Retail Radar: Dolly Parton Partners With Dollar General
Path to Purchase Institute members have access to regularly updated retailer profiles, which can be found here. Recent news includes Dollar General's star-studded collaboration, and Total Wine teaming with an Olympian on perfect pairings for watching Summer Olympics coverage.
Click on the headlines below to visit the profiles and find more information.
Dollar General-Dolly Parton Collab
The country superstar and the discount retailer share Tennessee roots and an exclusive, limited-time kitchen and housewares collection.
Total Wine's Golden Guide
The retailer collaborated with Olympian and beach volleyball player Alix Klineman to create a 2024 Summer Games Watch Party Guide, which features shoppable drink recipes and wine picks along with food pairing and hosting suggestions.
Asda's Strong E-Commerce
The U.K. grocer reported a strong 2023, with record online grocery sales, a solid slice of the online grocery market pie, and a growing number of quick commerce options.
Prime Competition
Amazon's Prime Day event will soon be upon us — and the mega merchant is already dropping daily deals — but other retailers are holding their own July savings events, including:
- Kroger: The grocer is holding two weeks of Boost Bonus Days, which overlap Amazon's two-day event. Members enjoy a few freebies during, and Kroger is offering a half-price membership for a limited time.
- Walmart: The Walmart+ Week is over, and the Walmart Deals event is winding down, but the retailer is offering a half-price Walmart+ paid membership until July 18.
- Target: Circle Week has arrived, with daily deals for Circle members, discounts on seasonal SKUs, and half-off a Target Circle 360 membership.
Ready to Hit the Books
Back-to-school and back-to-college are mere weeks away, and seasonal aisles at stores such as Best Buy, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Kroger, Target, Walmart and others are filling up with folders, pencils, backpacks and more.
Divestiture List
The Kroger-Albertsons merger isn't a foregone conclusion, but the two grocers released a list of stores that would be divested to C&S Wholesale Grocers if federal regulators greenlight the deal. To access the list, visit the Kroger profile here, and scroll down to Resources.
Something New
In addition to actively tending to retailer profiles, P2PI continues to add new entries. The newest additions are for Canadian Tire, Loblaw and Co-op.