Do we really need another retail subscription service?

Target joins the subscription club

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On Monday’s episode of The Stockout, Grace Sharkey and I discussed last week’s announcement that Target is launching a subscription-based fast delivery service. For an introductory price of $49 a year (rising to $99 a year starting in May), customers receive free two-day shipping and free same-day delivery on orders over $35. The company’s ability to offer such speedy deliveries is made possible by its recent investments in local sortation and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/do-we-really-need-another-retail-subscription-service

Recent shows highlight CPG companies’ concerns

More suppliers, more supply chain complexity

Monday on The Stockout show, Grace Sharkey and I interviewed Christine Barnhart, chief marketing and industry officer of Nulogy. 

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Nulogy is a company that helps consumer packaged goods companies manage data that is coming from suppliers, especially third-party contract manufacturers and co-packaging companies. While contract manufacturing and outsourced packaging were areas of great focus during the pandemic in the context of CPG demand...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/recent-shows-highlight-cpg-companies-concerns

Pepsi/Carrefour divide the latest among retail/CPG disputes

Retail, CPG pricing disagreement boils over in Europe

Depending on whom you believe, either European grocer Carrefour stopped selling Pepsi products in certain locations, or Pepsi pulled out and decided to stop selling at the grocer. Whatever the specifics, the parties couldn’t agree on the value of potato chips, and it’s clear that retailers and CPG companies have become even more at odds than usual as commodity prices have fluctuated. Even if the Carrefour impasse persists, it isn’t going to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pepsi-carrefour-divide-the-latest-among-retail-cpg-disputes

Transactions become smooth like butter

The Stockout show highlights CPG and retail industry trends

On Monday, Grace Sharkey and I went through the year’s biggest trends in the CPG and retail industries, as we saw them. The full show can be seen here and back episodes can be seen here

Retailers focus on convenience, speed and value 

For retailers, the largest trends are related to removing barriers to purchases and making transactions “frictionless.” Examples include Walmart’s phone-based Scan and Go checkouts and Target’s ability to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transactions-become-smooth-like-butter

TriumphPay expects another year of depressed freight rates

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TriumphPay’s CPO expects another year of depressed freight rates

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On Monday’s The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/triumphpay-expects-another-year-of-depressed-freight-rates

Happy Thanksgiving and go Lions!

Anyone motivated enough to read a FreightWaves newsletter the day before Thanksgiving is probably stuck at a very crowded airport, and would rather read about something more lighthearted than the situation in the Middle East, so I’ll start by saying safe travels, Happy Thanksgiving and go Lions! By now, you should know that the Detroit Lions play every Thanksgiving and are currently in first place in the NFC North. Maybe the last shall become first after all. If you have ever felt the urge to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/happy-thanksgiving-and-go-lions

The Stockout: Walmart announces Black Friday with brilliant ‘Mean Girls’ spoof

Now that is an ad!

If you haven’t seen it yet, I’m going to waste two minutes of your time: Please check out the “Mean Girls” Walmart ad here. I’ll wait — The Stockout will still be here when you’re done. Who needs to buy Super Bowl advertising space with something so sharable? A few takeaways:

  • It’s all about driving growth in Walmart Plus subscribers! Giving customers early access to Black Friday deals is the latest and, for many, best reason to sign up. Other benefits include “scan and go,”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-stockout-walmart-announces-black-friday-with-brilliant-mean-girls-spoof

Convoy shutdown, earnings reports highlight ongoing market weakness

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Convoy failure reflects market conditions that continue to benefit shippers

News of Convoy’s failure...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/convoy-shutdown-earnings-reports-highlight-ongoing-market-weakness

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