There’s community-based and community-driven. Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Visual search and in-store kiosks are expanding their acuity. With a field of competitors that includes Pinterest, Target, ASOS and Google, the category is driving consumer adoption and shopping at a rate that has led key executives to rename the business “visual commerce.” Get the...
Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven, in one case, is experimenting with a cashierless store concept at its corporate headquarters in Texas. Get the Full Story Complete...
As China continues to grapple with the coronavirus, Apple is at work on plans to reopen its offices and retail stores in the country. The tech company had started to close stores in January before shuttering the remaining stores as well as offices on Feb....
As Pinterest wagered on eCommerce, the social media platform’s revenue surpassed the $1 billion threshold last year. Pinterest foresees revenue clocking in at roughly $1.52 billion this year, which would be above analyst forecasts of $1.47 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full...
Smart logistics provider Geek+ announced a same-day delivery partnership with Nike, which will provide advanced robotics solutions for the athletics company’s new distribution center in Japan, according to reports on Wednesday (Feb. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Heads up before you throw those sneakers out: They might be running a marathon in Tokyo this summer. That’s the upshot of Nike’s recently introduced product line, which features recycled and sustainable materials. The retail angle (outside of Nike’s own stores) is that the company...
Big companies. Essential products. Burgeoning delivery options. It would make sense that the supermarket business might be immune from the cross-currents of retailing in 2020. But that’s not the case, especially if you compete with Whole Foods. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Outfitting children can be a shockingly expensive proposition for parents. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, families might spend up to $1,280 annually on clothing, and over the 18 years formally designated as childhood approximately 6 percent of the total cost of parenting...
