Retail

As Sales Slow, Kohl’s Thinks Smaller
February 26, 2016

Disappointing sales for Kohl’s have got the retailer looking into smaller-format ideas. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Retail’s Hottest Spring Trend? Store Closures
February 26, 2016

What is arguably among the hottest “trends” in retail right now is far from a positive one for the brick-and-mortar area of the industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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How Social Media Made Retail Marketing More Inclusive
February 26, 2016

Generally speaking, it is hard to think of social media as something that is making the world a more inclusive place – given its occasional status as a toxic swamp of intolerance and cruelty. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Why Slow Retail Is Trashing Trucking
February 26, 2016

The ripple effects of a sluggish retail holiday season — exacerbated by unusually warm weather that made inventory hard to move — have started to show up in other industries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Former Amazon Exec Out To Boost Instacart
February 26, 2016

Instacart might be hoping for a little Amazon magic with a recent hire. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Giving The Gift (Cards) Of Stocks
February 26, 2016

While 86 percent of Americans don’t own a stock, more than 90 percent have, at one point or another, used a gift card. Stockpile has set out to bridge that divide by combining the two elements. CCO Dan Schatt shares how stocks-as-gift-cards could open up...

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TJX Beats The Street
February 25, 2016

TJX — the owner of the discount department chains T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods — was one of the few retailers coming out of this earnings season with something to crow about. The chain pulled in higher than expected sales last quarter as the holiday...

No More Hoverboards On Amazon
February 25, 2016

The most recent setback to hoverboard retail may be its biggest one yet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

The Campaign Trail Of Merchandise
February 25, 2016

The businesses of politics and retail are more intertwined than ever in the current U.S. presidential campaign. Will sales of campaign-related merchandise be the determining factor in predicting which “brand” (i.e., candidate) will eventually claim the highest office in the land?