Retail Stores
August 25, 2017 at 12:28 pm
Secrets for optimizing inventory to maximize profits and best practices for inventory data management for multi-channel sellers.
August 23, 2017 at 10:15 pm
Smart brands are looking for new ways to beat their competition and succeed in this changing retail industry. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSI) is leveraging its best competitive advantage — its network of stores — to give customers an enhanced shopping experience across its portfolio of brands (Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, and West Elm). Williams-Sonoma, Inc. recently introduced…
August 23, 2017 at 1:24 pm
GameStop has named Janet Bareis as senior vice president of collectibles, a newly created position within the company. Bareis will report to CEO Paul Raines, and will assume responsibility for developing and supporting the company’s merchandising strategy and operations within the growing collectibles market. Prior to joining GameStop, Bareis spent 11 years with Wal-Mart Stores,…
August 23, 2017 at 10:18 am
Sears Holdings has inked two more licensing deals that will put a wider range of Kenmore and DieHard products on shelves outside of Sears and Kmart stores. Cleva North America will manufacture vacuum cleaners and other floor cleaning accessories under the Kenmore and Kenmore Elite brands, and be able to sell them at retailers worldwide.…
August 18, 2017 at 10:37 am
On the company’s second-quarter earnings call, Target Chief Executive Brian Cornell said the retailer would be nearly doubling the number of small-format stores it has this year, with the ultimate goal of having more than 100 open for business over a three-year period. The plan is to have 30 in 2017, said Chief Operating Officer…
August 16, 2017 at 1:16 pm
Many are calling this the retail apocalypse. Recent reports estimate over 8,600 retail locations will shut down in 2017. By comparison, 6,200 retail stores closed their doors during 2008’s economic downturn — an all-time high at the time. Retailers like The Sports Authority have vanished, and others are quickly realizing the same fate: Gander Mountain,…
August 16, 2017 at 11:51 am
2017 has been a whirlwind of a year for retailers to say the least, with most of the conversation surrounding how brands need to think digitally first. However, this morning in a panel discussion at eTail East, Drew Green, CEO of Indochino, a made-to-measure menswear company, ended the session with a telling statement. “I think…
August 14, 2017 at 10:19 am
At a time when many retailers are closing stores, Indochino is opening doors to new showrooms. Total Retail's Taylor Knight got an inside look at the newly opened Indochino showroom at the King of Prussia Mall just outside of Philadelphia. Indochino's East Coast District Manager BJ McCahill explains how the menswear retailer has brought customization…
August 11, 2017 at 10:22 am
A Wal-Mart gun display positioned near a sign urging customers to "Own the School Year Like a Hero" has drawn such a negative response that the company has spent the last 24 hours repeatedly apologizing to outraged consumers, according to USA Today. A photo of a gun display with the back-to-school sign hung above it at…
August 10, 2017 at 11:36 am
Target announced that it will start carrying products from Bark, the company behind the pet supply service BarkBox, starting August 13. “Almost 70 [percent] of our guests have pets at home,” said Christina Hennington, senior vice president of essentials and beauty, Target, in a company press release. “We saw an opportunity to become their ultimate pet…
