The Wall Street Journal. They write: Chinese internet titan Alibaba (BABA) Group...

AI Running a Smarter More Efficient Inventory for Retailers

Liz Young of The Wall Street Journal says new tools are aimed at repairing supply chains that were knocked sideways by volatile consumer buying...

A Case of the Bah Humbugs for Toy Sales

Harriet Torry and Ben Glickman report that sales of toys and games have slumped as Americans show signs of pulling back. They write: Shoppers couldn’t...

Payment for Gifts Is Upending Retailers

Suzanne Kapnar and Imani Moise of The Wall Street Journal report that consumers are shifting away from store credit cards as brand loyalty wanes...

Stockpiles Running Low as Peak Shopping Demand Starts

Liz Young of The Wall Street Journal reports that a sharp pullback in stockpiles comes as merchants are trying to focus on getting a...

A New Top Dog in the Delivery Business

Dana Mattioli and Esther Fung of The Wall Street Journal tell their readers that Amazon is eclipsing both UPS and FedEx in the delivery...

Happy Black Friday

You know how Your Survival Guy feels about money: save a third, spend a third, pay taxes with a third. Well, today, let’s focus again...

Young Americans Tighten Their Belts as Boomers Consume

Young Americans are getting hit hard by the interest rate tightening cycle. Coupled with the impending implosion of Social Security and the $33 trillion...

Another Strategic Disaster for Amazon

Robin Lewis of The Robin Report writes, that billions of dollars, years, and time were wasted for another failed brick-and-mortar experiment for Amazon. He...

Can Toys “R” Us Learn to Fly Again?

Robin Lewis of The Robin Report reports that WHP Global brand is betting on that nostalgic desire for the resurrection of the Toys "R"...