September 28, 2016
Kohl’s Mobile Makeover
“Going mobile” and “embracing omnichannel” have essentially become go-to buzzwords for retail in 2016. No matter what is actually going on, no matter what is being sold — pretty much...
September 23, 2016
Macy’s Goes On-Demand For Beauty Supplies
Macy’s seems to be on something of a “say yes to everything” kick in 2016 as it tries to reset its business model after what has been a highly chaotic...
September 21, 2016
Macy’s Eventizes Holiday Hiring
It seems everyone is getting out earlier with their holiday hiring plans. Target is conducting mass interview sessions, JCPenney is upping its temporary staff count and even Sears is getting...
September 21, 2016
Facebook Making It Easier For Local Merchants To Advertise Offline...
Aiming to get a bigger piece of the offline advertising pie, Facebook announced on Tuesday (Sept. 20) the launch of dynamic ads for retail. According to a blog post from...
September 15, 2016
The Evolving Anchor Stores
The fate of the malls of America has been a favored topic of discussion in recent years, particularly as the fortunes of malls and their operators have come to look...
September 12, 2016
Apple Is Coming To Macy’s
Store-within-a-store has been one of the few consistently performing innovations on offer in department store retail of late. JCPenney’s recent turnaround has been greatly aided by its strategic and expanding...
August 30, 2016
Most Macy’s Closures Coming To The Midwest
While it is at this point well known that Macy’s will be closing the doors on 100 retail stores by early next year, emerging data indicates most of those closures...
August 29, 2016
Why Others Abandoning The Mall Is Good For JCPenney
In a world where retail tailspins are becoming rather common, successful turnaround tales are few and far between. But on that increasingly short list lives JCPenney, which has managed to reverse...
August 24, 2016
Gap’s Turnaround Troubles
There comes a point when a rough patch is no longer a rough patch and needs to be designated something else. “Patch” implies something transitory: a brief spot of disturbance....