Today’s Top Talk
- Target earnings and sales trounced analysts’ estimates, marking a bright spot in retail. Coverage from Lauren Thomas and Courtney Reagan.
- The Kroger Co. is growing produce on site. The company announced a new partnership with Infarm, an urban farming network, to bring modular living produce farms to several locations in Washington. Story from Sam Danley.
- Lululemon has opened up its new, second-largest experiential store in the Mall of America. Reported on by John Ewoldt.
Source: Target shares surge after company crushes earnings and raises forecast | CNBC
Source: Kroger launches in-store farming | Food Business News
Source: Shop and sweat? Lululemon offers yoga classes as well as clothes in new store at MOA | StarTribune
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Chris Walton is an accomplished Senior Executive with nearly 20 years of success within the retail and retail technology industries. He is well-versed in merchandising, store operations, inventory management, product design, forecasting, e-commerce, pricing and promotions, and tech product development.
Chris was most recently a Vice President with Target, where he led the retailer’s Store of the Future project and also ran the Target’s home furnishing division for e-commerce. He previously worked for GAP, Inc., as a Distribution Analyst and Manager.
Chris holds a BA in Economics and History from Stanford University, and a MBA from Harvard Business School.
He likes to dress as Darth Vader for Halloween, and his wife also frequently asks him to ask Alexa, "to turn off the music."
