With as much as half of all delivery costs occurring in the last mile, and prices across the board rising at the same time that consumers are continuing to demand they pay nothing for shipping, several brands are rewarding customers who choose to pick up...
In today’s top retail news, Macy’s is reportedly trying to find the right way to balance its stores with its eCommerce presence as it mulls a breakup of the two businesses, while shoppers are gravitating toward Amazon when shopping for toys. Also, out-of-stock messages are...
Great Outdoors Group, LLC and Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. announced on Friday (Dec. 3) through the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that they are canceling their proposed merger, which would have brought together two outdoor sporting goods companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
It’s 1957. Russia just launched the Sputnik satellite, so everyone’s on edge. “Doctors” in TV commercials tell us cigarette smoking is okay. Elvis Presley’s “Too Much” is the No. 1 song, “Around the World in 80 Days” wins the Oscar for best picture, and a...
Ulta Beauty, Inc. added seven new stores, relocated two existing locations, remodeled three others and closed one store in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 ending Oct. 30 — giving the beauty brand 42 new stores, four relocated ones, eight remodeled shops and four closed...
In a big year for home remodeling, major retailers in the space are one-upping each other to grab more of the professional market, including building new distribution infrastructure catering to pros and keeping store aisles clear for DIY customers looking for a new faucet. Get...
After three quarters in a row of lagging behind Amazon in the race for consumers’ retail spending, it’s all but assured that 2021 will prove to be the first year in decades that Walmart is not the largest retailer in the U.S. Get the Full...
Contextual commerce is rapidly expanding as brands try to become more integrated into different parts of consumers’ everyday lives, with shoppable recipes, purchase options within videos and product listings alongside music players popping up across the internet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Sports apparel retailer Lids said Friday (Dec. 3) it will open four stores in London later this month, with more than 20 brick-and-mortar stores across the U.K. by the end of 2022, according to a news release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
