Corporate responsibility is an essential part of good business. Today, all types of brands are looking for new ways to promote their socially-conscious beliefs and practices. Two commendable examples from …
The “help yourself” approach is one piece of a new shoe strategy the Cincinnati, Ohio-based retailer began testing at some stores in California and the southwestern U.S. last fall, focused …
Now, in a challenge to those fast-fashion stalwarts, many smaller apparel brands have sped up the design-to-sale process even more, turning fast fashion into “ultra-fast fashion,” according to a recent …
Will robots replace retail workers? Not likely although you wouldn’t know it from a recent series of stores and studies. A new report by Cornerstone Capital Group claims that more …
NEW YORK, United States — On an unseasonably warm day in April, a swarm of tourists gathered at the entrance to the Westfield World Trade Center, Manhattan’s newest mall, marvelling …
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has pledged to create 1300 in the UK by the end of 2018 in three newly opened stores. Making good on its commitment to investing in …
Retail analysts consider some chains to be “un-Amazonable,” meaning they’re weathering the Seattle-based e-commerce company’s competitive juggernaut better than most. The term is murky since no chain is completely immune …
Between 6 million and 7.5 million retail industry jobs are vulnerable to automation within ten years, according to an exhaustive study released this week. The report, by Cornerstone Capital Group, …
I remember back in 2000, my headline was something like, “Get Ready For The RFID Retail Revolution,” or, “Wal-Mart Kicks Off The RFID Revolution.” Turns out the revolution never materialized. …
McDonald’s said Wednesday it has expanded delivery via UberEats to about 270 restaurants in Chicago and about 700 more nationwide, a move aimed at winning back younger consumers willing to …