UPS is making it easier for consumers to pick up their packages on their own time with the expansion of its Access Point smart locker package pick-up program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Kanye West has decided that being a rapper, fashion icon, Kardashian paramour and genius is not enough. His dreams are bigger. And apparently of being a retail force within himself. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Kevin Plank, Under Amour’s more than ambitious CEO, is seeking more than $1 billion in local, state and federal funding to rebuild a depressed portion of Baltimore’s waterfront known as Fort Covington. The problem, many locals say, is that only Under Armour will benefit from...
If you thought Pier 1 Imports was one of the home-good retailers you could add to the list of those scant few that posted a profit in the first quarter of the year, think again. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Over the last several months, Sports Authority has experienced a long, painful and visible death — the likes of which the retail sector would rather not see so often. For the last few weeks, Sports Authority has been going through the process of auctioning off what...
Of the many ways the rise of mobile devices has prompted brick-and-mortar retailers to evolve, the translation of in-store visits to analyzable data has become a top priority for small and large B&M brands alike. There’s no doubt this is territory that can yield meaningful...
The accepted wisdom of the current retail reality is that no formerly brick-and-mortar brand can operate in a vacuum from the destabilizing effects of online sales. This presupposes that industries are essentially the same online and offline, though, and an entire market of brick-and-mortar cosmetics brands...
In a joint effort announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice, redlining is getting more scrutiny and the two agencies brought a complaint against BancorpSouth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
In one of the more surprising pieces of news taking the cycle home before the Fourth of July weekend, Apple is in talks to buy Jay-Z’s musician-centric streaming service Tidal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...