Will Sprouts Survive?
I ask will Sprouts survive because the discount grocer is expanding aggressively in an increasingly competitive grocery market. For instance,
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Market Mad House
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Why Aldi is America’s most Disruptive Grocer
Aldi is positioning itself to cash in on America’s growing income inequality and increasing wage stagnation. Specifically, Aldi is the perfect shopping experience for an increasingly cash-strapped middle class. Indeed, Pew Research estimates middle-class Americans’ purchasing power in 2016 had not grown in over 40 years.
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Ten Threats to Dollar General (and Dollar Tree)
The conventional wisdom is that Dollar General is “Amazon Proof,” but conventional wisdom is often dead wrong about the Everything Store.
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Will Rite Aid Survive without Walgreens?
Between February 2016 and February 2017, Rite Aid’s revenues increased by $2.11 billion. The revenues rose from $30.74 billion in 2016 to $32.85 billion in 2017. There’s a lot of cash flowing through Rite Aid that might make somebody a lot of money if he can figure out how to capture it.
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