Retail is changing aisle by aisle, and we’re walking through the shift with a front‑row view. We dig into how Walmart moved from years of heavy investment to a true “harvest” phase, where technology finally meets day-to-day usefulness. From electronic shelf labels and RFID to in-store retail media and traffic analytics, we show how the store itself is getting smarter, and how that intelligence translates into better value, faster trips, and clearer choices. We connect the dots between brick-...
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Retail is changing aisle by aisle, and we’re walking through the shift with a front‑row view. We dig into how Walmart moved from years of heavy investment to a true “harvest” phase, where technology finally meets day-to-day usefulness. From electronic shelf labels and RFID to in-store retail media and traffic analytics, we show how the store itself is getting smarter, and how that intelligence translates into better value, faster trips, and clearer choices. We connect the dots between brick-...
Ep. 111 - Inside Wholesale Clubs: The Costco, Sam’s, and BJ’s Playbook
The Doing Business in Bentonville Podcast
35 minutes
3 months ago
Ep. 111 - Inside Wholesale Clubs: The Costco, Sam’s, and BJ’s Playbook
The wholesale club industry stands as one of retail's most fascinating success stories. Despite economic fluctuations and retail disruption, Costco, Sam's Club, and BJ's Wholesale Club continue to thrive through their unique business models and evolving strategies. Michael Clayman, publisher of Warehouse Club Focus, who has spent nearly three decades analyzing and documenting the wholesale club industry, reveals the four pillars that have sustained wholesale clubs: consistently low prices tha...
The Doing Business in Bentonville Podcast
Retail is changing aisle by aisle, and we’re walking through the shift with a front‑row view. We dig into how Walmart moved from years of heavy investment to a true “harvest” phase, where technology finally meets day-to-day usefulness. From electronic shelf labels and RFID to in-store retail media and traffic analytics, we show how the store itself is getting smarter, and how that intelligence translates into better value, faster trips, and clearer choices. We connect the dots between brick-...
