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3Saks Hits Reset On Beauty
When most brands say they want to bring something to a whole new level, they are speaking metaphorically. However, when Saks Fifth...
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14Sears Announces Extension Of Co-Brand Credit Card With Citi
Sears Holdings and Citi have announced the extension of their 15-year co-brand and private label credit card relationship. The deal also includes...
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24AllWork: Flexibility Is The New Full-Time
The gig economy may seem like it’s still among the latest financial trends, but in fact, it’s already starting to evolve into...
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28Retail Pulse: Nordstrom And Starbucks Expand Brick-And-Mortar Footprints
Nordstrom has been upping its digital efforts by naming a chief digital officer and opening a men’s store in Manhattan that is...
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30Kohl’s Unveils Apparel Collection With POPSUGAR
To increase its millennial-focused offerings, Kohl’s has partnered with POPSUGAR for a new apparel collection that is scheduled to launch this September....
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694How Toys R Us Kids Became Amazon Adults (And What’s Next)
There have been a number of great commercial jingles in the history of commercials — tunes so catchy that they stick, almost forever,...
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1.0KWalmart’s ‘Code Eight’ Becomes ‘Jetblack’
Walmart’s personal shopping venture has a new name: After a rebranding, the company’s Code Eight effort is now known as Jetblack. Those...
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570Target Rolls Out Augmented Reality For Beauty Products
Target is taking on the beauty market, bringing in augmented reality (AR) to develop its Target Beauty Studio. The retailer has also...
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731Lidl Names New US CEO
New leadership is coming to fast-growing discount grocery chain Lidl, with the firm officially announcing Johannes Fieber as the president and CEO of...
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1.1KWarby Rival Eyebobs Sets Up Shop In The Real World
Warby Parker rival Eyebobs has said it will soon be opening two brick-and-mortar locations later this summer: one in the Mall of America...
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867Direct-To-Consumer Mattress Brands Go Cross-Channel
There is no shortage of direct-to-consumer mattress brands as mattress sales move from brick-and-mortar retail to eCommerce. One brand, though, saw a...
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1.0KOverstock Unveils 17 Private Label Brands
Overstock has unveiled 17 exclusive private label furniture brands, featuring more than 16,000 furniture and home décor products. The company says the...
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676Nordstrom Beats Q1 Estimates Amid Focus On Digital
As Nordstrom ramps up its digital efforts, the department store retailer reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings. The company reported earnings per share of...
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1.8KBJ’s Wholesale Files for IPO
Just seven years after going private, BJ’s Wholesale Club has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported....
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1.8KeBay Rolls Out ‘Interests’ To Personalize Shopping Results
As eBay ramps up its personalization efforts, the eCommerce marketplace has rolled out a feature that curates its wide selection of inventory...
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941Target Brings Local Crate Meal Kits To More Stores
Following a test of Local Crate in select stores, Target is bringing the company’s meal kits to over 200 stores in California...
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931Bank Won’t Lend To Malls In The U.K.
Amid a difficult year for retail in Britain, a large lender now says it won’t lend to shopping centers in the country. Deutsche...
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737DSW’s Amazon-Proof Makeover Move
In an era that has seen physical retail locations — particularly large box stores — suffer from consumers becoming increasingly enamored with the...
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1.1KSubscriptions As The Ticket To Filling Empty Airplane Seats
Airlines often face a common dilemma when it comes to some of their routes: How do they fill empty seats and ensure...
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1.3KTarget Lowers Fees For Next-Day Delivery Amid Expansion
In an update to its next-day delivery offering, Target is lowering the price of its Target Restock program from $4.99 to $2.99...
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1.2KChoosy Turns To Social Media For Fast Fashion Inspiration
Perusing through social media platforms like Instagram, Jessie Zeng came to a realization: Followers wanted to know where they could buy the clothing...
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1.0KPriority Pass And The Challenge Of Making Exclusivity Accessible
Like many innovations, travel firm Priority Pass grew from a problem its founder had for himself. Colin Evans was in the departure hall...
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949How AR Could Drive Confidence And Conversions With The Perfect Fit
What do cheerleading and augmented reality (AR) have to do with each other? At first blush, it might appear not much. Like...
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1.0KIKEA Rolls Out Rewards Credit Card
Following moves by Amazon and Uber, IKEA is rolling out its own branded credit card. The new Visa card will offer 5...
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1.2KHome Depot Sees Strong Delivery Growth In Q1
As Home Depot ramps up its delivery efforts and focuses on its Pro customers, the home improvement retailer beat bottom-line, first-quarter earnings estimates,...
