Retail

JC Penney’s Resurrection
March 02, 2016

While earnings season has been less than kind to the other big players in the department store space – Kohl’s, Macy’s and Sears top the list – JC Penney has pulled off something of a turnaround. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

If You Can’t Sell On A Retail Holiday, Invent One
March 01, 2016

How can a retailer generate attention on a holiday that isn’t a holiday? Take a stance to make it one — as Zappos did yesterday, on Leap Day, giving its employees a paid day off … and, perhaps, in the process, generating a little heat...

Wayfair Driving Repeat Customers
March 01, 2016

The 2015 financial results from Wayfair are pretty positive, particularly in the area of sales driven by returning customers. 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...

Walmart Tops In Robbers
March 01, 2016

While security is undoubtedly an issue among all retailers, Walmart had a particularly bad week in that department. With the chain being at the center of a number of crime stories throughout the U.S., it goes to show that the bigger a retailer is, the...

The Super Tuesday Super Retail Rundown
March 01, 2016

“America’s store front shops and small business are what makes America great, and we have to make sure those business owners can win more than they are winning today. We are the only campaign in the race that understands business owners, and the only one...

Target Snags Amazon’s Supply Chain Vet
March 01, 2016

In a move to broaden its eCommerce capabilities, Target has hired from a company that certainly knows its stuff in that regard: Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Massachusetts: Frozen Growth In The Frozen North
March 01, 2016

New Englanders are known nationwide for several things: a stoic disposition, a fondness for chowders, a congenital love of wool and a weird horror at the letter “r.” And nowhere in the region are these qualities more on display than in Massachusetts, the state that...

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Vermont: Daring To Be Different, To The Surprise Of No One
March 01, 2016

As anyone who has ever ventured to Vermont can affirm, it’s a very particular place for some very particular people. Despite being nearly geographically identical to its neighbor to the east, New Hampshire, Vermont is very much its own place. Perhaps it’s all the farm-to-table...

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Georgia: Peachy-Keen Growth
March 01, 2016

Though the song has been around since the 1930s, “Georgia On My Mind” has been a classic since it was recorded in the 1960s by Ray Charles. And though Georgia has always had several appealing qualities on its side — warm weather, friendly people, peaches and...