Archives for November 2015
Aldi and Lidl reach combined 10% of UK grocery as sales surge19 Nov 2015
Aldi and Lidl have reached a combined 10% of the grocery market for the first time, the latest Kantar Worldpanel... Continue Reading
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Cabela’s is going where its core shoppers are19 Nov 2015
Cabela’s is looking to increase sales this holiday by opening seasonal stores in some military installations. The retailer is set to... Continue Reading
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Navigating retail’s last mile19 Nov 2015
Nearly two decades ago, just as e-commerce was taking off, a group of players emerged to claim their share of the... Continue Reading
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How Target is going ‘click-and-mortar’ this holiday19 Nov 2015
Target is embarking on its most omnichannel holiday season ever with more services designed to add convenience and value for... Continue Reading
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Dillard’s hit by department store doldrums19 Nov 2015
Dillard’s joined Macy’s and Nordstrom Monday in struggling against weaker than expected traffic and sales in the third quarter. The... Continue Reading
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Ahold/Delhaize firm up exec team19 Nov 2015
Their merger isn’t expect to close until-mid 2016, but Ahold and Delhaize Group have named more senior executives to interesting... Continue Reading
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Bloomingdale’s ad sparks outrage on social media19 Nov 2015
Bloomingdale’s is apologizing after critics said one of its holiday advertisements appeared to promote date rape. The luxury department store... Continue Reading
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JCPenney beats department store doldrums19 Nov 2015
Home goods and Sephora helped JCPenney turn the page on the next chapter of its story of transformation by exceeding... Continue Reading
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Is this new ‘smart’ store model the future of retail?12 Nov 2015
A start-up retail logistics company and award-winning retail designer are behind an unusual — and very tech-savvy — new “smart”... Continue Reading
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Walmart’s use of Sci-fi Tech to spot shoplifters raises privacy questions12 Nov 2015
In the old days, when a store caught someone stealing, a detective would march the thief to a backroom and... Continue Reading
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