JCPenney slashing jobs, closing stores

July 16, 2020

As it begins to emerge from its Chapter 11 process begun in May, beleaguered retailer JCPenney is reportedly getting ready to cut 1,000 jobs and close 15…

New York's Hamptons gets a luxury fashion pop-up

July 14, 2020

Iconic fashion brand Giorgio Armani has launched a pop-up experience in East Hampton, New York.

New York & Co. parent files for bankruptcy

July 14, 2020

RTW Retailwinds Inc., parent company of New York & Co., is reportedly considering shuttering all its stores as part of a bankruptcy action initiated this…

Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy, closing stores

July 10, 2020

Brooks Brothers, which is already shuttering 50 stores due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, filed for bankruptcy this week.

4 ways retailers can optimize distribution strategies

by Chris Jones — EVP Marketing & Services, Descartes Systems

Chris Jones, executive vice president, marketing and services, at Descartes, offers up four considerations retailers need to take into account to optimize…

AiFi on track to deploy 330 automated stores by 2021

July 7, 2020

AiFi, a provider of an automated, self-service store, is on track to deploy 330 new and retrofitted autonomous stores by the end of 2021, according to a press…

How Tory Burch is navigating through COVID-19

July 3, 2020

In a wide ranging interview with CNBC, fashion icon Tory Burch shares insight on how her brand is surviving the coronavirus and rocky economic times.

Microsoft shutting nearly every physical retail location

July 1, 2020

Microsoft, after temporarily closing stores at the onset of the coronavirus in late March, is now planning to permanently shutter nearly every store it runs…

Macy's slicing workforce in wake of COVID-19

June 30, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus is a major reason department store chain Macy's is planning to cut 3,900 corporate jobs as part of a restructuring effort.

Target ups fresh, frozen inventory across hundreds of stores

June 30, 2020

Target grocery shoppers will have a much bigger assortment to peruse this month and through the holidays as the retailer is adding 750 fresh and frozen items…

Transforming brick and mortar to create personalized customer experiences

by Audwin Cash — SVP, Atrius Enterprise Solutions

Audwin Cash, SVP of Atrius Enterprise Solutions, Acuity Brands, explains how retailers are dealing with issues in brick and mortar locations never seen before.

NYC's Hudson Yards seeking tenant replacement for Neiman Marcus

June 29, 2020

Neiman Marcus is leaving the Hudson Yards retail development center, its first New York City store, and the property developer is talking with Facebook about…

A retailers guide: Dos and don’ts of opening up

Nancy Liberman, vice president of marketing for JRNI, shares what retailers need to do, and what they should not do, as they begin opening and getting back to…

Saks Fifth Avenue partners with NuOrder on merchandise strategy

June 25, 2020

Saks Fifth Avenue aims to streamlining the buying process and its merchandising approach using NuOrder's B2B e-commerce retail assortment platform.

Bombas teams with Taboola on Pride collection launch

June 24, 2020

Apparel brand Bombas is teaming up with Taboola, a discovery platform provider, to promote Bombas' 2020 Pride collection.

JCPenney shutting another batch of stores

June 24, 2020

In the wake of its bankruptcy filing, retailer J. C. Penney Company, Inc. is getting ready to close 13 more stores in addition to the 200 closures happening by…

6 steps for retailers in this crisis and the next

by Ed Valdez — Partner & CMO, Chief Outsiders

Ed Valdez, partner and CMO with Chief Outsiders, shares six steps and additional strategies that retailers should use to lead their business through the…

Feds make forgivable PPP loans easier to navigate

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The federal government has introduced a simplified PPP loan application form in an effort to make the PPP loan process easier since the government announced…

Bed Bath & Beyond stores to have all locations open by July

June 23, 2020

Bed Bath & Beyond expects 95% of its retail storefronts to be opened by June 27 and the remaining few by July.

H&M sees sales dip in Q2

June 22, 2020

The second biggest fashion retailer in the world, H&M, saw net sales drop 50% in its second fiscal quarter compared to a year ago primarily due to the…