Retail Stores
July 25, 2022 at 4:43 pm
Sports apparel retailer Lids announced this week that it's launching a new retail concept called Lids University, or Lids U, dedicated to apparel and sports products for the college market. Lids U, which was created as a space for fans to purchase products from their favorite schools, will open in key college markets and serve each…
July 19, 2022 at 6:43 pm
One of America's most iconic toy stores is returning to brick-and-mortar retail just in time for this year's holiday season, reports NBC News. Toys"R"Us will open shops inside every Macy's store in the U.S. by mid-October, part of a rollout that began last year, the companies announced in a release on Monday. The in-store shops…
July 18, 2022 at 5:35 pm
Retail sales increased in June even as inflation climbed higher and drove up prices across the board, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said last week. NRF’s calculation of retail sales, which is based on Census numbers but excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants, reported that June was up 0.6 percent from May and up 5.8…
July 18, 2022 at 4:41 pm
Waiting in line has been called a “timeless form of torture.” In the U.S. alone, Americans spend roughly 37 billion hours each year queuing. And the problem of waiting has only gotten worse. Restarting life as we knew it has proven more challenging than we initially anticipated. Supply chain issues and staffing shortages have thwarted…
July 11, 2022 at 5:19 pm
Kohl’s announced that it's introducing Discover @ Kohl’s, a new in-store and online experience designed to embrace inclusivity and bring discovery and inspiration to every store trip and online visit. Discover @ Kohl’s features seasonal areas throughout 600 of the retailer's stores and website that curate “dozens of emerging, established, and diverse-owned brands that are…
June 22, 2022 at 5:19 pm
Doug Herrington has been appointed to lead Amazon.com's retail sector, the e-commerce giant announced Tuesday. Herrington, a 17-year Amazon employee who previously led the company's North American consumer business, will be tasked with dealing with the effects of rising costs, a slowdown in demand, and excess warehouse space. He replaces Dave Clark, who announced his…
June 21, 2022 at 7:34 pm
Consumers aren't just shoppers; they're guests who explore, discover, immerse and buy. This alone demonstrates the disconnect between the guest experience vs. the customer retail shopping experience which uses vocabulary such as filter, select and purchase. Hospitality is designed to entertain and cater to guests' needs, comfort, satisfaction and loyalty. From the very start of…
June 20, 2022 at 5:20 pm
Employees at a Baltimore-area Apple store have voted to unionize, making it the first of Apple's 270-plus stores in the U.S. to join a union. In the election, 65 employees at Apple’s store in Towson, Md., voted in favor of being represented by the union, known as the Apple Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (CORE),…
June 15, 2022 at 5:03 pm
Retail sales were down in May compared to the month before, suggesting continuing inflation and higher prices for essentials has been a growing concern to the American consumer. It's the first drop in retail sales in five months. The U.S. Census Bureau, in its monthly estimates report released Wednesday, said U.S. retail and food services…
June 14, 2022 at 4:56 pm
David Simon, CEO of Simon Property Group, the biggest shopping mall owner in the country, wants to create a new type of annual shopping extravaganza, reports CNBC. The event, dubbed “National Outlet Shopping Day,” is meant for people seeking out deep discounts and is being created as consumers are increasingly feeling the pinch of inflation just about everywhere they go.…
