Men are from Mars, women from Venus in the retail shopping environment

July 8, 2015

When it comes to retail shopping men and women have very distinct behaviors, both in the brick and mortar environment and online, and retailers need to tune…

American Apparel aims to cut $30M in costs, layoffs

July 7, 2015

American Apparel is aiming to slice $30 million in operating expenses in the next 18 months via layoffs and store closures as the fashion clothing retailer…

Add self-facing benefits to in-store displays and categories with new portable merchandiser

Add the benefits of self-facing merchandising to in-store displays and product categories with FFR’s new portable Power Zone® Adjustable Self-facing…

Back to School: Not too early to start planning as new trends factor into strategy

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

In this first part of a 10-part series on back-to-school retail strategies experts offer up insight on new trends and why you need to start planning for the…

Barnes & Noble taps new chief as plans to split company up move forward

July 2, 2015

Bookseller Barnes & Noble has a new chief running its retail business segment.

Restaurant taps mobile tech to boost consumer experience, save money and hone marketing

Tablets and a business intelligence service is helping a restaurant chain to not only foster more efficient customer point of sales it’s helping gleam valuable…

Webinar to focus on customer traffic, conversion insight

July 2, 2015

Traffic and conversion data can be priceless if a retailer understands how to use it to drive sales, engage with shoppers and boost marketing. An expert will…

Peapod.com debuts farm box produce service

July 1, 2015

Peapod.com is delivering local farm produce via a new service called Peapod Local Farm Box this summer in nearly a dozen states.

ConAgra steps away from $5B private label business effort

June 30, 2015

Packaged food titan ConAgra Foods is stepping away from the private label business to focus on its consumer brands and intends to be much more strident in…

July 4 holiday consumer spend reflects healthy growth spurt

June 29, 2015

Consumers will spend more on July 4 food celebrations this year than they did last year, with total spend on food items expected to hit $6.6 billion.

Shoplifting, employee theft top reasons for $44B retail loss in 2014

June 29, 2015

Shoplifting is the key activity spurring retail loss and resulted in a fraud cost of $44 billion in 2014. The good news is the amount of loss is declining.

Target chief merchant stepping down

June 26, 2015

Mega retailer Target is striving to get back on track in the ever competitive marketplace and undergoing its second huge leadership change within the past year.

Women’s clothing retailer lululemon recalling elastic draw cords

June 26, 2015

Lululemon, which sells high-end women’s clothing, is being directed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to replace the elastic drawstring used in over…

Confederate flag sales flying strong for at least one retailer

June 25, 2015

Not every retailer is pulling Confederate products off the shelves in the wake of the murders in Charleston, South Carolina and push to retire flags.

Retailers facing 'egg-ceptional' customer dilemma

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Retail foodservice faces a big customer experience hurdle due to the shortage of eggs thanks to an Avian flu outbreak.

Retailers lower the boom on Confederate merchandise online and offline

June 24, 2015

There is a bit of a civil war brewing in the retail sector over the push to pull Confederate Army products off shelves in light of a movement to retire the…

Display produce and bulk items in a dramatic presentation with new RPC Shelves

Display produce and bulk items with drama and convenience with the new RPC Bin Direct Hook-In Shelves and Bins from FFR Merchandising.

Pepper robot boasts record sales, may be the retail assistant of the future

June 21, 2015

Retail assistant of the future flies off sales shelves

Boosting sales on hot summer days requires cool customer engagement approaches

As school days wind down, and beach trips and vacations ramp up, enticing consumers into stores gets a bit more challenging, especially once the shopping mania…

Gap store closing may spur new customer experience for brand fans and Old Navy, Banana Republic shoppers

June 19, 2015

Retail giant Gap Inc. may be closing down 175 North America stores and laying off about 250 workers but there may be a huge silver lining for another brand…