Retail

Shop When You’re Sad Like Brad Pitt
May 14, 2016

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...

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Why Target Is Getting Into Consumers’ Heads About Groceries
May 13, 2016

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 —...

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The Incredible Shrinking Sears
May 13, 2016

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...

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Target Won’t Back Down On Bathroom Policy
May 13, 2016

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...

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Could Macy’s Trouble Kill One-Third Of America’s Malls?
May 13, 2016

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...

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Nordstrom Enters The Retail Earnings Maelstrom
May 13, 2016

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...

Big Retail Problems, Small Format Solution?
May 13, 2016

As traditional retail continues to flail, brick-and-mortar chains are looking everywhere for a remedy. Sears is the most recent company to address a very big problem with a small solution, planning to open smaller format specialty stores, while closing down larger locations. Can expansion-via-compression turn...

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The On-Demand Delivery Dilemma
May 12, 2016

It was really just a short time ago — less than a year really, when it seems every business was clamoring to describe itself as the Uber of something — office space rental, apartment rental, meal delivery, rides for kids, groceries, Mexican candy, dog walking,...

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Tiffany & Co. Latest Luxury Retailer To Bolt The IACC Over Alibaba
May 12, 2016

The kerfuffle over Alibaba’s involvement with the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition has expanded, with Tiffany & Co. as the latest luxury retailer taking their ball and going home. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...