Does the sight of cashiers on their feet indicate a more efficient retail business than one where employees are seated? A recent ruling by the California Supreme Court allowing retail workers to sit down on the job has the industry nationwide weighing the importance of...
Although India’s use of the Internet is comparatively lower than in many other poorer countries, the country’s appetite for eCommerce seems to be growing rapidly, despite that substantial barrier. The retail sector in the region grew by 209 percent from $4.4 billion in 2010 to...
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Retail therapy — that’s something that’s just for the ladies, right? Wrong. No greater example of manliness than Brad Pitt reportedly engaged recently in a (massive) shopping spree to buck up his own spirits, making it clear that men are as free as women to...
For a major retail chain, things have probably gone a bit off book when a substantial amount of the executive team’s time is spent talking about the bathrooms. Bathrooms are among the things in life that the following rule is almost always true of —...
Sears Holdings managed to get something of a surprise move in earlier this week with the announcement that it is rethinking its in-store design strategy and planning to experiment with going smaller. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Taking a page from the old Tom Petty Handbook, Target CEO Brian Cornell has officially determined that the retailer will not back down on its inclusive bathroom policy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Macy’s cratering retail performance has at least one analyst concerned that as many as one-third of America’s malls could be in danger of closing over it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
And the hits just keep on coming as the retail earnings continue to roll out in … well, force is probably not the right word considering the string of lackluster performances being notched on the board of late. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
