Love and hate and retail blogs

Many retailers find blogging to be a great way to communicate with customers. But how should they approach independent bloggers dealing with their brands?

By Daphne Howland • July 23, 2014

Apple reports rising profits amid class-action labor case

The company's revenue and sales of the iPhone were also up. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 23, 2014

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How artificial intelligence is shaping retail

More retailers are leaning on AI as a tool, tapping into the tech to improve customer service and support supply chain functions.

By Retail Dive staff

Amazon brings out minimalist wallet app

The beta release for Android works at point-of-sale, a new position for a retailer that dominates e-commerce.

By Daphne Howland • July 23, 2014

Store brands winning with millennial shoppers

Economic reality may be one reason younger shoppers now find “generic” brands cool.

By Daphne Howland • July 23, 2014

Crocs closing 100 stores worldwide on restructuring plan

The footwear brand has been facing falling sales and profits after a decade of expansion.

By Daphne Howland • July 23, 2014

Report finds Lululemon tops in profitability

Apparel Magazine ranked the top 50 apparel retailers in terms of profitability, growth, and other factors.

By Daphne Howland • July 23, 2014

Urban Outfitters, Forever 21 top list of most popular retailers on Pinterest

But they still fall behind social shopping site Modcloth, which gained 20,000-plus new followers in June. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 22, 2014

Top News Tuesday: Disney's retail magic and YouTube stars

Every Tuesday, Retail Dive gives you our picks for the week's top industry news. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 22, 2014

GameStop's virtual currency? Other retailers' gift cards

The gaming retailer is accepting gift cards from other retailers using Cardpool.

By Daphne Howland • July 22, 2014

Lands' End plays with online 'pop-up' idea

Popular popsugar.com blogger moms are uploading photos and posts about the retailer's back-to-school offerings for kids.

By Daphne Howland • July 22, 2014

Target wants to play that showrooming game

The retailer is testing out its “In a Snap” app to combat showrooming and Amazon’s Firefly app.

By Daphne Howland • July 22, 2014

Online consignment marketplace Threadflip raises $13 million

The Series B funding round brings the startup's total funding to $21.1 million. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 21, 2014

Kmart to lower fees for check-cashing services

The retailer has offered the service since September, and is now lowering fees for its Shop Your Way members.

By Daphne Howland • July 21, 2014

School daze: Looking at this year's back-to-school retail rush

Retailers are banking on a good showing for this year’s back-to-school season, the most important time for sales after the holidays.

By Daphne Howland • July 21, 2014

Free shipping helps overcome resistance to buy

Consumers don’t want to pay for delivery unless it’s super-fast, a study finds.

By Daphne Howland • July 21, 2014

Bitcoin gains traction with two new developments

Computer retailer Dell has started to accept the virtual currency, while New York became the first state to announce bitcoin licensing rules.

By Daphne Howland • July 21, 2014

Amazon's 'sortation centers' speed up delivery

Sure, drones are pretty cool, but the e-commerce giant’s centers are key to its impressive delivery record.

By Daphne Howland • July 21, 2014

Amazon introduces unlimited e-book subscription service

Kindle Unlimited lets users access a library of more than 600,000 e-books, as well as digital audiobooks. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 18, 2014

Zara to speed up supply chain even more

A microprocessor RFID tagging system will make its fast fashion model even faster.

By Daphne Howland • July 18, 2014

Chicago's Water Tower Place mall debuts same day delivery

A rising number of malls are providing the service at competitive rates.

By Daphne Howland • July 18, 2014

Facebook, Twitter testing buy buttons

It’s not clear how far along things are, or whether the social media sites will charge retailers for buy-button privilege.

By Daphne Howland • July 18, 2014

PayPal bolsters eBay's Q2 profit

Despite setbacks in Google searches and a hack earlier this year, the auction site saw strong growth in the second quarter.

By Daphne Howland • July 18, 2014

It's all an illusion: How augmented reality is changing the future of retail

The technology—which allows users to cast digital images on screens depicting real time situations—has big implications for the retail industry. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 17, 2014

Alibaba delays IPO until September

Wall Street will have to wait a little longer for this much anticipated initial public offering. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 17, 2014

Amazon gets the showroom treatment

A new app makes it easier to find out whether the cheapest price is really the Amazon price.

By Daphne Howland • July 17, 2014