Department Stores

Paycheck-to-Paycheck Holiday Shopping, 3 Key Department Store Trends, Retail Fights Smash-and-Grabs
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Holiday Shopping, 3 Key Department Store Trends, Retail Fights Smash-and-Grabs
December 17, 2021  |  Today In Data

A trio of key trends could help department stores recharge the stagnant sector. Plus, the retail industry fights against the viral spread of smash-and-grab incidents,...

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Department Store 2.0: Three Key Trends
Department Store 2.0: Three Key Trends
December 16, 2021  |  Retail

The majority of consumers shop both in-person and virtually. According to PYMNTS data, 88% of consumers make an in-store purchase daily, weekly or monthly. Sixty-three...

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Belk Taps Afterpay to Power Buy Now, Pay Later
Belk Taps Afterpay to Power Buy Now, Pay Later
December 07, 2021  |  Retail

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Afterpay and Belk department stores on Tuesday (Dec. 7) unveiled a flexible payment program for online and in-store shoppers,...

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Breaking Up Kohl’s Is About Valuation, Not Excellent Omnichannel Retail Execution 
Breaking Up Kohl’s Is About Valuation, Not Excellent Omnichannel Retail Execution 
December 06, 2021  |  Retail

With the second-largest U.S. department store chain now officially in play thanks to the familiar-sounding demands of activist investor Engine Capital to spin off Kohl’s...

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Does the ‘Ord’ in Nordstrom Now Stand for Ordinary?
Does the ‘Ord’ in Nordstrom Now Stand for Ordinary?
November 24, 2021  |  Retail

It’s a bad day to be Nordstrom.  Beyond the 30% single-day drop in its stock, the Seattle-based operator of 100 flagship luxury department stores has...

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Nordstrom Still Looking to Recapture Pre-Pandemic Glory
Nordstrom Still Looking to Recapture Pre-Pandemic Glory
November 24, 2021  |  Retail

Nordstrom, Inc. executives know they have to make changes to bring customers back and return to the profitability of 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic transformed...

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‘Smash and Grab’ Theft Trend Scares Shoppers and Workers, Threatens Mall Traffic
‘Smash and Grab’ Theft Trend Scares Shoppers and Workers, Threatens Mall Traffic
November 24, 2021  |  Retail

It’s always the unexpected things, it seems, that cause the worst problems. At a time when the retail industry and shopping public are laser-focused on...

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As Macy’s Officially Revisits Dot.com Spinoff, Attention Shifts to Who Might Be Next
As Macy’s Officially Revisits Dot.com Spinoff, Attention Shifts to Who Might Be Next
November 18, 2021  |  Retail

For more than 150 years, “The Magic of Macy’s” has been more than a slogan for the country’s quintessential department store, not only belying its...

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Kohl’s-Sephora Partnership Bearing Financial Fruit
Kohl’s-Sephora Partnership Bearing Financial Fruit
November 18, 2021  |  Retail

Less than one year into Kohl’s and Sephora teaming up on a shop-in-shop that has brought Sephora’s personal care and beauty products to a wider...

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