Over half of Prime Day shoppers planned ahead for the holiday

If Amazon's big July shopping holiday is an indicator, retailers aren't the only ones planning ahead for the critical holiday season, according to A.T. Kearney.

By Jacqueline Renfrow • Aug. 8, 2018

Off-price craze driving foot traffic to Marshalls, Macy's

Macy's and its off-price Backstage sidekick are benefiting from consumer interest in the off-price sector, according to a new report from GroundTruth.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 8, 2018

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Digital innovation and technology trends in retail

Generative AI and TikTok Shop have replaced the metaverse and NFTs as the hot topics of the day — here’s a look at how brands are using them.

By Retail Dive staff

Walmart, Target lead for BTS destinations

Parents plan to shop early, inexpensively and soon for back-to-school items, and discounters are the most likely destination, according to two new reports.

By Jacqueline Renfrow • Aug. 7, 2018

Study: VR, voice assistants aren’t must-haves for shoppers

High-tech features in retail stores aren't important to 48% of consumers, Bazaarvoice found.

By Robert Williams • Aug. 6, 2018

How Poshmark’s sellers made $1B off the ‘social mall’

The mobile marketplace is performing well in apparel, but could the temptation to expand make it just another Etsy?

By Cara Salpini • Aug. 6, 2018

Macy's taps Rachel Zoe for fall capsule

The department store is pulling various levers to hold onto its leadership position in apparel.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 6, 2018

Retail Therapy: Designer label fights its way into men's hearts

Van Heusen banks on a partnership with UFC stars to help men realize how easy it is to beat each other up in their business attire.

By Cara Salpini • Aug. 3, 2018

Target unveils two more private apparel lines

New men's and women's apparel labels have inclusive sizing and are aimed at younger fashionistas, a weak spot for Target.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 3, 2018

Amazon's private label push is a signal to brands to focus on experience

In light of Amazon's recent focus on its brands, retailers need to double down on the one thing that Amazon can't offer — the brand experience, writes Sam Kliger, CEO of KWI.

By Sam Kliger • Aug. 2, 2018

Target to drop Champion activewear line

The retailer is ditching a longstanding brand that is on the rise, and could be working on its own private label.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 2, 2018

Adidas keeping more shoppers off Amazon than Nike

The athletics retailer has upped its digital marketing game, and that's paying off, according to digital market intelligence firm SimilarWeb.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 2, 2018

Brookstone files for bankruptcy with plans to sell itself

As it seeks a buyer, the retailer of gadgets and novelties plans to shut down its remaining 101 mall stores in Chapter 11 — its second in about four years. 

By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 2, 2018

Beauty brands stand to gain from virtual advisers

The virtual tools appear to attract customers who are engaged online and shop often.

By Nicole Ault • Aug. 1, 2018

Amazon and other uncertainties are driving M&A

Consumer expectations and Amazon's constant innovation are challenging many retailers and driving acquisitions, according to PwC's latest M&A report.

By Daphne Howland • July 30, 2018

Merchandise strategies key to pleasing 'savvy shoppers'

Trend analysis and customer engagement on social media may be critical strategies to avoid merchandise mistakes.

By Nicole Ault • July 30, 2018

Retail Therapy: Twitter plays the Trump card

After Ivanka Trump announced her namesake clothing brand would shut down, social media users roasted the designer turned political adviser.

By Cara Salpini • July 27, 2018

Wet Seal relaunches plus collection

A year after being bought out of its second bankruptcy in two years, the SoCal teen apparel brand is attempting to survive as a pure-play online retailer.

By Daphne Howland • July 25, 2018

Brookstone reportedly searching for bankruptcy loan

The merchant of oddball electronics could file for Chapter 11 if it finds a financial backer to take it through the process, The Wall Street Journal reports.

By Ben Unglesbee • July 24, 2018

Has Casper put traditional mattress sellers to sleep?

The 2010s ushered in an influx of bed-in-a-box mattress players that changed the way we think about the sector. But how much really changed, and where are the mattress startups headed?

By Cara Salpini • July 24, 2018

Back-to-college shopping season isn't as simple as ABC

Retailers must market to customers of varying ages and incomes — and who prefer brick-and-mortar stores to online shopping for back to school, according to a new Deloitte study.

By Nicole Ault • July 20, 2018

Retail Therapy: Wayfair's marketing gets trapped in a box

The furniture brand is trying to make personal saunas a thing, while Crocs thinks adding heels to its foam shoes is just the lift it needs.

By Cara Salpini • July 20, 2018

Online apparel sales rose 7% in 2017

Growing more comfortable with digital shopping, Americans made 21% of apparel purchases online last year, according to a new report from NPD Group.

By Daphne Howland • July 20, 2018

Adidas 'ascendancy' in question as Nike steps up its game

Wells Fargo analysts downgraded the athletic brand's stock as sales in Europe have declined and it faces surging competition, including in North America.

By Daphne Howland • July 18, 2018

Petco debuts brick-and-mortar pet wellness concept

The company acquired the PetCoach startup last year and is now bringing the formerly digital-only business to physical stores amid growing competition.

By Daphne Howland • July 18, 2018

Amazon breaks Prime Day records despite site crashes

The e-commerce giant's major summer sale, aside from being a lucrative sales day for the company, gives it a chance to wrestle with system weaknesses ahead of the big dance: the holidays.

By Daphne Howland • July 17, 2018