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Last July, we reported here on the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), an industry-wide group of leading apparel and footwear brands, retailers, suppliers and NGOs, and its new Higg Index that measures the environmental performance of apparel products....

New York -- The National Retail Federation on Monday announced that Saks Inc. chairman and CEO Stephen I. Sadove has been elected chairman of the NRF board of directors and chairman of its executive committee. Sadove succeeds NRF’s immediate past...

Vitapath, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Vitamin Shoppe, has opened its first two Canadian stores in the greater Toronto area. The company expects to expand its retail stores under the Vitapath banner across Canada, with additional locations expected to open later in 2013.

Mid Retail's Advanced Allocation solution adds new capabilities enabling retailers to ensure in-stock positions at space-constrained, high volume store locations NEW YORK, NY – NRF Convention & Expo – MID Retail Inc. today announced that it has...

Is Best Buy's gain Amazon.com's loss? An article/discussion last month on RetailWire explored the reasons behind Amazon's continued sales growth in states even after it has begun to collect sales tax. Now, a Best Buy financial report shows that while its physical stores didn't get a huge boost in states where Amazon has started to add sales tax charges to purchases, its website has seen a pickup in sales.

As shoppers become increasingly connected, online retailers in 2013 will get back to basics, focusing on strategies and tactics to improve the customer experience and increase web conversion and loyalty across all devices. According to the 2013 Shop.org/Forrester Research Inc. State Of Retailing Online survey, more than half (51%) of retailers surveyed say their top priority for 2013 is site optimization, including checkout optimization, alternative payments, user experience, testing, and product detail page enhancements.

Making the decision about which one is the best, however, can be difficult, time-consuming, and, quite frankly, overwhelming. For example, if you already have a database full of leads, you might be tasked with finding the best way to convert them into paying customers. Some options might be to send them an email, use direct mail, engage with them in social media, or have your sales team reach out. But how do you determine which option is best? As marketers, we're often faced with a do-this-or-do-that decision when planning our strategies. 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has appointed Enrique Ostalé, president and CEO of Walmart Chile, formerly D&S, EVP, president and CEO of Walmart Latin America, in which capacity he’ll oversee the mega-retailer’s operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica,...

Police were in the process Friday morning of debriefing the hostages and putting together composite drawings of the suspects. In addition, they were scouring surveillance video from inside and outside the Nordstrom Rack, surrounding businesses and the mall to determine whether any additional suspects were involved. The 14 hostages held overnight at Nordstrom Rack in Westchester were all employees of the store, LAPD officials said Friday. At least three hostages were injured, in the incident that began at 11 p.m. 

The National Basketball Association has announced Sears as the title sponsor of its Shooting Stars competition, part of State Farm All-Star Saturday Night. In addition to exposure onsite and during the primetime broadcast of the shooting competition, the...