BJ’s Wholesale Club
Data: North America
- Location: Natick, Mass.
- Top Executive: Herb Zarkin, chairman, president, CEO
- Corporate Stores: 175
- Sales in $ Billions: 8.9 est.
- Date FY Ends: 2/3/08
- Website: www.bjs.com
Overview
Groceries, encompassing food and sundries, account for approximately 72.5% of BJ’s total sales.
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How Price Is Taking Center Stage in Latest Retail Battles
A string of reports in recent weeks shows supermarkets are under intense pressure to keep prices in line. Is the economy finally catching up to them? Are they unable to pass along inflationary increases? None of the above. Retailers aren't complaining about the economy, consumer spending or inflation. The culprit this time is retail competition. Supermarkets are relying more on price as a weapon in
STUDYING THE BENEFITS AND LIMITS OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Results of a couple of customer-satisfaction surveys described in news articles in these pages underscore the fact that success in food retailing goes disproportionately - but not entirely - to those who provide a dynamic experience to shoppers. Moreover, the surveys show that while competitive prices are required table stakes to play, price alone doesn't define a successful customer-satisfaction
THE SN LIST: CUSTOMER-RESPECT RATING OF RETAIL WEB SITES
Food- and drug-related Web sites, ranked by customer perception of treatment ONS.COM: 7.81(tie) KMART.COM: 7.81(tie) WALGREEN.COM: 7.82) WALMART.COM: 7.23) CVS.COM: 7.14) COSTCO.COM: 7.05) LONGS.COM: 6.95(tie) RITEAID.COM: 6.96) BJS.COM: 6.87) KROGER.COM: 6.78) TARGET.COM: 6.69) PUBLIX.COM: 6.410) DOLLARGENERAL.COM: 6.311(tie) PATHMARK.COM: 5.811(tie) WINNDIXIE.COM: 5.812) SAFEWAY.COM: 5.3Source:
THE SN LIST: CUSTOMER-RESPECT RATING OF RETAIL WEB SITES
Food- and drug-related Web sites, ranked by customer perception of treatmentERTSONS.COM: 7.81) (tie) KMART.COM: 7.81) (tie) WALGREEN.COM: 7.82) WALMART.COM: 7.23) CVS.COM: 7.14) COSTCO.COM: 7.05) LONGS.COM: 6.95) (tie) RITEAID.COM: 6.96) BJS.COM: 6.87) KROGER.COM: 6.78) TARGET.COM: 6.79) PUBLIX.COM: 6.410) DOLLARGENERAL.COM: 6.411) (tie) PATHMARK.COM: 5.811) (tie) WINNDIXIE.COM: 5.812) SAFEWAY.COM:
SELF-CHECKOUT VENDOR CUTS JOBS
MONTREAL -- Optimal Robotics here, a major supplier of self-checkout systems, announced last week that it was laying off approximately 45 people, roughly 10% of its workforce.The move comes as self-checkout systems, which allow shoppers to scan their own purchases at the checkout and pay without human assistance, have gained much wider acceptance among food and other retailers in recent years. Nonetheless,
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