Apple: Et tu, Verizon?

February 16, 2012

Microsoft isn’t the only store copying Apple’s retail strategy, according to 9to5mac.com, a rumor website. It claims that Verizon took inspirations from Apple…

Floral retailers gearing up for Valentine's Day

February 10, 2012

Valentine's Day flowers symbolize more than love; they represent prosperity for the retail industry. And business is looking good not only for American…

Consumer Reports rates Costco as top major retail chain

February 7, 2012

Costco pleased shoppers better than any other retailer, according to a Consumer Reports survey of more than 26,000 readers, who told the organization about…

Owner of Avenue Clothing to get $25 million loan

February 2, 2012

A Manhattan judge ruled today that United Retail Group Inc., owner of the Avenue plus-size women's clothing stores, may borrow $25 million on an interim basis…

Retailers reporting mixed sales for January

February 2, 2012

Retailers are reporting mixed sales results for January, according to Thomson Reuters.

Walmart, redbox renew partnership

January 31, 2012

Coinstar's redbox and Walmart have struck a deal to allow the retail giant to continue featuring redbox kiosks at more than 3,700 Walmart locations nationwide.

Target leads fight to stop 'showrooming'

Will other retailers follow Target's lead in asking vendors to create in-store-only products?

Pop-up store popping up in Super Bowl Village

January 24, 2012

Long before football fans began descending on Indianapolis in advance of Super Bowl XLVI, an installation team from Image 4 of Manchester, N.H., arrived to…

Study: redbox is still king

January 24, 2012

Coinstar’s redbox is the most popular source of DVD and Blu-ray disc rentals, according to an NPD survey released Thursday.

First Insight to provide predictive analytics for Pac Sun

January 23, 2012

First Insight recently created a partnership with Pacific Sunwear to provide the retailer with consumer-driven analytics to help it make faster and more…

Staples Canada implements customer experience management program

January 18, 2012

Agility Metrics announced that it has been chosen by Staples Canada to run its Customer Experience Management program at more than 300 Staples and Bureau en…

New Disney Store design expanding to 12 countries

January 16, 2012

Today, at the National Retail Federation's "Big Show" in New York City, Disney Store announced that its award-winning store design will be in 12 countries by…

Target to partner directly with specialty stores and boutiques

January 12, 2012

Target Corporation will partner directly with shop owners of specialty stores and boutiques to co-create affordable, limited-edition collections for its guests…

Massachusetts home to newest Moosejaw concept store

January 12, 2012

Moosejaw will open its eighth location March 3 in Natick, Mass. The Natick location will be the first to embody the outdoor retailer's new concept and design.

History Channel's Modern Marvels spotlights the c-store

January 12, 2012

Convenience stores might not top the average person's list of marvelous technological achievements, but as The History Channel's "Modern Marvels" makes clear…

NRF: Holiday retail sales rose 4.1 percent

After a season full of peaks and valleys, retailers' 2011 holiday sales beat expectations.

Walgreens announces solid fiscal year

January 11, 2012

Coming off a fiscal year highlighted by record profits, its strongest increase in net income in a decade and its largest growth in earnings per share in more…

I scream for a social ice cream party

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Nom nom nom.

Sears CEO: Technology key to revitalizing company

January 2, 2012

Sears' chief executive officer, Lou D'Ambrosio, plans to turn around his company's performance by implementing technology and spending more money on stores…

American Apparel adds to its 'shop-in-shops' UK locations

December 18, 2011

American Apparel, a vertically integrated clothing manufacturer based in Los Angeles, has opened two more shop-in-shops inside Selfridges, a London department…