Survey: 3% of respondent Walmart purchasers have used a Walmart tax service in the last 12 months at a Walmart store by: picking up their tax refund in cash, receiving assistance from a tax professional, or getting a tax refund advance at a Walmart location.
April 15, 2019Analysis provided in Packaged Facts' report, "Walmart U.S. Strategies and Shoppers", helps make a strong case in Walmart’s favor.
September 26, 2018What happens when Walmart opens up permanent veterinary clinics in its stores?
June 11, 2018Walmart.com recently began selling nearly 30 meal-kits while Kroger expanded its meal-kit program to 200 stores.
December 12, 2017The privatization of PetSmart. The encroachment of mass-market players on premium product sales. Pet owners’ growing infatuation with online shopping. These are just some of the changes rocking pet retail in just the past year, and the hits just keep on coming. By infiltrating niches previously occupied by pet specialty retailers, mass players are clinging to their share of pet product sales. For example, supermarkets offering superpremium product options, and mass merchandisers promising high...
March 16, 2015For more than a decade, the notorious failure of Webvan scared many potential entrants away from the online grocery business. Now, the field is swiftly becoming crowded with trials by competitors and new operating models, with online grocery services apparently poised to take off on a high growth trajectory, according to Online Food Shopping and Grocery Delivery in the U.S.: Future of Food Retailing by Packaged Facts. Meeting at the crossroads of technology and service, online grocery shopping...
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