Merchandising News & Media
Lowe's goes pickup lockers in a big way
September 24, 2020
Home improvement retailer Lowe's will have pickup lockers in all of its U.S. stores by the end of March, 2021, to better serve its online consumers.
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Kohls cutting corporate workforce due to pandemic impact
September 21, 2020
Retailer Kohl's is cutting 15% of its corporate jobs in its quest to reduce costs in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Mall owner closing locations on Thanksgiving
September 17, 2020
Simon Property Group, one of the biggest mall owners in the U.S., will be closing all mall sites on Thanksgiving.
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Amazon hiring 100K workers for fulfillment center sorting
September 15, 2020
Last week Amazon announced it was hiring 33,000 for tech and corporate jobs.
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3 content challenges to confront when switching from bricks to clicks
by Nathan Holmes — Product Marketing Manager, Widen
Nathan Holmes, product marketing manager at Widen, explains that retailers that are switching from bricks to clicks will face a few content challenges that…
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Petco may be heading to sale block or IPO
September 11, 2020
Petco may soon be sold by CVC Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and it could bring a tidy sum given a value point of $6 billion.
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Sporting goods retailer taps Oracle Cloud for greater associate-customer engagement
September 7, 2020
Sporting goods retailer Scheels is deploying Oracle Retail Xstore and Oracle Retail Xstore Office Cloud Service to its 28 stores in a quest to give associates…
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Luxury brand taps Searchspring to boost online search conversion results
September 2, 2020
Badgley Mischka, a luxury apparel brand, has boosted search conversion by 85% in its online store after deploying Searchspring's technology.
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7-Eleven plays host to entrepreneurs' exclusive snacks, drinks
September 1, 2020
Convenience retailer 7-Eleven is once again supporting innovative products with its second Sips & Snacks initiative.
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Black Friday will be quite different in the UK this year
September 1, 2020
A hefty majority of U.K. consumers don't plan to spend Black Friday in stores and will be online scouring websites for top deals.
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Foot Locker opens community Power Store on West Coast
August 31, 2020
Foot Locker is celebrating the grand opening of its first West Coast community-based Power Store, in Compton, California.
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4 best practices in digital gifting that rebuild consumer experiences
by Brett Narlinger — Senior Vice President, Global Commece, Blackhawk Network
Brett Narlinger, head of global commerce at Blackhawk Network, details why now is the time for retailers to rebuild customer experience around digital…
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5 things retailers must do to get back to business post COVID-19
by Shashin Shah — Marketing, Pimcore
Shashin Shah, CEO of Pimcore Global Services, share five strategic steps to re-adjust the steering wheel for the road ahead so the digital retail business…
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Target sales zoom, hitting all-time high
August 20, 2020
Target beat every analyst prediction regarding its latest quarterly earnings with its online business experiencing robust growth to the tune of 700%.
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Payless relaunches in North America with new online platform, concept stores
August 19, 2020
Footwear retailer Payless is relaunching in the North American market with a revamped e-commerce platform as well as new brick-and-mortar concept stores.
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Home Depot beats profit expectations
August 18, 2020
Home Depot's sales spike of 23.4% in its fiscal second quarter beat analyst expectations by a healthy margin.
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Brick-and-mortar retail alive and well: Cohesive omnichannel strategies a must for success in post-COVID-19 world
by Jed Danbury — VP Sales, Computop
Jed Danbury, vice president, Computop, explains why retailers striving to develop a true omnichannel approach must bolster and support physical stores. And…
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Amazon coming to an empty Sears near you
August 11, 2020
Amazon is reportedly mulling moving into vacant mall store locations, including shuttered Sears and JCPenney sites to open up additional fulfillment centers.
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Fashion jewelry retailer teams with Olympian teen on accessories collection
August 10, 2020
Claire's Stores, Inc. is teaming up with 12-year-old Sky Brown, an Olympian skateboarder and surfer, on a skate-inspired collection launching this week.
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DoorDash launches DashMart stores nationwide
August 7, 2020
Delivery player, DoorDash, is debuting DashMart stores, a convenience mart delivering household and local restaurant fare to customers' doorsteps.
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