Retail

Retail’s Inward Expansion
May 19, 2016

Potential solution #2,487 for retail’s current struggles: Instead of closing stores or moving into smaller stores, they can move other stores into their own. The store-within-a-store concept is catching on in the industry. Can the mutual benefit to two retailers simultaneously bear fruit over the...

Target’s Digital Boost Doesn’t Prop In-Store Slump
May 18, 2016

Target’s first quarter earnings reported May 18 were a mixed bag. 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 completing...

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What Is The Resale Value Of An Unwanted Hotel Room?
May 18, 2016

Stop us if you’ve lived this one. You booked a hotel room, then had to cancel at the last minute.  Surprise, you are outside the cancellation window — and thus you are on the hook for the charge. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Is Amazon Gap Inc’s Solution Instead Of Its Problem?
May 18, 2016

Gap Inc got some attention this week for something other than its falling sales figures.  The ailing retailer’s CEO Arthur Peck managed some big retail ripples this week with the announcement that Gap is strongly considered joining the Amazon bandwagon to gets its clothes into...

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TJX Earnings Continues To Defy Retail Gravity
May 18, 2016

Well, there is some joy in retail’s Mudville, as TJX, the long-running champion of off-price sales, posted yet another quarter of solid results. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Rise Of The Human Billboards
May 18, 2016

The news that the Philadelphia 76ers will be the first-ever team in major U.S. sports to feature advertising on its players’ jerseys has a lot of fans up in arms. But, with the likelihood increasing that other teams and leagues will follow suit, is it...

Clothing Rental Extends Its Lease
May 18, 2016

Even with retail in its current tailspin, is there a possibility that brands that deal in “essential” items — such as clothing — can weather the storm based simply on their product vertical? Maybe, but not without some adjustments … as the apparel space has...

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Can Sears Survive?
May 17, 2016

While hard to imagine now — a week off of another round of disastrous earnings and falling share prices — Sears at one time and for a long time was probably the most innovative retailer in America, if not the world. Get the Full Story...

Google Boldly Advertises Where It Hasn’t Advertised Before
May 17, 2016

For the many consumers who feel inundated with digital ads already, hearing that Google has introduced new ad products may not be good news. But, for the local retailers who struggle to gain the attention of those consumers across platforms, it is welcome indeed. Get...