If you’re in the grocery industry or you pay attention to industry news, you’ve probably heard: the largest supermarket chain the country, Kroger, is expanding into Florida. But…they intend to do so without opening a single store in the Sunshine State.
Topics: Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Site Selection, Analytics Solution, Grocery
Just before the calendar flipped to 2021, Albertsons Companies made a big announcement regarding its grocery delivery service.
Topics: Omnichannel Retail, Retail Site Selection, Grocery, E-Commerce
It’s probably unanimous: we’re all eager to wrap up this year.
Topics: Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry
At the end of March 2020, the world of retail was struggling in ways it has never struggled before.
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry, Coronavirus, Grocery
We’ve talked before on this blog about the general impression that brick-and-mortar retail is dying a slow death and why that simply isn’t true.
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Retail Apocalypse, Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry
All it takes is a quick Google search of “retailers closing” to discover news story after news story about retail chains large and small experiencing shrinking sales and closing locations. Yes, big chains like Macy’s, JCPenney, Sears/Kmart, Payless ShoeSource, and others have been shuttering stores. Some analysts and journalists have dubbed the last few years the “retailpocalypse” and are actively predicting the demise of brick-and-mortar retail. But is retail dying? Let’s look at some of the reasons behind recent store closures to accurately answer that question.
Topics: Retail Data Analysis, Improving Store Locations, Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry
