Furner provides clarity on AI
John Furner’s recent letter to customers extends Walmart’s record of adroitly adapting its core principles in response to current marketplace conditions.
October 2026
Make tech’s benefits easy to grasp
Walmart’s Shop to Light feature gives shoppers a clear benefit from electronic shelf labels, helping make the technology more appealing beyond its operational advantages.
Retail shines despite exec exodus
David Pinto examines the growing wave of high-profile corporate executive retirements and departures reshaping leadership teams across major companies.
TSE reaffirmed its unique value
By Mike Wysong, CEO of CARE Pharmacies Cooperative. In October 2026, the NACDS board elected Wysong its next president and CEO, succeeding Steven Anderson, who retires after twenty years.
Don’t smooth out friction entirely
By Rich Kaminski, research director at WSL Strategic Retail
The Q4 Margin Trap: Winning the sale, losing the economics
By Thom Blischok, chairman and chief executive officer of the Dialogic Group LLC.