Thomas Cornelius: Bill your company H.E.B. has grown over the last 100 years from a tiny shop in Kerrville, to today over 300 stores and 56,000 employees. H.E.B. has a dominant market position in Texas, and has out-performed any other grocery retail in the state of Texas. What do you think are the key elements that make your company successful? Click to read more …
The years 2006–2008 can be noted as years in which third-party gift card malls have become available in nearly every retail store type in the U.S. Drugstores, grocery stores, and convenience stores have been equipped with gift card malls for a total of nearly 200,000 retail locations. Click to read more …
I cannot tell you how many times I just stand in my local grocery store and watch consumers walking by the gift card display. This last weekend, I was visiting a Pavilions store in Newport Beach, California. I stood and counted the amazing foot traffic that passes by the two end-cap displays showcasing nearly 400 facings of gift cards.
