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Guest Blog: Online Spending During Lockdown Has Surpassed Holiday Levels, Adobe Analytics Finds
According to Adobe’s data, consumers have spent more than $70 billion per month online during the April-June period
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Retail
U.S.’ First Antiviral Mattress In Development By Serta, HeiQ Group
Textile designed by Swiss HeiQ Group proven effective in Europe against bacteria and viruses
Another View
COVID-19 Uncertainty Clouds Q4 Outlook
How do consumer technology retailers and vendors plan for the holiday season with so many unknowns?
Retailing
H.H. Gregg Returns With New Store In Somerset, New Jersey
Stores to have smaller footprint and strategic expansion plans
Keeping Current
79% Of Small Business Owners Say No Recession Until Spring 2020 Or Later
Survey also finds 51% of small business owners engage in side hustles
Retail
Target Aiming To Hire More Than 130,000 Seasonal Jobs
Hiring events at local stores Oct. 11-13 and Nov. 2-3
Industry
Ralph Lauren’s Lana Todorovich To Join Neiman Marcus As President And Chief Merchandising Officer
Todorovich responsible for driving the brand's innovative merchandising offerings
Retail
JCPenney Heads Outside With New St. John’s Bay Outdoor Lifestyle Apparel For Men
Line to launch in 600 stores, jcp.com in September
Accessories
Gamestop To Close 180-200 “Underperforming” Stores Before End Of 2019
Q2 Global sales report adjusted $32M net loss
Resource Center
The Holidays Are Coming: Prepare For Success!
18% o Americans will start shopping for the holidays in September… or earlier!
Products
New LG Factory In China Could Make OLED TVs More Affordable
Gigantic OLED factory to boost panel production
Sponsored
Your Guide to Capturing Smart Home Revenues—A Roadmap
2019 is tracking to be a record-breaking year for technology led by the smart home
Retailing
Target Cuts Ribbon On 100th Small-Format Store
Company surpasses 500 store remodels, on schedule to finish 1,000th remodel by end of 2020
Industry
James (Jim) DePaul Announced As Executive Vice President Of Stores, JCPenney
DePaul to focus on improving in-store and omnichannel operations
Industry
Omnichannel Retail Philosophy: Best Way to Battle Showrooming
“Showrooming is a legitimate consumer behavior which has created actual disruption in the industry.”
Retail
Walgreens Announces It’s Closing 200 Pharmacies
Part of program to cut costs in changing industry
Sponsored
Conversational Marketing Turns Curious Consumers into Informed Buyers
How personalized touches can lead to retail sales boosts and 10% increases in average orders
Retail
Amazon To Invest Over $700M In Employee Training Programs
“Upskill” program to span the next six years
Accessories
Toys ‘R’ Us Set To Return To U.S. In 2019
The iconic toy store will have small-scale re-entry to market
Retailing
Target Takes On Amazon Prime Day With “Target Deal Days”
No membership required to purchase deals
Retail
Amazon: 22 AmazonBasics Products Are Best-Sellers Across 51 Categories
AA batteries and microfiber cleaning cloths most popular AmazonBasics products
Retail
Kohl’s Launches Sensory-Friendly, Adaptive Apparel Line
New clothing part of Jumping Beans, SO and Urban Pipeline brands
Retail
Best Buy Welcomes Fifth CEO Corie Barry
Hubert Joly becomes executive chairman in leadership transition
Retail
Target Rolls Out Enhanced Family Care Benefits
Part-time, hourly and salary team members to benefit beginning fall 2019
Computers
Best Laptops Of 2019 – Tested & Reviewed: Laptop Mag
Best picks include Dell XPS 13, Acer Aspire E 15
Research
CouponFollow: 42% Of Online Shoppers Blowing Their Budgets
78% of online shoppers search for coupons before purchase
Retail
Sears Hometown And Outlet Stores To Reunite With Sears And Kmart
Transform Holdco LLC to acquire both in Q3 merger
Retail
Electronic Express Sets Open Date For 3rd Alabama Store
Electronic Express announced the date when its third Alabama retail store will open: July 11.
Retail
Stores Are Understaffed & Inefficient, Say The Workers Inside Them
New polls points to opportunities in AI, predictive business models.
Retail
Video & Audio Center Doubling Down In Century City
VAC's new Galleria showcase is due next month.
Industry
Shocking: Consumer Creep Factor Is High With Invasive Technologies
(I always feel like) somebody's watching me...
Products
Retail Sales Strategies for the Ecosystem of 4K Products
Watch this video series for real-world sales strategies and tips to help position your store to sell more 4K products. Top 5 Things Retailers...
Keeping Current
Why Retail Will Survive AR, VR & Drones
Technology can be a boon to brick-and-mortar too.
Retail
Consumers Ponying Up For Cutting-Edge Tech
They want it all, they want it now — and they’ll pay for it
Blogs
Using Retail Technology To Empower Your Team
Tech retailers, more than most, should have the right tools at hand.
Retail
Driving Revenue Through Convenience and Hospitality
You will never, ever meet a retailer who says, “I’m making enough money now, thanks! I don’t need additional revenue!” No, every retailer in...
4K UHD Resource Center
On-Demand Webinar: Retailer’s Inside Guide to 4K UHD TV Sales
Cindy Davis, Chief Content Officer of CustomCo Media, and panelists Brian Markwalter, Senior Vice President, Research and Standards, from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)and...