Old Navy recasts image, aims younger

January 31, 2008

Advertising Age: Old Navy, a division of the struggling Gap Inc., is trying to shake off its traditional discount image with a new logo and marketing campaign…

Shoe stores need new format to compete, says study

January 29, 2008

Design Week: Footwear retailers are suffering from high levels of competition from clothing chains, and should develop new store formats to catch up with…

Tesco plans department-style stores

January 23, 2008

Reuters: Tesco has plans to open multiple-level stores, revealing a new threat to store owners like Marks and Spencer and Debenhams. "Where land is premium we…

Interactivity 'the future of customer service'

January 22, 2008

Nikki Baird with Retail Systems Research identified three areas of investment that retailers have eyes on for the coming year: cross-channel care, mobility and…

Retailers need to keep an ear on the phone

January 22, 2008

Scott Caldwell writes on Retail Design Diva about how retailers should keep the telephone in mind when planning their store layouts. Convenient access to…

Spanning the gap

January 22, 2008

How do you get Millennials and Baby Boomers to shop in the same store?

NRF 08: emphasis on 'green'

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Retail's Big Show saw a major emphasis on the environment.

HBO Shop named 2007 Store of the Year

January 20, 2008

Display & Design Ideas: The Gensler-designed HBO Shop was named the 2007 Store of the Year in the 36th annual Institute of Store Planners (ISP)/VM+SD…

World Retail Awards shortlist announced

January 20, 2008

Design Week: Selfridges, Boots, Argos and The Warehouse Group are among the British shortlisted entries in the World Retail Awards 2008. The London branch…

Ben Stein speaks at NRF

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Actor/economist gives state-of-the-economy address to retailers.

Wal-Mart to open small-footprint grocery stores

January 15, 2008

The Arizona Republic: Just one month after Tesco opened its first smaller-scale Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, Wal-Mart Corp. is reportedly planning a…

Kiosk made from organic waste coming to NRF

January 10, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Olea Inc., a designer and manufacturer of interactive self-service kiosks, announced it has produced a "green" kiosk that is made from an organic…

Marketers experimenting with digital signage

January 9, 2008

Promo: Borders is not the only retailer discovering what behemoths like Wal-Mart already know: In-store TV is a smart way to talk to customers. The networks…

IBM unveils new retail software architecture

January 9, 2008

ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM announced the IBM Retail Integration Framework, an enterprise software architecture designed to help retailers accelerate the…

Retail designers to converge at NRF DESiGN STUDiO

January 9, 2008

WASHINGTON — During NRF's BIG Show next week, attendees will be able to meet the people behind some of the world's most well-known retail store designs. The…

Digital signs, original content coming to Wal-Mart Canada

January 8, 2008

LONDON, Ontario — EK3 Technologies Inc., a digital merchandising firm, has announced an original in-store program recently launched in Wal-Mart Canada stores.

Circuit City testing smaller stores

January 8, 2008

This Week in Consumer Electronics: Circuit City has seen the future of CE retailing, and it may very well be found in its new store format, The City. The…

Stores use live DJs to lure shoppers

January 7, 2008

Marketplace: Department-store entertainment used to be a guy in a tuxedo tinkling the ivories. But with a stronger focus on young consumers, big retail shops…

NRF to focus on tech beyond the store

Show looks at relationship between retail, emerging technology.

Tommy Hilfiger Denim launches interactive storefront

January 2, 2008

LONDON — Customers at selected Tommy Hilfiger Denim stores can now join the Hilfiger Hall of Fame by adding their pictures to an interactive storefront…