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Total School Supply Spending Could Surpass $100B In 2020
Total School Supply Spending Could Surpass $100B In 2020
July 15, 2020  |  Retail

Parents are preparing to shell out a record amount of money this year on back-to-school supplies, with computers topping the list amid signs that neither...

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Ex-Nordstrom Exec Says Department Stores Must Step Up To Survive
Ex-Nordstrom Exec Says Department Stores Must Step Up To Survive
June 29, 2020  |  Retail

A former Nordstrom executive is calling on the department store sector to meet the needs of customers and keep pace with technology – or face extinction. In...

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Retail Trade Groups Test Post-Pandemic Strategies
Retail Trade Groups Test Post-Pandemic Strategies
June 10, 2020  |  Retail

As retailers reopen and take stock of new post-pandemic consumer dynamics, the role of industry trade groups is changing. Groups like the National Retail Federation...

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Retail Advocacy Groups Mix Urgency And Cautious Optimism
Retail Advocacy Groups Mix Urgency And Cautious Optimism
June 02, 2020  |  Retail

The forces closing in on retail have forced its various trade and advocacy groups to press their case in Washington. Among those forces: 2.1 million...

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NRF Cautions On Treasure Hunt Shopping
NRF Cautions On Treasure Hunt Shopping
May 22, 2020  |  Retail

The reopening of retail is bound to portend changes for businesses as well as consumers. The National Retail Federation (NRF) and other groups have released...

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Data Drop: eCommerce Numbers Steal Relevance
Data Drop: eCommerce Numbers Steal Relevance
May 18, 2020  |  Retail

Is the retail industry looking at the wrong numbers? It could be. While last week’s 16 percent overall spending drop lit up the headlines and...

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Lord & Taylor Joins Retail Bankruptcy Watch
Lord & Taylor Joins Retail Bankruptcy Watch
April 21, 2020  |  Retail

The retail bankruptcy watch intensified Tuesday (April 21) as the department store sector was hit by reports of yet another major player looking at that...

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Wednesday Lease Deadline Looms For Retail
Wednesday Lease Deadline Looms For Retail
March 30, 2020  |  Retail

There’s $454 billion earmarked for retailers in the vast series of COVID-19 relief legislation passed last week. But none of it will arrive in time...

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Retailers Win In Stimulus Bill
Retailers Win In Stimulus Bill
March 26, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Retail came up as a big, but very subtle, winner in the economic stimulus package passed by the Senate last night (March 25) in response...

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