Sentences with phrase «box chain retailer»

A person working the reef department also needs to be permitted some flexibility when it comes to sales, and the ability to give people deals — something that a big - box chain retailer can never do.

There are numerous reasons for the category's growth in independent pet specialty — most notably is the continued expansion of the big - box chain retailers in the freshwater segment of the trade.

Not exact matches

UPS told Reuters it is now eyeing the furniture delivery business — one of the fastest - growing segments of online retail — with Amazon, Wayfair and other e-commerce companies competing for market share against chains like Crate and Barrel and big - box stores.

In big box retail, Alibaba recently announced a $ 2.9 billion investment in China's second - largest hypermarket, Sun Art Retail; in the medium - sized sector, Alibaba has invested in the Sanjiang supermarket chain; and in small retail, Alibaba is aligning with Lianhua's Quik convenience sretail, Alibaba recently announced a $ 2.9 billion investment in China's second - largest hypermarket, Sun Art Retail; in the medium - sized sector, Alibaba has invested in the Sanjiang supermarket chain; and in small retail, Alibaba is aligning with Lianhua's Quik convenience sRetail; in the medium - sized sector, Alibaba has invested in the Sanjiang supermarket chain; and in small retail, Alibaba is aligning with Lianhua's Quik convenience sretail, Alibaba is aligning with Lianhua's Quik convenience stores.

As a result, Amazon was able to claim a significant portion of the big box chain's retail audience.

A British retail chain, Robert Dyas, reported a 68 % increase in lunch box sales last year.

While their customer and financial data may not be as big of a catch as, say, that of Target or some other global big - box retail chain, there are plenty of opportunities to hit mom and pop operations.

Pashak's first line of retailers is specialty bike shops, but ideally he'd also sell through a high - end «lifestyle» chain like Restoration Hardware or even a big - box store that could handle the volume he anticipates.

In light of this, we may just see more small retailers sprout from the ashes of the big box chains.

This especially rings true for small businesses that are pressed to stay competitive with big box or other chain retailers.

Grocery chains and big box retailers are aggressively expanding their locally grown offerings.

In 2010, Home Hardware was the manufacturer's only chain client; today, thanks to increased capacity, its popular Generation line of chairs is available through many of the big - box retailers it once had to turn away.

For Lee Bird, the CEO of big - box home decor retailer At Home, his business» advantages hinge on its «very efficient supply chain,» he told Cramer on Friday.

Big - box retailers or mall clothing chains are now capable of bringing in more hands in anticipation of a delivery truck pulling in or the weather changing, and sending workers home when real - time analyses show sales are slowing.

Eight months after the big - box giant's initial bid to buy Massmart Holdings, the South African government has approved the deal, giving Walmart a 51 % stake in the local retail chain.

Though big - box retailer Target has been known for expansion and digital innovation of late, Tuesday (Nov. 7) news reports from Chain Store...

Most of Critchfield Meats» competition at the retail level is from big - box and national chains, including Kroger's, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

You will enjoy finding one - of - a-kind items at our unique stores and quaint boutiques in the Downtown, or find just about anything you need at our local chain retailers, furniture stores or big box stores.

Labor advocates say they want the state of Connecticut to tax companies that pay low wages to their employees, companies like big box retail stores and fast food chains.

«This is happening because many of the county's largest property tax owners — national chains, big box retailers, developers, not residential property owners — are challenging their assessments, and many local assessors are not regularly or accurately assessing properties,» Poloncarz said.

Libraries, bookstores, gift shops, Big Box chains, Apple... do you really want to wager your book's future and ignore every other retail option?

Under that 1981 law, books in the country were sold at a fixed price, which was meant to protect small booksellers from the ravages of big box discount stores and retail chains that were already cropping up even then.

Although existing as a chain of round - the - clock physical stores, the big - box retailer has a very similar looking online shopping portal, allowing the retailer to become the one stop shopping site for many consumers.

Like other parts of the American economy, retailing has increasingly coalesced into big box discount stores, chains of stores in hundreds of malls around the country, and favoring the products of the biggest manufacturers.

