Point of Sale

Shoppers beware

The latest news for every retail supply chain nerd

Attention shoppers and all you retail supply chain nerds. Welcome to Point of Sale: The Newsletter! Here you’ll find all the latest industry deals, tech developments and everything in between regarding shoppers’ interests. I’m Sydney Edwards, the voice in your head and the writer before you. Happy to be here!

At the market

(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Oof, Peloton

It seems like it’s one thing after another with Peloton. The company is currently...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/strongshoppers-bewarestrong

Sometimes we all need a relaunch

The latest news for every retail supply chain nerd

Attention shoppers and all you retail supply chain nerds. Welcome to Point of Sale: The Newsletter! Here you’ll find all the latest industry deals, tech developments and everything in between regarding shoppers’ interests. I’m Sydney Edwards, the voice in your head and the writer before you. Happy to be here!

At the market

(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Peloton’s relaunch

When I think of Peloton, I think of the boujee bike business, but the company...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sometimes-we-all-need-a-relaunch

Cheers to 50 years of cellphones

At the market

(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

The year for beauty

Some Dollar General stores are expanding their beauty products and that just seems like the right move to me. Supermarket News says the retail giant will add beauty aisles to nearly 300 stores this year. They would include more skin care products, hair care and makeup options under the Beauty Reinvention brand.

“We have been purposeful in our expansion, balancing new, fresh and trendy items with value,” said Amanda Wilson, senior...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/strongcheers-to-50-years-of-cellphonesstrong

Is it a threat to national security or just my favorite app?

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What’s going on here?

It seems every week some company is laying off more and more of its staff. Last week, Walmart announced layoffs of 200 people, Amazon said it’s cutting 9,000 jobs and Retail Dive reports more layoffs from Bed Bath & Beyond. FreightWaves’ JP Hampstead gets into the thick of it. Census Bureau numbers on seasonally unadjusted e-commerce retail sales were up 6% year over year as of Q4 2022, but remember that these numbers can benefit from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/strongis-it-a-threat-to-national-security-or-just-my-favorite-appstrong

Point of Sale: Refreshing beer, $100M for new employees and Tesla on pause

The latest news for every retail supply chain nerd

Attention shoppers and all you retail supply chain nerds. Welcome to Point of Sale: The Newsletter! Here you’ll find all the latest industry deals, tech developments and everything in between regarding shoppers’ interests. I’m Sydney Edwards, the voice in your head and the writer before you. Happy to be here!

At the market

(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Stella Artois for brunch, lunch and dinner

Stella Artois is setting sights on a new audience. Adw...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/point-of-sale-refreshing-beer-100m-for-new-employees-and-tesla-on-pause

Point of Sale: Bye-bye, just-in-time?

Hello, retail supply chain nerds.

Happy Tuesday!

Just wanted to remind everyone that we will not have a new episode of Point of Sale this week.

INSTEAD, we have a dynamic webinar with our sponsor, ArcBest, on Wednesday so you can ask them all of your retail-related questions as they share their outlook on logistics for 2022.

Be sure to register at this link and join us on Wednesday at 2 p.m. EST to hear from ArcBest Chief Customer Officer Dennis Anderson.

Also, in the spirit of the holidays, INVITE...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/point-of-sale-bye-bye-just-in-time

Slowing bitcoin revenue drags down Square earnings

As third-quarter earnings results have poured in for major online retailers, investors have been left in a state of confusion. Amazon, Wayfair and Shopify all posted results that were below investors’ expectations.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Wayfair (NYSE: W) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) represent only one side of the equation, though. Fintech firms underpin the omnichannel payment sector, and Square is the first major company to report its quarterly results.

Like the e-tailers, Square (NYSE: SQ)...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/square-releases-q3-earnings

Nike deserves a curtain call and it’s just getting started

This is an excerpt from Monday’s (6/28) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest.

Executives across retail apparel are confidently stating their companies are emerging from the pandemic stronger and better positioned than they entered it, but I question how many actually believe it. During his video keynote address last Thursday at the NRF Retail Converge, Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette said, “The headline is that Macy’s is a healthier business coming out of the pandemic than...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nike-deserves-a-curtain-call-and-its-just-getting-started

Fulfill as fast as accurately possible

This is an excerpt from Thursday’s (6/10) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest.

Consumer expectations are always changing, and whether it’s the shopper or the brand that leads the way depends on what is expected to change. With sustainability and smaller environmental footprint, it is the consumers, particularly the younger generations of consumers, who are responsible for driving change. But in the case of delivery speed, it’s been the company that is constantly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fulfill-as-fast-as-accurately-possible

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