Consumers Pay Up for InstaCart’s Expensive Business Model
With all the buzz about the latest InstaCart's $220 million round of financing, I finally decided to pull the trigger. But not to grace them with my first order, not [...]
Walmart Supercenter
Walmart is the largest retailer in the United States and the World. Walmart has 8,500 stores in 15 different countries around the world operation under various names. In the United [...]
Major US Grocery Retailers
A comprehensive list of major US Retailers which includes both national and regional grocery outlets. What makes a retailer major is not only the size, but also the impact it has on the industry and [...]
Protest against Walmart’s Sale of Assault Weapons Gains Momentum
For more than a week, thousands have been demanding action and pressuring Walmart to cease its sale of assault weapons. One of the rallies held last week saw four petitions [...]
ROIC Purchases Four Grocery-Anchored Properties
An announcement in San Diego, California, was made by Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. reporting that it has made the acquisition of three grocery-anchored properties and was in an agreement to [...]
Walmart’s Treatment of Employees
Mega retailer Walmart has been building stores in pro-union cities while moving out of the non-union south, which has led to increased union attacks. Many workers seek out Walmart jobs [...]
Hostess and Walmart’s Labor Disputes
Walmart has seen dozens of its stores experiencing protests in the wake of union action. The retail giant has to battle with this commotion even as Hostess Brands, manufacturer of [...]
Walmart Files Picketing Complaint with NLRB
Walmart filed a compliant with the National Labor Relations Board against possible disruption of Black Friday activities. The retail giant petitioned NLRB to intervene to prevent planned picketing at their [...]