In addition to larger «big - box» trade outlets and retail stores, Bookmasters» special sales team can present your titles to non-traditional book sales and distribution channels, including craft stores, gourmet food stores, museums, hospitals, gift shops, specialty retail chains, mail order catalogs, specialty wholesalers, online resellers, bulk sales for promotional use, and other genre - specific sales outlets.

Well, the story is well known: «Big Box» chain retailers, online bookselling, and now e-books have all eroded the independent book retailing business.

The financial pressure on independent pet retailers has never been greater with competition from big - box stores, large hardware and farm store chains, and the grocery segment.

However, with only one location on its roster, the Lancaster, Pa. - based retailer has demonstrated an agility that big - box chains could only dream of achieving.

The arrival of one of the national big box pet specialty chains was usually enough to get mom - and - pop pet retailers scouting for new locations and bracing their staff for inevitable layoffs or schedule reductions.

A familiar face, expert advice and a wide selection of «customer service» products — these elements, absent from big box and chain stores, can give independent retailers an edge over the competition.

Even as other retail segments have watched their independent class of chain operators fold under the competitive might of big boxes and online outlets, the pet industry continues to hold ample opportunities for emerging and established retail chains to expand.

Given the profile of its target customers, P.L.A.Y.'s products are a natural fit for specialty boutiques and small to medium - sized higher - end chain retailers looking to differentiate themselves from big box stores.

A teacher, after getting approval from the program to participate, can use a voucher at one of the participating big - box or chain retailers to buy a pet and all the supplies.

Meanwhile, the retailer has been juggling the pressure of competing with big - box chains — which are designed to be as self - serve as possible — while trying to maintain high levels of customer service, even as the cost of quality labor climbs.

It's a customer - service area that chain and big - box retailers totally eschew.

But even Chuck & Don's could not avoid the big boxes forever, and it wasn't long before the growing chain realized out of necessity that it could, in fact, effectively compete with the national pet retailers.

While online resources, big - box retailers and specialty boutique shops continue to battle for consumer dollars, the Pet Pantry Warehouse retail chain has grown by cultivating a legacy based upon quality products and community connections.

And unlike big - boxes like Petco and PetSmart, these chains have the look and feel of a locally owned retailer, complete with the high level of service that customers have come to expect from a neighborhood pet store.

Whether you are talking about 10 - store single - state operations, 20 - store regional retailers or 1,000 - plus - store national big - box behemoths, it can not be overestimated what these chains have meant to the world of pet specialty retailing, particularly as the channel has faced increasing competition from mass retailers over the past several years.

If you're counting on the fact that you have little to no overlap in product selection with the big - box chains to help you rest easy, consider the fact that many independent chains like Bentley's Pet Stuff, Kriser's and Chuck & Don's — retailers that probably carry most, if not all, of the same food brands that you stock — have amped up their own home delivery services.

By carrying [high - quality] dog treats that are not readily available at the big box competitors, retailers are reinforcing the notion that dog lovers can find products at their store they can't find at the chain stores.»

Interestingly, however, the two big - box chains continue to account for a smaller and smaller percentage of the total number of stores operated by the Top 25 Retailers overall.

The relative success of the industry has created a tough competitive environment, where small, independent stores must go up against not only big - box retailers, but also online outlets that wield price and convenience as a weapon, and a rising class of chain retailers backed by the formidable resources of outside investors looking to get in on the lucrative pet market.

But competition with the internet has changed the game for all retailers, even large chains and big box stores, which are being hurt just as much as, if not more than, independents.

While the rise of the big - box pet chains and increased attention on pet products from mass retailers like Walmart have certainly tested the strength of many vendors» commitment to the independent pet store channel, it appears that the promise of Internet sales has proven particularly alluring to pet product manufacturers — and even some pet product distributors.

In pet specialty, the brand is available in neighborhood pet stores, regional chains and big box retailers.

As for its traditional stores, Brenner is confident that a combination of assortment, price and service is helping the chain stand out amongst its competition, including the big - box retailers that are well represented in Jack's marketing area.

ith online, big box and chain stores grabbing a significant percentage of the retail aquatic pet market, there is precious little left for small, independent stores to call their own.

Leading budget hotel chain Travelodge is delighted to announce it's the UK's first hotel brand to partner up with The Pennies Foundation — Britain's only charity to provide online retailers with an electronic donation charity box.

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