Omnichannel

For the past five years or so, the doomsday horn has been sounding on brick-and-mortar retail establishments. Marketers, economic experts and even everyday shoppers believe these operations could soon go the way of the dinosaurs. However, the retail industry has shown resilience and that it deserves more credit than it gets. Emerging mobile shopping technologies…

Shopping at Target will not be the same a year from now. It will be easier, less frustrating and more convenient, executives said a meeting with analysts Wednesday. Starting a shopping trip through Target's app or online and finishing it in-store will become more seamless, with text notifications when online orders for in-store pickup are ready…

Today's consumer is a digitally savvy shopper who expects to find and receive the products they want, when they want them. Armed with a slew of online resources that, thanks to mobile devices, can be accessed from anywhere, consumers have created a technological evolution that's changing the omnichannel retail world as we know it. As…

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Retailers today have to differentiate themselves with experiential products and services, since most can no longer win on price. This was the key message delivered by Ron Boire, CEO of Barnes & Noble (B&N), during a fireside chat with James Green, CEO of Magnetic, during a session at eTail West yesterday. During the chat, Boire…

With 2016 still in its infancy, I can’t help but wonder what’s in store for the year. As retailers have had time to wind down after the busy holiday shopping season, there's an opportunity to look at what’s to come in the year ahead. The team at Demandware has been busy making a few predictions…

Millennials are having a party, but it seems the invitations for most teen retailers never hit their mailboxes. Perhaps that's because such invites would've been issued via mobile phone. At a time when younger generations are spending upward of 80 hours a month on their mobile devices, several apparel brands are missing out on a commerce…

Barneys New York is opening a flagship store in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The location, which will take up almost an entire city block on 7th Avenue, is a homecoming: it’s where the luxury department store, then a menswear brand, was originally founded in 1923. The return to its downtown roots comes about 20 years after the…

Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to start looking at your shelves — made bare by wave upon wave of aggressive holiday shoppers — and begin executing your plan for the new year. 2016 could be the year that you adopt a comprehensive solution to keep your inventory appropriately stocked with the right…