Venezuela military seizes big-box retail store, lowers prices

November 11, 2013

Violent rhetoric and imagery can be common in marketing, what with retailers slashing prices at a pace that would make Jason Voorhees say "Hey, whoa, let's not…

Barnes & Noble announces 'Discovery Friday,' marketing campaign

November 11, 2013

Barnes & Noble, Inc. wants to start the holiday shopping season earlier than anyone else: Today the retailer announced Barnes & Noble Discovery Friday…

European shoe retailer rolls out supplier management solution

November 7, 2013

HR Group, one of the largest shoe distributors in Europe with approximately 2,700 points of sale in 20 countries, is implementing TXTChain, TXT’s supplier…

Blockbuster to let the end credits roll, closes all U.S. retail and by-mail operations

November 6, 2013

DISH Network Corporation today announced that its subsidiary, Blockbuster L.L.C., will end its retail and by-mail DVD distribution operations by early January…

Outdoor retailer Anaconda Stores implements pricing and promotion tech

November 5, 2013

Revionics Inc., a provider of end-to-end merchandise optimization solutions, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with The Spotlight Retail…

Best Buy to open early for new console launches

November 5, 2013

Two big new gaming consoles are on the way this month, and Best Buy is opening its stores early in anticipation of eager gamers willing to camp out for them.

TOMS One for One implements Oracle Commerce

November 4, 2013

TOMS One for One, which gives a pair of TOMS shoes or provides eye care to a person in need for every corresponding purchase, has installed Oracle Commerce as…

First 'Obamacare retail store' opens

November 4, 2013

Its actual name is Access Health CT, but shoppers in New Britain, Conn., are calling it something else: An "Obamacare retail store."

Brazilian retailer Casa Pernambucanas drives expansion with Oracle Retail

November 1, 2013

Casa Pernambucanas, a leading home goods retailer with more than 250 stores in southern and midwestern Brazil, has implemented Oracle Retail Merchandise…

Big Lots is getting out of the wholesale business

November 1, 2013

Broadline closeout retailer Big Lots, which operates 1,527 stores in the U.S., announced today that it is shutting down its wholesale operations, which have…

Google's mystery barge is likely a floating retail store for Glass

November 1, 2013

Residents of the San Francisco bay area have been wondering just what that giant barge is that showed up a few days ago. There have been plenty of rumors…

Sears might spin off Land's End, auto center businesses

October 31, 2013

After losing money in back-to-back quarters, Sears is suggesting that it might spin off its Land's End and auto center divisions to raise some much-needed…

New York's SuperPier slowly coming into focus

October 31, 2013

The website The Business of Fashion writes today about SuperPier, an experimental retail and event location planned to open in New York's Westside in 2015.

J. Jill tests new store design in four markets

October 31, 2013

Today, specialty retailer J.Jill unveiled a redesigned store concept in four markets across the United States. The store design is a pure expression of…

Halloween real-time store audits: The good, the bad, and the scary

Consumer spending on Halloween is predicted to reach $6.9 billion this year, an increase of more than 54 percent since 2005.

Home decor store Creative Habitat installs analytics tool from Epicor

October 31, 2013

Epicor Software Corporation, a provider of business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, announced that…

Travel agency Thomson unveils new interactive store design

October 30, 2013

British travel agency Thomson is opening a new prototype store tomorrow in Kent, which it says will "modernize customer experience."

Fashion retailer Nicole Miller rolls out NGC software

October 29, 2013

NGC Software today announced that contemporary fashion designer Nicole Miller has rolled out NGC's fashion PLM and Global Sourcing/Supply Chain Management…

AT&T tests new store design in Oklahoma

October 25, 2013

As the lines between the physical and digital retail worlds blur and consumers turn to their mobile devices and apps to enhance their mobile lifestyle…

Disney to debut in China with its largest retail store

October 25, 2013

The mouse is headed to China, according to Fox Business: Walt Disney has announced plans to open its first retail operation in China, and it's doing so in a…