Retail Stores
September 1, 2015
A listing of all the top tips that appeared in the pages of Total Retail — both print and web — in 2015. From analytics to email marketing to merchandising to shipping and more, there are tips here for all retailers, no matter the size of your company.
August 31, 2015 at 10:59 am
Gap continues to struggle as it reported a drop in second quarter 2015 sales – a sign that their customer base continues to erode. Gap Global reported negative comparable store sales of 6 percent vs. negative 5 percent last year. Banana Republic Global reported negative comparable sales of 4 percent vs. flat last year. Only…
August 27, 2015 at 12:11 pm
Chico's, in the midst of cost-cutting plans, reported better-than-expected revenue and adjusted earnings for its latest quarter Wednesday, though bottom-line profit took a sharp fall. The women's retailer also said it would sell its Boston Proper direct-to-consumer business and close its existing 20 stores. Earlier this year, Chico's said it was shoring up its finances by lowering…
August 24, 2015 at 11:34 am
Houston-based Stage Stores plans to close 90 stores, as it cut its earnings forecast and said "economic softness" is hurting sales. Stage Stores runs 850 department stores in 40 states under the Bealls, Goody’s, Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage names. The 90 stores set to close in coming years represent 4 percent of total sales.…
August 24, 2015 at 11:24 am
Terry Lundgren, CEO of Macy’s, borrowed this quote during his opening remarks at the University of Arizona Global Retailing Conference in Tucson, Ariz. back in April, attributing it to NYU-Stern Marketing Professor Scott Galloway, who also happens to be one of the world’s experts in digital marketing. Calling stores “the new black” is a nod…
August 21, 2015 at 1:15 pm
On Thursday, Gap reported declines in quarterly sales and profits, and according to The Wall Street Journal, Gap CEO Art Peck said that the retailer was hard at work trying to copy the approach used by fast-fashion brands. Like H&M, Gap plans to test small runs of merchandise in its stores and then find out…
August 21, 2015 at 12:05 pm
Gazing over a spread of magazines on a side table in her New York office on Broadway, Federica Marchionni eagerly flips through the pages to find her advertisements inside. For the new Lands’ End chief executive officer, this is her big unveil, the first time she gets to show what she’s been working on since…
August 20, 2015 at 2:59 pm
Meijer's recent opening of two Wisconsin stores has led to a state investigation to determine if the Midwest retailer violated a Depression-era law that keeps products from being sold below cost. There are 37 products reported in four complaints filed against the Michigan-based retailer, according to documents provided to MLive and The Grand Rapids Press…
August 19, 2015 at 2:38 pm
As online giant Amazon.com charges into the $300 billion U.S. apparel market, Macy’s is running for the dressing room. Even Macy’s acknowledges there’s little it can do to keep customers from shopping online for basic clothing — T-shirts, men’s jeans and tighty whities. Yet the department store chain is clinging to the idea that many…
August 18, 2015 at 3:13 pm
Troubled clothing retailer American Apparel said on Monday that its business and cash position have deteriorated so badly that it's not even sure it will be able to stay in business, in its strongest warning yet to investors about its prospects. American Apparel reported that sales for its second quarter fell 17.2 percent to $134.4…
