May 18, 2012

Triad Retail Media and Sam’s Club introduce a new online pet central experience

By Mosman Council

Companies Team Up with Pet Expert Dr. Louise Murray to Develop Social Media Content Focused on How to Best Care for Pets TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In an effort to provide consumers with an engaging and educational new way to learn about pet care and pet products, Triad Retail Media announced today that it has collaborated with [...]

Kansas City Info-Zine: Sam’s Club Member’s Mark brand garbage bags trashed by competition

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The Kansas City Info-Zine reports that Member’s Mark trash bags (a Sam’s Club brand) came in last in a Consumer Reports test of various garbage bags.

Sam’s Club® to host supplier diversity fair on April 25

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BENTONVILLE, Ark. – April 19, 2012 – Sam’s Club, the nation’s eighth largest retailer, announced today it will host a supplier fair to educate women- and minority- owned companies on the Sam’s Club merchandising strategy, engage potential suppliers, strengthen relationships with diverse suppliers and identify product offerings relevant to the members that Sam’s Club serves. [...]

Orlando Sentinal: Employers seeking to hire new graduates

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“South Florida’s college graduates should find more job opportunities this spring than graduates in recent years, according to local and national career experts. “We’re absolutely seeing an increase in employers…. more recruiters who are hungrier,” said Shari Saperstein, career development director at Nova Southeastern University in Davie. Saperstein said companies including Enterprise, Target,Kohl’s and Sam’s [...]

Sam’s Club® thinks beyond burgers to bring unexpected flavor and fun to grilling season

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BENTONVILLE, ARK., April 18, 2012 – The warm weather conjures up images of burgers and brats, but Sam’s Club inspires families to add sizzle to backyard barbecues by shining the spotlight on favorite fare and unexpected grilling ingredients. To spark creative outdoor dining, Sam’s Club invites members and non-members across the U.S. to sample some [...]

Sam’s Club recipe attracts Pinterest users

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Supermarket News reports that during a recent panel discussion at the American Bakers Association Convention, Sam’s Club executive Shawn Baldwin mentioned the positive effects that Pinterest, a new social media network, is having on Sam’s Club. Recently a recipe that incorporates Sam’s Club ingredients attracted a “surge of interest,” with Baldwin remarking: “If you really [...]

Sam’s Club offers screenings for brain health – Drug Store News

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Sam’s Club is offering free screenings for brain health at all of its stores that operate pharmacies this month, the retailer said Friday. The company, which has performed more than 1 million health and wellness screenings at it stores since 2011, said it would offer the screenings on April 14 for members [...]

Pepsi Shuffles Executive Line-Up, Taps Wal-Mart Vet To Run U.S. Food – Forbes

PepsiCo is changing how its top management team functions, amid widespread investor discomfort with CEO Indra Nooyi and concerns whether the company should split its snacks and soda businesses. Former Wal-Mart executive Brian Cornell will rejoin Pepsi to run Americas Food, which includes household staples like Lays potato chips and Doritos tortillas. The current U.S. [...]

PepsiCo Positions Top Officials – Wall Street Journal

PepsiCo Inc. is moving to deepen its management bench and line up a potential successor to Chairman and Chief Executive Indra Nooyi, tapping an outsider to a senior role and an internal candidate to a new post following investor frustration with the company’s recent performance. On Monday, the Purchase, N.Y., company plans to name former [...]

Walmart Expands Self-Checkout to 220 More Sams Club Stores – RIS News

Walmart is expanding its use of self-checkout, adding lanes in the 1,600 Walmart stores that currently use the technology and introducing it in 220 more Sam’s Club stores this year, according to published reports. Currently, only 80 of the 600-plus Sam’s Club locations offer customers a self-checkout option. Speaking at a Bank of America Merrill [...]

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