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Last week, Instagram introduced Stories, a "Snapchat-like" feature that enables the social platform's 500 million monthly users to curate daily moments that disappear after 24 hours. Retailers have been flocking to the new feature, which offers better visibility for brands than Snapchat. Up until Instagram Stories was released, Snapchat was considered the social media darling of Gen…
The number of changes hitting the retail industry are piling up like mohair sweaters on a sales rack in July. For the retail executive, just keeping up with the latest technology shakeout or millennial shopping shift can make the usual challenges of logistics, buying strategies and mobile sales promotion seem like a proverbial walk in…
Last month, Total Retail presented its annual Total Retail Virtual Conference & Expo (TRV), a virtual event for retailers that combined educational content and networking opportunities. It was a day-long conference that brought the latest retail trends, ideas and technologies right to your computer — for FREE. (If you missed the live date, don't worry. You can access all…
Target is taking a new approach to help veteran employees stay up-to-date with technology, social media and marketplace trends. Younger Millennial workers are "reverse mentoring" the baby boomer company leaders.
Zara is in the spotlight for allegedly copying the designs of independent artist Tuesday Bassen. The Los Angeles-based illustrator and designer posted the below picture to her over 100,000 Instagram followers earlier this week showing the side-by-side comparisons of her work next to Zara’s designs. Total Retail’s Take: I get that mistakes happen, but when…
Jen Coleman and Laura Wiertzema have created the @TargetDoesItAgain Instagram account to act as personal shoppers for Target customers.
For Michael Kaplan, co-founder and CEO of Fashion to Figure (FTF), a New York City-based retailer that caters to plus-sized women and teens, working in the retail apparel business was a natural fit. He's the great-grandson of Lane Bryant founder, Lena Bryant, a pioneer in plus-sized apparel. So when Kaplan decided to start his own business,…
From online reviews to Facebook posts to personal blogs, the social media movement gave voice to millions, seamlessly allowing users to articulate and share thoughts, opinions and insights. However, as image-focused platforms continue to gain traction — including Pinterest, Instagram and Snapchat — we’ve seen a profound embrace of visual imagery. In fact, it’s given…
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eBay is running a new promotion this summer in partnership with Twitter to generate more mobile app users. The promotion, titled "The Summer of Choice," kicks off June 24, when eBay shoppers will begin tweeting dueling deals. Ecommerce Bytes explains that Twitter users will have three days to vote on the dueling deals, at which time…
