Wal-Mart and The News Group have confirmed that Patrick Bowman, most recently vice president of category management and analytics at The News Group, will join Wal-Mart as senior buyer for magazines and books. Mr. Bowman is due to begin his new assignment on January 25th. Source: CMG NewsLink Jan. 16, 2010
The Kroger Company has named Bob Niesyto as the new category manager for magazines. His predecessor, Dave Rustad, has been promoted to another merchandising position with broader responsibilities, including magazines. Rustad will be working closely with Niesyto over the next few weeks, as he transitions into his new position. Niesyto began his career with Kroger [...]
Walmart has announced that they will be effecting changes to their magazine mainline, including: new planograms, designated title assignment to the Flex pockets, new authorized list development, etc. These changes are summarized in the memorandum below from Magazine Buyer Christy Jenkins. The retailer has also issued a production schedule collection assignment to each publisher or [...]
Target has opened a newsstand on its website for digital issues, in partnership with Zinio. The digital editions, which can be viewed within a web browser or through a downloadable application from Zinio, are meant to look — if not feel — like the print magazines they are replacing.
The following text is from an HDS Retail North America memorandum released yesterday. WHEN VIEWING HDS RETAIL NORTH AMERICA DRAW/SALES INFORMATION ON THE MAGNET AND DATA PRO SYSTEMS YOU MUST TAKE THE FOLLOWING IN TO CONSIDERATION: HDS RETAIL NORTH AMERICA has several business entities associated with it. These include The HDS Retail North America [...]
The Wall Street Journal reports on profits at Family Dollar (up 13 percent) and Costco (down 6 percent). Oct. 7, 2009
Wal-Mart’s “Project Impact” remodeling program for 650 of its stores will reduce magazine mainline shelf space by 20 feet, move the mainline from the front to the back of the store (in the entertainment department) and also decrease the number of authorized titles that will appear on each checkout aisle, according to a report in [...]
Although the company announced in the spring that it had put the second stage of its U.S. Fresh & Easy introduction on hold, Tesco is still opening stores and building a distribution depot in an industrial park in Stockton, CA, to service new northern California stores when they open. Plus, “property brokers say Fresh & [...]
This week, a series of videos on the safe and effective use of consumer products began running at Wal-Mart and Costco check-stands and video walls, as part of a public information campaign called Safe Marketplace sponsored and produced by Consumers Union. The initial series of videos – which focus on bicycle helmets, carbon monoxide detectors, [...]
“Barnes & Noble profit fell to $12.3 million, or 21 cents a share, for the quarter ended Aug. 1, from $15.4 million, or 27 cents a share, a year earlier.” Declining store traffic was largely to blame, according to CEO Steve Riggio. The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2009