Retail Daily Minute | Consumer Sentiment Craters, 7-Eleven Plans to Close 645 Stores & Dollar General Rolls Out AI Audio Ads
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In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Inflation surged to its highest level since 2022 in March, driven by a 21.2% spike in gasoline prices tied to the Iran war, while consumer sentiment plunged to its lowest recorded level since data collection began in 1952.
7-Eleven plans to close 645 North American convenience stores in fiscal 2026, marking the fifth consecutive year of net store closures as the company eyes a 2027 IPO.
Dollar General is partnering with Qsic to deploy an AI-enabled…
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