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2.3KWalmart Gives Up On Unpopular Self-Checkout Service
Walmart has ended its self-checkout service after it failed to become a hit with customers. According to Bloomberg, the retailer decided to...
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1.1KInvestors Believe Home Depot Can Compete With Amazon
As shares of Home Depot have risen with the coming of spring, some investors are bullish on the chain and believe it...
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1.3KFrom Chatroom Buddy To Mall Concierge: The Evolution Of Chatbots
In the 1960s, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Joseph Weizenbaum came up with a revolutionary idea: a computer-based script that would take in...
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1.4KMajority Of Company Leaders, Employees Leaving Toys R Us
Toys R Us CEO Dave Brandon — along with other members of the leadership team and the majority of employees—are leaving the company....
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1.7KToys R Us’ Surprisingly Sexy Inventory Auction
When now bankrupt Toys R Us puts its assets on the auction block next month, some expected things will be up for...
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2.7KPlaying Chess With Amazon: Target’s Competitive Strategy
They say it’s healthier to eat several small meals throughout the day instead of two or three big ones. Can the same...
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1.9KSears Builds Committee To Explore Kenmore Sale
Last month, investor and CEO of Sears Holdings Corp., Eddie Lampert, said his hedge fund ESL Investments was interested in bidding on...
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1.9KWhat Evine’s Surprisingly Dramatic Journey Means For The Future Of Home Shopping
If one were to play a word association game and throw the term “cable home shopping” into the mix, more likely than...
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1.9KNintendo Brings Back Popular Gaming System
Bringing a popular classic gaming system back to market, Nintendo said that its NES Classic will be available for sale again this...
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1.2KNestlé Misses Out As Frozen Food Category Heats Up
Nestlé’s three-year plan to get millennials back into frozen food was only half-cooked when consumers in their 20s and 30s started returning to...
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1.6KToys R Us Pain Could Be Gain For The Children’s Place
In every story of less, there is usually someone who gained. In the case of the massive Toys R Us bankruptcy, children’s apparel...
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1.3KThe Competition In Selling A Good Night’s Sleep
Americans could stand to get a few more hours of rest each night. According to the CDC, about one-third of all Americans...
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1.4KBJ’s Launches Click-And-Collect Service
BJ’s Wholesale Club has brought a click-and-collect service to 215 of its brick-and-mortar locations as part of its efforts to enhance its customer experience....
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1.7KRetail Pulse: Shopify, Warby Parker Open The Doors On Digital-First
Online brands continue their march into the offline world as Shopify and Warby Parker announce plans to open brick-and-mortar locations in the...
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1.1KMorgan Stanley Downgrades Macy’s Stock
Following a downgraded rating from Morgan Stanley, Macy’s stock dropped more than 3 percent on Thursday (May 10). The investment bank had...
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3.6KBrands Can Turn Social Video Views Into Conversions
Brands sometimes face a dilemma when it comes to reaching consumers online: how to drive sales without annoying potential customers. Some brands...
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3.7KH&M Looks To Big Data For Store Insights
To reduce markdowns and break out of a lull in sales, H&M is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data to tailor...
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2.1KBest Buy Minimizes Iconic Price Tag In New Logo
As part of a rebranding effort, Best Buy has updated its famous logo. The new design moves the company’s wordmark outside the...
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2.4KNEW DATA: How Bridge Millennials Are Upending The $400 Billion Apparel And Accessories Market
Americans spend $400 billion on apparel and accessories annually. That may be a lot of cash, but it’s actually less than they...
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1.3KChef’d Pushes Meal Kits Onto Store Shelves
With the recent news that Blue Apron has begun selling its meal kits in Costco, it’s perhaps unsurprising that competitors are also...
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1.7KShrinking The Shrinkage Problem With Biometric Network Surveillance
A guy walks into a pharmacy, does a lap and walks out without buying anything. An hour later, he walks into another...
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1.7KAlibaba Buys Daraz
Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has acquired Daraz, Pakistan’s most popular online shopping destination, thus expanding its empire into South Asia. Daraz was...
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1.5KAmerican Apparel Rides Again In LA
American Apparel returns to L.A. with the opening of a new store on Melrose Avenue. In fact, the new location is part of...
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1.7KWill Costco Cure Blue Apron’s Subscription Blues?
It’s not been easy to be Blue Apron in recent months. The meal kit company was one of the first to have...
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1.5KWalmart Curbs Opiate Prescriptions
Walmart is changing its opioid policy following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), limiting the length of the...
