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Should Burger King’s President Be Giving Out his Cell Phone Number?
"It generates headlines. The question, of course, is how authentic it is. I very much doubt this is the CEO’s main cellphone number. Nor do I think he reads all comments."
- Neil Saunders, BrainTrust panelist
Do you see the hybrid pharmacist option helping make the pharmacist role more appealing to help reduce shortages?
Will a Hybrid Pharmacist Role Help Solve Labor Issues for Walgreens?
"If this model shifts in-store pharmacists toward a distribution role while actual clinical judgment moves to a centralized desk, that may solve one problem but create another."
- Gary Sankary, BrainTrust panelist
What's happening in retail?
Here are our picks for top news impacting retailers today:
The conflict in Iran, and the resulting gas price hikes, may be harming U.S. small businesses. Various entrepreneurs have been cited in reports saying as much, with meal delivery service operator John Andrews stating “The economy is killing me on food prices. And gas prices are tough now, too. It’s kind of a double whammy. I’m working just as hard as ever, but I’m losing ground here” (via CNN Business).
Walmart is rolling out digital shelf labels on a company-wide basis within the next year. Currently, less than half of Walmart’s ~5,200 U.S. locations feature the technology, which “help ensure errors do not occur, cut down on paper waste and remove friction from everyday tasks while keeping pricing transparent and consistent” the company stated (via Chain Store Age).
Trader Joe’s has recalled nearly 37 million pounds of food due to concerns of glass being present in the products. Frozen chicken and pork fried rice dishes, ramen products, and shu mai dumpling products are among those being recalled (via NBC News).
Target will be opening its 2,000th location this month, in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. The news comes as the retailer is engaged in a significant turnaround effort helmed by new CEO Michael Fiddelke (via Axios).
Amazon will be laying off an undisclosed number of workers within its robotics unit, with estimates coming in at around the 100 jobs range. “Following a recent review, we’ve made the difficult decision to eliminate a relatively small number of robotics roles,” an Amazon spokesperson said (via GeekWire).
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