What We're Reading: Page 330
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jan 25, 2016
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Bloomberg
Wal-Mart: It came, it conquered, now it's packing up and leaving
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New York Times
Employee wellness programs use carrots and, increasingly, sticks
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Wall Street Journal
Let this be your guide to retail earnings
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Reuters
Alibaba revenue growth seen slowest on record; to intensify fight with JD.com
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Geek Wire
Amazon's other physical retail test: A mini bookstore for Kindle ebooks
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Canadian Business
The last days of Target
Jan 22, 2016
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TechCrunch
Amazon offers refunds on hoverboards after fire hazards
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Business of Fashion/AP
After tough holiday season, small retailers are strategising
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Fortune
Amazon touts massive European jobs boost
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Fashionista
Adidas, H&M among the world's most sustainable corporations
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Business of Fashion
Do 'digital flagships' deliver?
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CNBC
Retail CEOs still optimistic about consumer spending
Jan 21, 2016
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VentureBeat
Amazon brings its Prime Now restaurant delivery service to Chicago
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CNET
Will virtual reality make you buy more? Retailers are betting on it
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Bloomberg
Macy's buyout would be a miracle on 34th street, investors say
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Fortune
Why Sports Authority may be closer to going bankrupt
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Digiday
The BBC is using facial recognition to measure if native ads work
Jan 20, 2016
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The Verge
The best part of Under Armour’s HealthBox is the software, not hardware
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Bloomberg
Can a faster, sleeker Pizza Hut win the lunch crowd?
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Washington Post
Why the social media ‘buy button’ is still there, even though most never use it
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Quartz
"We’ve hit peak curtains:” Even IKEA thinks everyone’s bought enough useless stuff
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Re/Code
Gilt Groupe is a cautionary tale for startup employees banking on stock options
Jan 19, 2016
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Re/Code
China's JD.com invested around $50 million in shopping startup Wish
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Fortune
Why US retail sales ended 2015 poorly
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LA Times
These top-selling dresses at Macy's, Kmart and Wal-Mart show us what retail got wrong
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Yahoo News
Target employee's act of kindness has shoppers everywhere singing his praises
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Entrepreneur
Is Amazon's first brick-and-mortar bookstore the future of retail?
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The Atlantic
Why are so many Zappos employees leaving?
Jan 15, 2016
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Star-Telegram
Smaller RadioShack aims to re-energize sales under new owner
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Ad Age
Kohl's Replaces JC Penney as Oscars Sponsor
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The Consumerist
If Kmart And Sears Stores Close Without A National Press Release, Does Anyone Notice?
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Internet Retailer
Online fraud attempts jump, especially for criminals using mobile devices
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Internet Retailer
Slumping sales send GoPro into a nosedive, but a drone is coming
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Reuters
Burberry sales lifted by return to growth in China
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TechCrunch
Boomerang Commerce Raises $12M Series B Round For Its Price Optimization Platform
Jan 14, 2016
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Fortune
Why American Apparel workers didn't get paid last week
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RTV 6 ABC
Zulily's heartwarming reply to customer who tried to return winter coat goes viral
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Internet Retailer
Report: Consumers will share personal data for the right rewards (sometimes)
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Venture Beat
Moltin raises $2M for e-commerce platform to challenge Shopify and Magento
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Internet Retailer
Fear of fraud trips up many online fashion retailers