Mitchell Parton

Reporter @modernretail from @digiday 🛒 | past: @bizjournals, @dallasnews | music and journalism alum @uofcincy | [email protected]

[Modern Retail @modernretail]

The same hedge fund that pushed for change at Kellanova and Tylenol maker Kenvue now has its sights set on Target. https://t.co/HHJsimwzOk

[Wario64 @Wario64]

Kraft Original Mac & Cheese Mac Friday 65" Box, 65 Count of 7.5 oz Boxes goes up on Walmart exclusive in 60 minutes (9 PM PT - $19.37) https://t.co/Uo1E8MBzXA #ad

-65" TV-sized box
-65 boxes of Mac n Cheese
-4K Noodles

[Digiday @Digiday]

Walmart’s website says its meal costs 25% less than the basket it offered last year, and that the turkey was at the lowest price since 2019. https://t.co/q0Of7Ei6DT

[Digiday @Digiday]

Reuters is experimenting with using an AI agent to speed up its video production process, and hired its first AI TV producer. https://t.co/PRPxmqU2VE

[helen @helen]

let’s be real the best invention of the last five years is not chatgpt. it’s nerds gummy clusters

[Mitchell Parton @mitchellparton]

Story: https://t.co/QLe65ppbwJ

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🚨 SCOOP: Target is giving away year-long subscriptions to its Amazon Prime competitor, Target Circle 360, to some customers.

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SCOOP: Walmart is now selling verified Labubu plushes, some for more than $200 https://t.co/IEeXidsYer

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NEW: I explored the impact of Target entering small towns across America. https://t.co/VuDzP8GVD5

[🥔 @salzmann__]

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Story: https://t.co/5i07qT0Dzz

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Scoop: Kroger quietly discontinued its Kroger Ship third-party marketplace and shipping service earlier this year.

The grocer launched Kroger Ship as a ship-to-home platform with private-label products and center-aisle groceries in 2018. It later added third-party sellers.

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Story for @modernretail: https://t.co/QwDdUMVFKF

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🎒SCOOP: Outlet operator Tanger plans to begin back-to-school marketing campaigns almost two months earlier than last year due to tariff-related uncertainty, CEO Stephen Yalof tells me.

[Mitchell Parton @mitchellparton]

👕 EXCLUSIVE: Big Lots is swapping the furniture for apparel and going back to its “treasure hunt” roots. https://t.co/MPCJmMZaAK

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Fearing uncertainty, retailers have been hesitant to move forward with leasing or buying property on which to build new locations, brokers told me. https://t.co/7Xu9G8x36w

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Walmart has begun a five-year strategy to significantly grow the number of gas stations next to its new and existing stores. And, as it has aimed to do throughout its business, the retailer hopes to win over customers by offering the lowest prices. https://t.co/WKv7y64dm7

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Nintendo already seemingly put a “Trump tax” on the Switch 2. Will they have to raise the price even more? https://t.co/3u2Py0zXDi

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The real reason DoorDash needed a financing service? 25% of its users order from non-restaurant merchants. https://t.co/qcJn2fzdaU

[Azradok @Azradok]

They're doing the meme.