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Kid You Not: The Very Serious Business of Building The Fastest-Growing Company in America | Inc. 5000

Fuhu makes a cute soft-sided tablet for children. But cuteness isn’t what produced three-year growth of 42,148 percent. Blue Sky Retail, LLC. – Specializing in Retail Link, administrative compliance, and sales support for Walmart and Sam’s Club vendors via Kid You Not: The Very Serious Business of Building The Fastest-Growing Company in America | Inc. […]

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Simplified Shopping: How Costco Tricks You Into Buying More – Consumerist

The vast warehouse landscape that is Costco knows how suck you in and how to maximize the amount of goods you purchase on each visit. Blue Sky Retail, LLC. – Specializing in Retail Link, administrative compliance, and sales support for Walmart and Sam’s Club vendors via Simplified Shopping: How Costco Tricks You Into Buying More […]

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Walmart Announces $10 Million Fund to Spur Innovation and Support U.S. Manufacturing – MPB

This past Thursday, Januaru 23, 2014, Walmart U.S. President and CEO Bill Simon joined 280 of the nation’s mayors in Washington, D.C., at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Meeting to announce a new fund for innovation in American manufacturing and a new supplier commitment to bring production of bikes and jobs to South Carolina. Blue […]

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Sam’s Club gets serious about e-commerce | RetailingToday.com

Former Barnes & Noble executive Jamie Iannone was named president and CEO of Samsclub.com in a restructuring that elevates and integrates Sam’s Club’s online business into the Walmart’s Global eCommerce business unit based in California. Blue Sky Retail, LLC. – Specializing in Retail Link, administrative compliance, and sales support for Walmart and Sam’s Club vendors […]

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Be Innovative, Merry Pringles: Mint choc or cinnamon this Christmas?

Pringles’ sweet crisp flavors will capitalize on the UK Christmas snack rush and a growing consumer curiosity for flavor experimentation, says analyst. Blue Sky Retail, LLC. – Specializing in Retail Link, administrative compliance, and sales support for Walmart and Sam’s Club vendors via Merry Pringles: Mint choc or cinnamon this Christmas?

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Food and Beverage the big winner in PLMA’s 2013 Salute to Excellence Winners

The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) has announced the winners for its annual Salute to Excellence Awards and no fewer than thirty-two retailers were recognized, as fifty products took honors for 2013, following two days of tasting and evaluations by eight jury panels made up of industry experts and consumers. Blue Sky Retail, LLC. – […]

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Watch what you claim, Safeway hit with false advertising lawsuit over ‘100% natural’ claims

Safeway has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit alleging it misled consumers by describing its Open Nature Multi-Grain and Homestyle waffles as ‘100% natural’ because they contained the chemical additive sodium acid pyrophosphate (SAPP). Blue Sky Retail, LLC. – Specializing in Retail Link, administrative compliance, and sales support for Walmart and Sam’s Club […]

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Bodum Sues J.C. Penney Over ‘Shop-In-Shop’ Agreement | HomeWorldBusiness.com

Bodum Group has filed suit against J.C. Penney Inc. Co., for breach of contract, according to a Reuter’s report. In the lawsuit, which was filed August 30, 2013, Bodum has alleged that the retailer did not deliver on its shop-in-shop concept for the housewares company. Blue Sky Retail, LLC. – Specializing in Retail Link, administrative […]

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Act of Precaution. General Mills recalls Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls with Icing

General Mills has issued a voluntary recall on refrigerated Pillsbury iced cinnamon rolls due to risk of plastic contamination. Blue Sky Retail, LLC. – Specializing in Retail Link, administrative compliance, and sales support for Walmart and Sam’s Club vendors via General Mills recalls Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls with Icing.

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A masterstroke? Pepsi-flavored Cheetos could spell salt reduction innovation

Frito-Lay’s limited edition Pepsi-flavored Cheetos in Japan aren’t anything ground-breaking, but the new taste profile could be used as a platform to reduce salt levels, an innovation expert says. Blue Sky Retail, LLC. – Specializing in Retail Link, administrative compliance, and sales support for Walmart and Sam’s Club vendors via Pepsi-flavored Cheetos could spell salt […]

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