With Kroger Rush, the experiment-happy retailer seeks to win over customers looking for a quick meal or a few last-minute ingredients to round out a dish they’re preparing at home. …
Manhattan is undergoing an unprecedented shift in its shopping scene. Gone are the gargantuan Lord & Taylor and the Henri Bendel flagship and the Saks Fifth Avenue women’s store downtown. …
Target is expanding its same-day delivery service to just about everyone. The giant retailer announced that customers in 47 states will now be able to place orders on Target.com and …
Tmall, China’s largest B2C platform under Alibaba Group, has formed a strategic partnership with VF Corporation to expand the global leader’s offerings of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories in China. …
Bookstore chain Barnes & Noble has agreed to sell itself to an arm of investment firm Elliott Management, which owns one of the largest booksellers in the United Kingdom. Elliott …
Woolworths is overhauling how its staffs its supermarkets, creating two new dedicated fresh food teams in the first store-level restructure at the retailer since 2011. The company said the new …
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is in talks with Germany’s Metro about taking a stake in the German wholesaler’s China operations, three sources told Reuters. Metro and Alibaba …
Landmark Group’s largest fashion retailer, Centrepoint, plans to open 18 new stores across locations in the GCC by June 2020, it has been announced. The expansion will take the brand’s …
Jon Stine’s -Research Affiliate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Auto-ID Laboratory and Consulting Affiliate of The Sprosty Network – point of view on the future of retail and …
Five key trends for 2020 include Preemptive Distribution, Mobile Proliferation, Price and Product Personalization, Retailer Collaborations with Technology Companies and Associate Empowerment & Virtual Assistance. 1. Preemptive Distribution A key …