Department Stores

Sears CEO Comes For Vendors In Blog Post
Sears CEO Comes For Vendors In Blog Post
May 16, 2017  |  Retail

Eddie Lampert, Sears chairman and CEO, is at it again. Just a few days after Lampert called out the media for “unfairly singling out” the...

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Selling To The “Suburban Power Woman”
Selling To The “Suburban Power Woman”
May 04, 2017  |  News

In late June of this year on New York’s 6th Avenue, Bluemercury will be opening its 2,600 square foot flagship store in the base of...

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The Painful Decline Of Sears And Its Hedge Fund Owner Continues
The Painful Decline Of Sears And Its Hedge Fund Owner Continues
March 31, 2017  |  Retail

Historic retail giant Sears has experienced a slow and steady decline in recent years. Just last week, we reported the company saw a nosedive in...

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Macy’s New CEO May Be The Lifesaver It Needs
Macy’s New CEO May Be The Lifesaver It Needs
March 23, 2017  |  Retail

To say it’s been a rough couple of months for retail main staple Macy’s would be an understatement at this point. Starting back in January, we...

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Is Hudson’s Bay Going To Buy Neiman Marcus?
Is Hudson’s Bay Going To Buy Neiman Marcus?
March 15, 2017  |  Retail

Without a doubt, 2017 has been a difficult year for department store brands. Macy’s, Sears, and J.C. Penney have all reported ongoing struggles with shrinking...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Macy’s Cuts
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Macy’s Cuts
January 06, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

Macy’s announced that it will close down another 68 stores and cut an additional 6,200 jobs following disappointing holiday sales. Some of those closings —...

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Stripe Sizzles, Auto Loans Fizzle
Stripe Sizzles, Auto Loans Fizzle
December 02, 2016  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

With the first full week back from Black Friday, into Cyber Monday and beyond, give thanks to the consumer, who has managed to stay buoyant...

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Local Store Shopping Still A Holiday Tradition
Local Store Shopping Still A Holiday Tradition
November 17, 2016  |  Retail

New research commissioned by Citi Retail Services and conducted by Wakefield Research has shed some interesting insight on U.S. consumers’ holiday shopping season sentiments. Perhaps the...

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