Merchandising
August 26, 2015 at 12:04 pm
The Apple Watch appears to be a hit at Best Buy. To capitalize on that demand, the electronics retailer plans to carry the smartwatch in all its stores by the end of next month. Best Buy will sell the Apple Watch in 900 stores starting September 4, CEO Hubert Joly said during the company's earnings call…
August 18, 2015 at 2:29 pm
Back-to-school (BTS) is the second-biggest event of the year for most retailers. It’s estimated that this two-month period generates more than $70 billion in revenue, with roughly a third of that being spent online. While BTS shopping is similar to holiday shopping, BTS shoppers aren’t as willing to open up their wallets and pocketbooks —…
August 12, 2015 at 3:48 pm
Aldo Product Services, a division of Montreal-based Aldo Group, has signed on to create a new men’s and women’s shoe and handbag collection for Target. The brand, called A+, is inspired by the core Aldo merchandise and will launch this month in all Target stores throughout the U.S. “Style is an increasingly important area of…
August 6, 2015 at 3:40 pm
Whole Foods was just kidding with that $6 Asparagus Water. After the bottles — literally three stalks of asparagus in each bottle of water — were spotted on the shelf of a Whole Foods in California earlier this week, a photo of the asparagus water posted by a customer to Instagram started trending on social…
August 5, 2015 at 5:24 pm
There’s a growing trend today in big data and merchandising based on big data-driven “nudges,” which are critical for driving and improving merchandise decisions for retailers. These machine-learned nudges alert sellers about opportunities to avoid going out of stock, add a product that’s selling and sharpen their prices to be more competitive. Nudges have also…
August 3, 2015 at 2:22 pm
Is Cosmopolitan so racy it needs to be covered up? Rite Aid and Food Lion think so. The two retailers will soon place issues of Cosmopolitan magazine behind “blinders” to shield minors from the magazine’s sexual content, they confirmed separately on Friday.
July 27, 2015 at 3:53 pm
Apple is preparing to expand the sales effort behind the Apple Watch after it was announced that Best Buy will begin selling it in its U.S. stores beginning on Aug. 7, making it the first independent retailer to stock the wearable device.
July 24, 2015 at 4:15 pm
Levi’s is overhauling its namesake brand’s entire women’s line. The company, founded in 1853, has survived the Civil War, the Great Depression, and other epochal threats, but in the last two years it’s been tormented by an enemy none of its executives saw coming: yoga pants. Comfortable and flattering at the same time, athletic pants…
July 21, 2015 at 1:56 pm
Just six months after Kate Spade shuttered its standalone contemporary line, Kate Spade Saturday, and closed down all of its Jack Spade stores, the company is ready to expand again in a huge way. WWD reports that Kate Spade has a slew of new projects in development, possibly to unhook the brand from heavy dependence…
July 20, 2015 at 3:11 pm
Gap is hooking up with some odd bedfellows these days. The struggling apparel chain is piloting co-branded makeup counters with online beauty subscription service Birchbox, and testing a free delivery service with Virgin Hotels Chicago so that guests can have Gap fashions delivered straight to their hotel room. The Gap’s new flirtation with the high-margin…
