Pricing

Kohl's Corp.'s new Off/Aisle store has a polished concrete floor, sleek lighting fixtures and a way of pricing merchandise that's very different from the Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based retailer's traditional department stores. No coupons or special discounts here. At Off/Aisle, everything has a "spot" price. Items with an orange circle on the tag are $4; items with…

By now the retail tango is becoming more familiar and haunting: burgeoning technology; greater transparency; changing competitive arenas; increased competition; multiconnected consumers; among other things. Most important, it seems, is the consumer — i.e., giving the consumer what they want, when they want it, how they want it, and where they want it. To do…

For a while now, retailers have been betting big on bits and bytes as they invest in retail technology. Overall, retailer IT spend was estimated at $60 billion in 2013. Although e-commerce platform spending gets much of the press, it’s only a small portion, $1.2 billion, of the overall retail tech budget. So where's the…

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Macy's is rolling out a new "way to shop." The retailer will no longer accept coupons for clearance items. Macy's, which has long been known for its stackable dollar and percent-off coupons, said coupons would still apply to full-price and sale items. A Macy's spokesperson said clearance items will still be deeply discounted, but now…

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J.C. Penney is borrowing ideas from supermarkets and warehouse clubs as it launches its new marketing campaign. Penney means that literally. The company plans to sell some of its best basics for a penny, starting with items from its $1 billion Arizona brand. Some promotions will be buy one, get one for a penny, and…

One thing retailers can count on in January is innovation. Each year, retailers across the globe gather for Retail’s BIG Show hosted by the National Retail Federation (NRF). This year’s event covered the usual topics, such as payment technologies and improving the customer experience, but also demonstrated that there’s a big shift affecting the retail…

British luxury fashion brand Burberry is to face a class-action lawsuit in the United States, claiming it used misleading price tags at its outlets stores to fool shoppers into believing they were getting big bargains. The company, which specifically manufactures some of the products for its outlet stores, is accused of intentionally presenting false price information on…

Coach seems to be achieving the nearly unattainable in retail: giving a brand that was cheapened by years of discounts its luster back. The handbag maker reported on Tuesday that net sales rose 7 percent to $1.27 billion in its second fiscal quarter ended Dec. 26, buoyed by growth in China and its men’s lines. More importantly,…