June 14, 2016
Can Big Brands Survive On The Store-Within-A-Store?
Retailers as dependent on a brick-and-mortar footprint as Macy’s don’t always have the luxury of fixes to pick from if their stocks experience the continuous slide that the former tentpole...
June 09, 2016
Will Big Retail Follow Target And Start Charging Suppliers More...
Too much inventory, not enough buyers. If one were forced to sum up the issue that is hitting physical retailer after physical retailer in 2016, that would probably be it....
June 06, 2016
Will Amazon Be America’s Largest Firm By 2020?
Analysts are suggesting that Amazon is currently the U.S. firm with the biggest growth potential. MKM Partners analyst Rob Sanderson notes that Amazon has surpassed Facebook as the United States’...
June 03, 2016
Is 3D Touch A Secret Checkout Conversion Weapon?
Retailers have looked everywhere for the silver bullet to mobile checkout conversion. For a hot second, the key was in smart and efficient site design. When apps become the platform du...
May 31, 2016
Neiman Marcus’ Retail Reset
Misery loves company, or so the saying goes. And while one could perhaps quibble with the exact phrasing there — misery probably, more accurately, likes company but would, on the...
May 30, 2016
Would President Trump Kill Amazon’s Share Price?
A Donald Trump presidency might bring bad news for Amazon investors. After targeting Amazon on antitrust issues and suggesting that Amazon-owned Washington Post has a team of 20 reporters digging dirt...
May 30, 2016
Is Dollar Retail The Future Of Online Impulse Buys?
If brick-and-mortar merchants can claim anything sacred from the total encroachment of online retail on its turf, it’s the highest echelon of uber-luxurious commerce. Online brands have yet to figure...
May 27, 2016
Costco’s Earnings Miss
Costco‘s latest quarterly earnings report paints a less-than-rosy picture for the warehouse club retailer. For the first time in over six years, the company reported flat growth in comparable sales and...
May 24, 2016
Why Retail Earnings Are Less And Less Tethered To The...
Retail earnings may have long been looked upon as a benchmark for measuring the growth of the economy but not anymore. The shift in calibration comes as signs of weakening sales...