TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Home Goods prepping to re-open last phase of stores by month's end

May 26, 2020

TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods stores are on track to re-open remaining company-owned locations by the end of June and expects to encounter big consumer…

Consumer stimulus monies spend goes beyond essential needs

May 26, 2020

Consumers are spending the stimulus monies provided by the federal government due to the economic fallout from COVID-19 on non-essential items and retailers…

LG intros COVID-19 line of digital signage solutions

May 26, 2020

LG Business Solutions USA has introduced its Health Protocol Solutions series to offer information on policies, sanitation procedures and other real-time…

Citcon, Tulip enable QR code payments and luxury, fashion retailers

May 22, 2020

Citcon, a Santa Clara, California-based mobile payment platform, is partnering with Tulip, an in-store mobile application provider, to enable QR code payments…

Shopify rolls out banking, pay later, local delivery options for merchants

May 21, 2020

Target earnings reveal sales spike as shoppers are buying more each trip

May 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic brought challenges for Target but the retailer's first quarter earnings reflect it also brought spikes in sales.

Fashion, computers, health items top of mind for consumers

May 21, 2020

The advent of COVID-19 is not only changing consumer shopping habits but also what they're looking to buy, according to ViaBill research data.

Pier 1 Imports initiates liquidation phase

May 20, 2020

Pier 1 Imports is seeking court approval to liquidate stores, once they re-open in the wake of COVID-19, after months of trying to find a buyer.

Hypersonix lands $11.5M in funding round

May 20, 2020

Hypersonix, an autonomous analytics and decisioning platform that is transforming consumer commerce data with artificial intelligence and automation, has…

Restaurant reopenings, Mother's Day drive transaction boost

May 19, 2020

A combination of a holiday, Mother's Day and the reopening of restaurants and bars is proving to be beneficial to U.S. restaurant chain transactions.

April retail sales worse than March thanks to COVID-19

May 19, 2020

 March may have been a tough month for retailers, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but April was much worse, according to data from the National Retail…

Import decline ahead as economic recovery is 'gradual,' says NRF

May 19, 2020

Import activity will weather a double-digit dip this spring and summer, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered China factories and retail stores in the…

Touch sensor technology helps Japan tourists visit Shinto shrines in respectful manner

May 18, 2020

Digital signage system supplier, Hyojito, which provides public information and wayfinding solutions for the Japanese mass transit sector and other municipal…

UK OOH impressions up despite coronavirus

May 18, 2020

Despite lockdown measures still in place in the U.K., traffic rose by 4% in the country in the week of April 20 to 26, according to data from Ada, Talon's OOH…

Synect offers free COVID-19 digital signage content

May 18, 2020

Synect, a digital signage and video wall provider, is now offering a free content pack for COVID-19 information. The package draws information straight from…

BrightSign intros touchless solutions for retailers

May 15, 2020

BrightSign LLC, a provider of digital media players, has introduced its BrightLink and BrightMenu touchless solutions to help retailers, restaurants and other…

Consumer expectations, buying habits changing due to COVID-19

May 15, 2020

Nearly 25% of consumers don't plan at dining indoor until next year and 48% don't expect their traditional leisure and travel activities to resume until 202…

COVID-19 spurring impulse spending, reveals survey

May 15, 2020

American consumers let the shopping impulse go free in the past few months with impulse spending spiking 18% during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 re-openings bring sales growth

May 14, 2020

Retailers opening after months of being shuttered are seeing local sales growth, especially in Florida and Texas.

US mall operator opening as COVID-19 shutdowns end

May 14, 2020

Simon Property Group, the biggest U.S. mall operator, has re-opened 77 properties as of the start of this week and implemented a slew of sanitizing, health and…