Retail

Retail
Macy’s CFO To Leave, External Search Underway For Replacement
April 07, 2020

With a transition on its management team underway, Macy’s announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Paula Price will be departing the company as of May 31. The department store retailer said in announcement that Price will remain in her current position up...

Retail
Bankruptcies Sprout On Both Sides Of The Pond
April 06, 2020

The dreaded “B” word has been circulating with more weight and frequency, as the week opens with nonessential retailers reckoning with life during the contagion. Over the weekend, the U.K. retail scene was stunned when Debenhams – a 242-year-old High Street brand – filed for...

Retail
Jury On 5G Introduction Is Still Out
April 06, 2020

Anyone who’s had a Zoom meeting in the past week will attest to the fact that connectivity is having a moment. That doesn’t mean, however, that the star turn expected from connectivity’s guiding light this year will happen. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail
Shipping Inconsistencies Plague Nonessential eCommerce
April 06, 2020

Nonessential retail is highly dependent – in some cases, completely dependent – on eCommerce during the COVID-19 crisis. And eCommerce success is dependent upon shipping. Therein lies a serious problem. Because as anyone who has ordered a nonessential item over the past few weeks can...

Retail
Yum! Brands To Hold Back Rent In South Africa
April 06, 2020

As its restaurants are shuttered over a lockdown enforced by authorities to keep the coronavirus from spreading, Yum! Brands Inc., the owner of KFC, has reportedly informed landlords in South Africa that it is withholding rent. The policy relates to the just under 50 stores...

Retail
Fitness Studios Offer Free Online Classes Amid COVID-19
April 06, 2020

To keep their market connected amid the coronavirus pandemic that has made many of them shutter because of stay-at-home rules, fitness studios throughout the country are tapping into digital platforms. Boutique classes are, for the most part, providing complimentary sessions, and, as a result, classes...

Retail
Amazon Will Reportedly Postpone Prime Day Until At Least August
April 03, 2020

Amid the coronavirus, Amazon is delaying its Prime Day summer shopping event to August at the soonest and foresees a possible $100 million impact from extra devices it could possibly now have to offer at a reduced price, according to internal company notes seen by...

Retail
Etsy Provides Some Clues On March Retail Numbers
April 03, 2020

The first of what is expected to be a series of informal retail reports on March results was delivered Thursday afternoon (April 2), this one from Etsy. As expected, the volume swings from January through the end of March were dramatic for the online seller...

Retail
Startup Debuts Thermal Wellness Tech, Right When The World Needs It
April 03, 2020

It’s June 2013. Barack Obama is president. “The Purge” rules the box office. Wuhan is known only as the transportation hub of central China. And a young MIT engineering student named Sam Shames is bored. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...