Retail - Specialty Stores News
UK kitchenware retailer tracking inventory with new technology
February 27, 2012
Lakeland, a U.K. kitchenware retailer with 57 stores and a multi-channel business, has started to implement Maple Lake's merchandise planning solution in a bid…
read nowHigh-end retailers doing better than big box stores
February 22, 2012
High-end retailers had more to celebrate this holiday season than their box box counterparts, judging by the results of four major retailers who reported…
read nowOnline auction site targets retailers, smartphones
February 22, 2012
Trade Me, an online auction site, hopes to boost the sale of new goods by integrating retailers into its platform.
read nowStarbucks opens first ski-thru location
February 17, 2012
Skiers talented enough to drink coffee while skiing may be happy to hear that Squaw Valley USA, a ski resort in California, has opened the world's first…
read nowSears Corporate lays off 100 workers
February 17, 2012
Sears laid off 100 workers at its Chicago-based headquarters Thursday, two months after receiving a huge tax credit for promising to stay in Illinois.
read nowApple: 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…
read nowFloral 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…
read nowConsumer 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…
read nowOwner 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…
read nowRetailers reporting mixed sales for January
February 2, 2012
Retailers are reporting mixed sales results for January, according to Thomson Reuters.
read nowWalmart, 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.
read nowPop-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…
read nowStudy: 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.
read nowFirst 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…
read nowStaples 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…
read nowNew 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…
read nowTarget 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…
read nowMassachusetts 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.
read nowHistory 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…
read nowWalgreens 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…
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