Target and Walmart building inventories for different reasons

This is an excerpt from Thursday’s (5/20) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest.

Target welcomes margin compression if it means fewer empty shelves

Chart: Andrew Cox/FreightWaves; Data: Company earnings releases

On Wednesday, Target reported monster first-quarter results, handily beating Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines. In the first three months of the year, comparable sales grew 23%. This is remarkable given that the quarter was lapping a big 10.8%...

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