May 23, 2016
Macy’s CEO Is Promising A Comeback
While on the one hand there is nothing all that surprising about Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren tellings his investors that Macy’s is ready to spring into a big comeback, one...
May 20, 2016
Walmart’s eCommerce Woes (And Why They’re One To Watch)
There was no joy in retail Mudville. Macy’s struck out. Nordstrom struck out. Gap struck out. Target struck out. J. Crew struck out. Dick’s struck out. Hudson Bay struck out....
May 18, 2016
B&M’s Inventory Issues Aren’t Going Away Online
Mishandling inventory has usually been brick-and-mortar retail’s forte. Ever since consumers made it clear that they weren’t going to give traditional brands the benefit of the doubt if they couldn’t...
May 16, 2016
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Retail’s Troubled Waters Edition
Anyone keeping track of the brick-and-mortar retail reports knows that of late the news has been less than wholly inspiring. One can almost pick any big name physical commerce player...
May 16, 2016
Retail’s 12-Step Program To Commerce Redemption
“We’re frankly scratching our heads.” That’s Macy’s CFO last week explaining – or perhaps not – the root cause of their rather dismal Q1 2016 earnings results. It’s not exactly...
May 13, 2016
Could Macy’s Trouble Kill One-Third Of America’s Malls?
Macy’s cratering retail performance has at least one analyst concerned that as many as one-third of America’s malls could be in danger of closing over it. The current predictions from...
May 13, 2016
Nordstrom Enters The Retail Earnings Maelstrom
And the hits just keep on coming as the retail earnings continue to roll out in … well, force is probably not the right word considering the string of lackluster...
May 12, 2016
Macy’s Lackluster Earnings Spook Retail Investors
Forget love — investments into publicly traded companies make the world go round. However, when a retailer whose performance was once seen as a bellwether for an entire vertical starts...
May 12, 2016
Retailers Can’t Stave Off Store Closures And Bankruptcy Forever
What goes up must come down, and considering the rapid pace of innovation in retail today, it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that plenty of once-thriving brands are finding...