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The article discusses the U.S. discount retailer Target, with information on its plans for store openings in Canada as of 2013 and the obstacles to market entry in the retail industry in Canada. Topics include competition in the Canadian retail industry regarding access to supply chains, efforts by Canadian retail chains to prevent vendors and suppliers from selling to Target, and vendor relations management at Target.

The article looks at the intense competition facing U.S. retail company Walmart in 2016. Other retailers have introduced plans to expand their operations, including discount chain Aldi and supermarket chain Whole Foods. The plan of Target to launch a grocery reinvention is also mentioned. In response, Walmart plans to overhaul the layout of the food section at its stores, including supercenters and Neighborhood Market stores.

The article focuses on the organization, Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA), Singapore, and refers to the penetration and conversion in duty-free and travel-retail locations, collective responsibility of brand owners, and challenge of maintaining balance between retailing for masses and competition.

The article reports on the business competition among several food retailers in and around North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, including Wegmans Food Markets Inc., Publix Super Markets Inc. and Kroger Co.

The article focuses on a report, Death of Pure Play Retail, conducted by electronic marketing research firm L2 on the online retailers, according to which opening of physical retail stores can increase the economic position of e-tailers. Topics discussed include views of Scott Galloway, founder of L2 on the same; generation of online traffic through unpaid sources, and significance of multichannel approach.

The article reports on the launch of the Lifestyle Extra and Lifestyle Value store formats by Great Britain-based cash and carry wholesaler Landmark Wholesale to help independent retailers better compete against discounters and other local stores. The sales increase recorded by the retailers using the store formats is discussed. Stuart Johnson, retail controller at Landmark, states that the store formats enable retailers to meet the wants and needs of their customers.

The article announces the 25th annual retail display contest of the Idaho Potato Commission.

The article focuses on the competition between two retailers Sears PLC and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. in the U.S. It highlights an incident wherein Arthur Martinez admitted that he was stealing the idea of Roebuck's Canyon River Blues from J.C. Penney for Sears. The competition is said to be more intense when Sears launches its Canyon River Blue khakis against Penney's casual slacks. It mentions that Penney appointed J. Raymond Pierce as president of brand development.

The article reports on the increasing competition brought by off-price or outlet channels to traditional household textile retail store businesses in the U.. Topics include the top off-price stores in the textile industry, such as TJX, Ross Dress For Less and Burlington, the factors that strengthened the outlet stores and if there is enough consumer demand to sustain the off-price retailers' long term operations.

The article offers information on the convenience store company Pusateri's Fine Foods based in Toronto, Ontario. Topics discussed include details regarding its stores which are open market styled, the company's history and the company's method to tackle competition. Statements of the company's marketing vice-president Angus McOuat regarding its business and stores are also presented.

The article offers information on grilling equipment retailer Barbeques Galore. Topics discussed include details regarding the company's expansion, its focus on outdoor cooking by marketing outdoor grills and its tackling online competition and pricing. Topics including the grillers available on its website and its store openings are discussed.

The article focuses on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based food retailer Giant Eagle, with topics including its multiformat strategy, challenges of competition, deflation,and shifting consumer preferences, and strategic adjustments.

The article discusses the adoption of different strategies by retailers in order to compete with electronic commerce firm Amazon. Some retailers have considered their expertise and brand point of view as their main source of competitive advantage. Michelle Bacharach, chief executive officer (CEO) of Findmine, recognized the importance of personalization of products but stressed the need to keep brand identity.

The article focuses on Warren Eisenberg and Leonard Feinstein founders of the retail establishment Bed Bath & Beyond (BBB), which is gradually fading away from the retail industry due to internal issues. Topics discussed include history of opening a store and then opening super stores with enormous selection of housewares and hard goods, staying ahead of competition, and business from direct sourcing.

The article reports opening of clothing store British Home Stores (BHS) in Watford, England, and refers to services including food department, visual merchandising, and availability of contemporary style cloths; competing with other designer brands; and comment from chief executive Darren Topp.

The article reports on the profits achieved by the food and drink wholesaler JW Filshill as a result of cost cutting and investment in new technologies. Topics discussed inlcude increased pre-tax profits and gross profits, views of Simon Hannah, managing director of JW Filshill, on the competitions in retail trade, and the firm's focus on export sales.

The article reports on the financial performance of U.S. supermarket chain Whole Foods in its 2015 third fiscal quarter. Topics covered include soft comparable store sales, failure to meet earnings estimates, and a decline in sales following an admission to overcharging customers for pre-packaged products. Also mentioned are increased competition from rivals Kroger and Wal-Mart, and plans to launch a chain of smaller and less expensive stores targeting millennials.

The article discusses the latest trends and growing competition in the homeware industry in Great Britain. Topics discussed include opportunities offered by homewares category for specialist retailers to make profit; presentation of housewares to consumers to maximise sales; and clear definition of sub-categories like cookware and kitchen electricals for easy navigation.

The article reports that American food distributor United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has announced that competition from several retail channels including supermarkets is pressuring its sales and profits including retail customers. UNFI reportedly reviewed its earnings for the third quarter of 2015 which found that independent natural food retailers are negatively affected by new competition. Comments from Karen Short, an analyst from banking firm Deutsche Bank, on the issue are also presented.

The article profiles retailer B & M Retail Ltd. and shows its financial performance and developments in Great Britain as of May 2015. Topics discussed include an overview of B & M, its trading, its products and services, its product strategies, retail stores, and its competitiveness. The executives and sales of the company are provided.

The article focuses on data from market research consultancy Millward Brown Digital which suggests the electronic commerce (e-commerce) company Amazon's annual subscription service Amazon Prime is starting to crowd out online competitors like retailers Wal-Mart and Target. Topics include analysis of Prime versus non-Prime members' cross-shopping behavior, efforts made by the big-box retailers to compete for consumers, and the average non-Prime subscriber's spending habits at Amazon.

An interview with Doug McMillon, chief executive officer of retail chain Wal-Mart, is presented. Asked about trends in the industry, he discusses customers increasingly ordering products via their mobile devices. Other topics include the pay of the company's employees, its expansion in China and other Asian countries, and the competition between it and Internet retail company Amazon.com.

The article focuses on the success of the back-to-basics approach employed by retail company Supervalu. Topics covered include the increase in the net sales for three business segments, the strategies used for operating Save-A-Lot stores such as improving the produce and bringing retail prices down and the integration of meat into marketing and promotional cadence. Also mentioned is the challenge posed by intense competition in the food retail space.

Presents information on 12 gift retailers, winners of the 1997 Merchandising Achievement Awards Competition of Gifts and Decorative Accessories. Information on the awards presentation to be held in New York; Categories of the competition; Who designed the awards.

The article reports on the fears of the family-owned do-it-yourself (DIY) shop D&G Short for a new competition following the plan of the grocery store Tesco PLC to expand its store in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England.

The article offers information on the emergence of retail concept to advertise the insurance sales under the U.S. Affordable Care Act (ACA) among insurance brokers Jon Rauser Will Heavin and Naama O. Pozniak.

The article focuses on the marketing campaign of food production and service company for Ruiz Foods Inc., its Chipotle-like frozen burrito food in California. The marketing campaign aims to test the marketing effectiveness for food market in the state and its market competition. The company also stresses its development of a website for the product, to cater customer complaints, suggestions and recommendations.

The article offers information on Bus Stop Boutique, a women's footwear store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Opened in 2007, the store remains competitive by entering into partnerships and launching an in-house brand. Actions taken by manager and assistant buyer Aubrie Costello to address challenges for small brick-and-mortar merchants are stated. A forecast for the store's growth is also given.