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Warby Parker eyeing Boston retail store
April 8, 2013

PrintEmail Comments (0) Trendy prescription eyeglass company Warby Parker is opening its first retail store Saturday in New Yorkโ€™s Soho neighborhood, but the company could have Boston on the brain for a future location. On its job board, the company...

The Big Mistake Retailers Are Making Online
April 8, 2013

The average conversion rate on retailer websites sits in the low- to mid-single digits. In comparison, the average conversion rate in offline stores is over 60 percent. Closing this gap could represent one of the largest sources of growth opportunity for retailers today and yet our work with retailers suggests they're not focusing on the crucial ingredients to make it happen. Retailers have a secret sauce that many multicategory online retailers don't: high-quality, experienced merchants who are on the front lines and understand what their customers want.

Wal-Mart continues college campus growth plan
April 8, 2013

Bentonville, Ark. -- Wal-Mart said it will open two additional college campus locations, nearly two years after make its university debut at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. According to a Monday report by the Wall Street Journal, which cited...

Leslieโ€™s to open 48 stores this spring
April 8, 2013

No related items were found. Phoenix -- Leslieโ€™s PoolMart will mark the grand opening of five retail locations on April 12. The stores are in Gold Canyon, Ariz., Madera, Calif., Torrance, Calif., West Springfield, Mass., and Magnolia, Texas. In total,...

Reports: Costco looks to develop e-commerce in China
April 8, 2013

New York -- Costco Wholesale appears to be eyeing China's online commerce market, according to published reports. The Southern Metropolis Daily, a newspaper based in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, reported Thursday that the Issaquah,...

Nordstrom expands push into Canada with second Toronto store
April 8, 2013

Seattle -- Nordstrom said Monday it will open a new namesake department store in Toronto in fall 2016, making its foray into the country a two-store debut. The three-story, 188,000-sq.-ft. store planned for Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre will join a...

Dickies launches โ€˜Shop and Compareโ€™ on Dickies.com
April 8, 2013

Fort Worth, Texas -- Work wear brand Dickies said Monday it has launched an online tool called Shop and Compare, which allows users to compare products side by side. The new Shop and Compare app gives customers the ability to view up to three different...

Cache names two new directors
April 8, 2013

NEW YORK โ€” Cache Inc., a specialty chain of womenโ€™s apparel stores, announced that Michael Price, managing partner of MFP Partners, L.P., Cacheโ€™s largest shareholder, has joined the board of directors. In addition, Charles Hinkaty, formerpresident and CEO...

Buyout Firms Eye Yankee Candle in $2 Billion Deal
April 8, 2013

The candle manufacturer may be worth 10 times its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization  of around $200 million, the sources said, speaking on condition of

Gander Mountain Aims for Gun Safety With Web Initiative
April 8, 2013

Shortly after announcing the opening of its first firearms store in Minnesota, Gander Mountain came out with a new online and social media initiative aimed at promoting responsible gun ownership. As part of its โ€œWith Rights Comes