Consumer Trends: Page 150


  • Millennials? Nothing new to see here

    Retailers are itching to figure out Generation Y, but maybe they’re not much different from everyone else.

    By April 7, 2014
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    Calif. bill would shift data liability to retailers

    Protecting customer data is not fading from the radar screens of politicians.

    By April 7, 2014
  • Trendline

    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
  • Deep Dive

    You read it here: Custom publishing in the world of omni-channel retail

    Custom publishing is nothing new, but omni-channel expectations are leading companies to think about content in a whole new way.

    By April 7, 2014
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    Fast fashion and social media: This week's most read retail news

    These are the top five retail stories of the week. 

    By Kelsey Lindsey • April 4, 2014
  • Prada sales slow as luxury market softens

    The upscale Italian leather accessories company says the long-term outlook is pretty good, though.

    By April 3, 2014
  • Rite Aid adds health coaching to program

    The drugstore retailer is beefing up its Health Alliance program with new services.

    By April 3, 2014
  • Outlet centers are getting crowded

    Competition and rent are both going up as more retailers enter the off-price outlet game.

    By April 3, 2014
  • Alibaba invests heavily in brick and mortar

    In addition to other expansion moves, the online giant is betting on an increased dependence between web commerce and physical stores. 

    By April 1, 2014
  • Lululemon expanding product line and turf

    The retailer is acknowledging that it must be more inclusive in a now uber-competitive activewear segment.

    By March 31, 2014
  • Pinterest sends most buyers to retailers

    And Amazon is the most likely retailer to benefit, a new study shows.

    By March 31, 2014
  • How good is your content?

    Retail marketing success now depends on good content from social media to magazines, says branding company Contently.

    By March 28, 2014
  • Sears tries fast-fashion

    With its “Now + Here” apparel brand and products from Seventeen magazine, the faltering retailer hopes to revive its prospects.

    By March 28, 2014
  • Too many toys, not enough babies

    Toy retailer Toys “R” Us has seen sales decline due to more intense competition and a declining birth rate.

    By March 28, 2014
  • Luxury retailers turn to 'yummies'

    Young urban males have become one of the most desirable demographics for retailers.

    By March 27, 2014
  • New York City losing bookstores

    Independent booksellers are doing well in many American cities, but New York rents are pushing many in the city out.

    By March 27, 2014
  • Milwaukee considers giving Boston Store $1.2M to stay downtown

    The decline of traditional department stores, despite city subsidies in many areas, calls for new approaches.

    By March 25, 2014
  • Saks offers no-minimum free shipping

    The move all the more normalizes consumers' expectations of free shipping from retailers.

    By March 25, 2014
  • Birchbox to get physical

    The four-year-old beauty products e-merchant will open a brick-and-mortar store in New York’s Soho neighborhood in May.

    By March 25, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    What a Google store means for retail

    Retail Dive explores what this new electronic venture would look like following rumors of Google's first U.S. store opening.

    By Gabriel Salkin • March 24, 2014
  • Chuck D on how to save music retail

    The famous rapper’s ideas for saving brick-and-mortar record stores could apply to many areas of retail.

    By March 24, 2014
  • Top tweeters and Millennial loyalty: This week's most popular stories

    Hot topics like Target's data breach and fast fashion are scattered in our list of this week's most read stories on Retail Dive. Trends like Millennial shopping and m-commerce also fall into the ranks, as well as a run down of the top 6 retail tech companies to follow on Twitter. Read on ...

    By Kelsey Lindsey • March 21, 2014
  • Will robots replace retail workers?

    The “Retail Prophet” says retailers like Kohl’s, Target, and Walmart will have fewer workers thanks to robot technology.

    By March 21, 2014
  • Amazon Prime taking a hit

    The price increase is disengaging its customers as more competitors offer free shipping and premium memberships of their own.

    By March 21, 2014
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    J.C. Penney at odds with critic of pricing

    The policy of tagging discounts on high prices dismantled by former CEO Ron Johnson for being “fake” is back in the news.

    By March 20, 2014
  • ID.me garners millions in new funding

    The digital identity card system makes it easier for military and other specialized consumers to get discounts from online retailers.

    By March 20, 2014