Retail
Outlook ’24: What the C-suite Should Know About Retail
Use of AI will grow as it helps brands better understand their customers and creates efficiencies in…
Buybuy Baby Celebrates Return to Brick and Mortar
Dream On Me Inc., which acquired the baby banner last July, made good on its promise to bring the nameplate…
NRF’s Big Show: The Mood, Issues and Outlook
The world's largest gathering of retail and tech firms, suppliers, analysts and economists generated a…
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At NRF’s Big Show, Crowds, Concerns and Colloquies for Solutions
With an expected 40,000-plus attendees, the conference is the world's largest gathering of retailers as well…
Microsoft Touts New AI Tools for Retail
Microsoft plans generative AI across retail, with offerings for personalized service, internal communications…
How Guess Will ‘Reclaim Our Denim Legacy’
The Los Angeles fashion giant believes the new brand it launched at Pitti Uomo this week will drive revenue…
Outlook ’24: When Will Retail Switch From Defense to Offense?
Following a glut of inventory in 2022, brands and retailers kept orders low to avoid excess product. With…
Year in Review: Distress in Home Leads to Bankruptcies, Store Closings
The home sector's store closures contributed 1,228 to the retail tally in 2023, with Bed Bath & Beyond making…
Signa’s Key Retail Property Division Files for Bankruptcy
The division of Rene Benko's crumbling property empire that has stakes in Selfridges, KaDeWe and Karsdadt has…
Bah Humbug: Retail Facing a $82.1B Returns Problem
Logistics tech firm Optoro said the cost for a returned item is about 27 percent of the purchase price.
Consumers, Retail and What to Expect in 2024? It’s Tricky
Inflation and recession fears ruled headlines this year, yet consumer spending remained strong through Q3 and…
H&M Among Top 10 Claimants in Mall Operator’s Second Bankruptcy
PREIT on Sunday filed for its second bankruptcy in three years, and plans to emerge from Chapter 11 as a…
Macy’s Reportedly Receives $5.8 Billion Buyout Offer
It could be the retailer's real estate that is drawing interest from the investors.
Levi’s Says ‘Aloha’ to Hawaii
The denim giant opened a new store in Honolulu's Ala Moana Center.
Mango Expands UK Footprint With 13 New Stores
The Spanish fast-fashion chain sees opportunity in the UK and will open more than a dozen stores there before…