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Apple Expands Express Store Concept
Express stores will have a wall built in front of its store with sales counters protected by plexiglass.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 12:51pm -
Amazon Prime Day Drove Brick-and-Mortar Business Too
Major brands like Walmart, Target and Best Buy all saw an increase in offline visits and sales activity during Prime Day.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 12:04pm -
Industry Veterans Launch Retail-Focused Private Equity Firm
AneVista Group aims to benefit retailers and consumers by focusing on innovative strategies for last mile retail assets.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 20, 8:26pm -
Last Available Infill Site at Brickell City Centre Goes to Market
Colliers International Florida is marketing the Brickell Frame Art Site
- 4 days ago 22 Oct 20, 2:31pm -
The Restaurant Industry's Recovery Could Take Longer Than Expected
Overall, eating and drinking places registered sales of $55.6 billion on a seasonally-adjusted basis in September.
- 5 days ago 21 Oct 20, 12:41pm -
Helping You Re-Open — COVID-19 Transmission Risk Reduction
The global pandemic forced commercial buildings throughout the world to close. We have all felt the impact of these closures for over half
- 6 days ago 20 Oct 20, 3:13pm -
Can the Retail Market Hold Onto the Gains It Made in September?
Retail sales increased 1.9% in September, surpassing economists' initial expectations.
- 6 days ago 20 Oct 20, 11:58am -
While Retail Retrenches, Sugar Land Square Marches Forward
Lionstone Investments is collaborating with Dallas-based Rebees, Sugar Land-based Planned Community Developers and the city of Sugar Land to evolve the Square into a retail destination designed for the next retail era.
- 6 days ago 20 Oct 20, 9:00am -
Pay It Forward: "Learn From People Who Are Unlike You" Advises RDC's Mitra Esfandiari
"I wanted more, and so I had to be vocal about my ambitions."
- 6 days ago 19 Oct 20, 4:45pm -
Movie Theater Closings Pose Another Challenge to Mall Landlords
While the move may not mean bankruptcy is imminent, it is another threat to malls.
- 7 days ago 19 Oct 20, 12:19pm -

Chain Store Age

newCSA Webinar: The Power of Personalization on the Customer Experience for a Competitive Edge
Personalization is quickly becoming the #1 priority for retailers and for a very good reason: Customers have come to expect and quite frankly, demand, a more personalized shopping experience now more than ever.
- 2 hours ago 26 Oct 20, 5:00am -
Moody’s changes U.S. retail outlook from negative to stable
Moody's Investors Service has raised its expectations for the retail industry’s performance.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 5:00am -
Amazon pays customers for providing additional shopping data
Amazon is extending its tracking of customer purchase habits beyond the limits of its own e-commerce site.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 5:00am -
Lids goes big in San Francisco
Lids is growing its retail footprint.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 5:00am -
Carter’s to close 25% of stores as leases expire
Carter’s is closing a big chunk of its store base but it isn’t giving up on new store growth.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 5:00am -
Check out The RealReal’s largest store yet
The RealReal continues to expand its brick-and-mortar presence.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 5:00am -
Survey: BOPIS, brand values can lead to happy retailer holidays
Many consumers are scaling back their holiday plans, but retailers can still capture their spending.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 5:00am -
Deloitte: Contactless and online shopping in big demand this holiday season
Consumer anxiety over COVID-19 means retailers who remove the need for personal contact from shopping may have the brightest holiday.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 5:00am -
Walmart sues DOJ and DEA ahead of expected opioid lawsuit
Walmart has sued the U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration as it seeks “clarity for pharmacists in dispensing prescription opiods.”
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 5:00am -
Santa to skip Macy’s this year in break with 159-year tradition
There will be no miracle on 34th Street this year – at least not at Macy’s Herald Square flagship in New York.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 5:00am -

Retail Dive

With plans for 350 store closures, Gap flees the mall
The apparel conglomerate focused on operational improvements at its annual meeting, and made clear its dependence on Old Navy.
- 2 days ago 23 Oct 20, 4:12pm -
Retail Therapy: Brands reimagine Halloween festivities
Reese's and Kool-Aid created safer alternatives to trick-or-treating, while Reebok unveiled Ghostbusters-inspired shoes to get consumers in the spirit.
- 2 days ago 23 Oct 20, 3:43pm -
Macy's introduces virtual, in-person stylist appointments for the holidays
Gifting experts will be available to help shoppers in a year where many events have gone virtual, including the department store's iconic parade.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 3:13pm -
Moody's sees stability in retail going into 2021
Analysts expect a 20% bump to operating profits next year as the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic starts to settle.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 2:37pm -
New rival shelf-scanning robots roll out for retailers
Simbe Robotics has unveiled a new version of its Tally robot, while Brain Corp is expanding a pilot at Sam's Club with shelf-scanning tech atop autonomous floor cleaners.
- 3 days ago 23 Oct 20, 2:05pm -
Boost in e-commerce may lead to more counterfeits: study
With more consumers shopping online this year, the threat of online counterfeits looms, according to Red Points.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 20, 5:12pm -
Amazon solicits customer receipts in data collection program
With the Amazon Shopper Panel, the company wants to know more about how consumers spend their money outside its own ecosystem.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 20, 4:32pm -
Hurley owner Bluestar bids $60M for Justice tween brand
Ascena Retail Group also told a bankruptcy court that it will close 97 more stores, including Justice, Lane Bryant and Loft locations.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 20, 3:57pm -
Target adds more safety features ahead of the holidays
The retailer is adding additional contactless checkout options and letting customers digitally reserve a place in store lines.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 20, 3:22pm -
EBay creates 'Certified Refurbished' program for reselling used goods
The initiative is part of the platform's effort to continue to gain trust with digital consumers through authentication processes.
- 4 days ago 22 Oct 20, 3:18pm -