by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Walmart is always making headlines. Always. Recent ones have focused on its struggle to keep fresh items in stock. I would argue that the problem stretches into center store, too. General merchandise aisles seem...
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It’s funny how the little things get you thinking. There was a story in The New York Times about consumers who stubbornly refuse to wash clothes in cold water, even as...
Did you ever have something happen that you thought was just, well, awful, but then later it turns into a point of pride, something you’re sure to share with your as-yet...
My husband and I just returned from an indescribably terrific trip to Salem, Mo. We were there for his 30th high school reunion. We’d made it for the 20th, and were...
People are talking about Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes, probably more so because the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Wal-Mart’s favor.
Future Connect is all about leadership. The best and the brightest of the food industry get to attend because the people back home believe in their potential. FMI and...
She wrote that her mother got so frustrated with the cap that she finally resorted to just unscrewing the whole darn thing. That was my daughter commenting on my...
Even the mighty fell—sorta. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. managed to open its headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., on Feb. 9, but employees did not have to report if they couldn’t...