Retail Stores
February 13, 2019 at 2:29 pm
Barneys New York is launching a cannabis shop in California called The High End, reports Forbes. The "cannabis lifestyle" store will open in March inside an existing Barneys Beverly Hills location. More cannabis stores are expected to appear in Barneys locations across California. The Beverly Hills store will feature an exclusive partnership with luxury cannabis…
February 12, 2019 at 2:53 pm
Payless Inc. is preparing for its second trip to bankruptcy court with a plan that could drastically shrink the size of the discount shoe chain, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The retailer is seeking a loan to get through bankruptcy proceedings and discussing plans to shutter a significant portion, and potentially all, of…
February 12, 2019 at 1:42 pm
In this interactive webinar, retail industry experts will discuss the importance of an effective cross-channel marketing strategy.
February 11, 2019 at 2:14 pm
Toys”R”Us has officially emerged as Tru Kids Inc., a new company, with new leadership and a new vision, according to a press release published today. Effective Jan. 20, Tru Kids Inc. doing business as Tru Kids Brands, became the parent company of Toys”R”Us, Babies”R”Us, Geoffrey and more than 20 consumer toy and baby brands. Tru Kids is…
February 11, 2019 at 12:04 pm
Retailers that want to survive in the future need to rethink their relationships with consumers and the experiences they provide them.
February 8, 2019 at 2:47 pm
Sears Holdings got a new lifeline yesterday as its sale to company chairman Eddie Lampert, through an affiliate of his hedge fund ESL Investments, was approved by a federal bankruptcy court judge, according to CNBC. ESL has said the $5.2 billion deal to buy Sears will save 425 stores and roughly 45,000 jobs. While an initial…
February 5, 2019 at 3:24 pm
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is calling for retail sales, excluding automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants, to climb between 3.8 and 4.4 percent this year, amounting to as much as $3.84 trillion. That would be less than growth of 4.6 percent in 2018, which the NRF says is its preliminary estimate for retail sales last…
February 5, 2019 at 2:47 pm
While the traditional shopping experience is gone, a new era of retail has arrived, forcing businesses to look at digital solutions.
February 4, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Women’s apparel retailer Charlotte Russe Holdings on Sunday voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
January 31, 2019 at 2:37 pm
The Michaels Companies announced this week that it will close all of its Pat Catan’s stores in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 (March). Pat Catan’s is a retailer of arts and crafts in Ohio and surrounding states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan and West Virginia. Michaels intends to rebrand 12 of the 36 Pat Catan’s stores…
