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Deep DiveDown the aisle: It's a new day for wedding apparel
One of the most disrupted retail markets today is one that Amazon has hardly touched.
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Facebook unveils plans, mobile wallet for new cryptocurrency
Calibra will let users send and receive funds from a standalone app or within WhatsApp and Messenger integrations.
UPDATED: June 18, 2019 at 1:18 p.m. -
FedEx to offer parcel service in 8K Dollar General stores
Dollar General's significant rural footprint helped drive the partnership, in which FedEx will offer secure in-store parcel pickup and drop-off in stores.
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Amazon takes down Spark discovery platform
The retailer will encourage users to save items on #FoundItOnAmazon instead.
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Pinterest expands social commerce partner program
The company also added shoppable experience platforms to connect products seen in a pinned image with retailers that can fulfill orders.
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Walmart expands wireless experts to 3K stores
To make it easier for customers to upgrade their cellphones, the big-box retailer will add wireless experts to an additional 600 stores.
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Spring was cold to specialty retail
Unseasonable weather and looming tariff jumps knocked several companies off their game, but a few only have themselves to blame.
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Moody's says department store closures to slow significantly
But thanks to the generally poor performance, the service now predicts operating income will decline by 10% in 2019, twice its original forecast.
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Target registers go down due to 'internal technology issue'
The retailer confirmed that the company did experience technical problems on both Saturday and Sunday, and emphasized that the issues were unrelated.
UPDATED: June 17, 2019 at 4:22 p.m. -
As 3rd-party sellers take over, Amazon's own market share loses 10 points
Jeff Bezos' recent disclosure of Marketplace's scale caused eMarketer to revise sales estimates, but the e-commerce giant still has much to gain.
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Francesca's chairman to step down as shares sink
The apparel retailer also says it will close "at least" 30 stores this year after closing eight in the first quarter.
UPDATED: June 17, 2019 at 2:32 p.m. -
Academy Sports + Outdoors parent downgraded after debt buyback
S&P viewed the repurchases as a form of partial default, though getting its debt back at a discount could give the sports retailer some wiggle room.
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How distressed retailers stacked up in Q1 2019
We pulled key data from struggling industry players as they try to compete in retail's "survival of the fittest."
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Amazon releases tools for kid skills in Alexa
The company launched tools for developers, as well as a feature allowing the account holder to approve or decline purchases.
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May retail sales rebound
The U.S. Commerce Department also revised April's results upward, providing much relief at a time of tariff concerns.
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ColumnRetail Therapy: The gifts all dads will want to unwrap this Father's Day
From "Dad Bod" beer to soundproof man caves, retailers came prepared to capitalize on the $16 billion spending holiday.
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Goodwill, OfferUp partner to sell thrift items
The charity resale organization makes another move into e-commerce.
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Lord & Taylor chief is out
President Vanessa LeFebvre announced her departure as executives at owner Hudson's Bay Co. said four more of its locations will shutter.
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Deep DiveWill the once marvelous department store ever come back?
Many of the innovations fueling retail's most successful startups were standard amenities at department stores nearly a century ago.
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Report: US retailers see increased need for "digital transformation"
With global retail tech spending expected to reach more than $200 billion this year, executives must prepare to fill skills gaps.
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Chewy to fetch $1B in IPO
The price of the online retailer's public offering tops previous estimates.
UPDATED: June 14, 2019 at 10:08 a.m. -
Deep DiveRetailing at the end of the world: How large chains liquidate
This year, several decades-old retailers shut down in bankruptcy as lenders and owners lost faith. These are boom times for companies that specialize in retail wind downs.
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Discounters will account for more than half of store openings this year
Dollar General's 975 new stores leads the pack considerably and accounts for roughly a third of the retail locations slated for 2019.
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Barneys New York launches summer pop-up
Designed by Stefan Beckman, the ninth-floor installation features beach towels from the designer's exclusive collection.
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OpinionBringing stores into the 21st century
The old prototype store model is obsolete and fails to accommodate the new reality of retail, ruled by personalized experiences, local flavor and nuance, writes WD Partners' Elaine Kleinschmidt.
