Category: Retail Types

October 18, 2019

Amazon was third among the movers on Interbrands top 100 list and represented the largest increase in brand value, with a bump worth $24.5 billion. That is more than the entire brand value of Pepsi (No. 24 on the list) […]

October 17, 2019

This is not the first time EEOC has alleged Walmart’s failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In August, the store paid $100,000 to settle EEOC’s claims it refused to provide accommodations to two deaf employees working […]

October 15, 2019

Amazon Prime Day started just five years ago, but is already a record-breaking sales event for the ecommerce platform. This year, Amazon sold more than 175 million products worth $7.16 billion on Prime Day, up 71% from 100 million products […]

October 15, 2019

Far from sailing the open seas or commandeering online media, the latest pirates are plundering American doorsteps. Porch pirates are thieves that steal packages from shopper’s doorsteps or porches. The concept is not new, but the rise in ecommerce, and […]

October 9, 2019

Consumers are increasingly going to be able to get their Levi’s from Levi’s, and they’re likely to pay full price. That’s essentially the strategy outlined by Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh on Tuesday as he addressed wholesale declines that he said […]

October 9, 2019

A little over a decade ago, Macy’s celebrated its 150 years with a collection of clips from movies and television that showed just how indelible its brand is. Or, at least, was. The sesquicentennial celebration took place in 2008, early […]

October 8, 2019

Running an internet business is one thing, but taking on the “brick and mortar” world, however, is a whole other ballpark. If you’re an ecommerce business owner who is moving to the big leagues with an establishment of your own […]

October 7, 2019

Another year, another thoroughly solid retail performance from Costco. The retailer’s CFO has said previously that the company didn’t “see e-commerce taking over our brick and mortar.” That may be — Costco’s online growth is still dwarfed by that of […]

October 7, 2019

Online shopping has changed retail forever. Most of us wouldn’t know what to do without it. But the e-commerce revolution seems to have missed an industry – grocery. Why aren’t we making our most important shopping trip easier? The issue […]

October 4, 2019

Forever 21 at its peak did more than $4 billion in sales, drawing in fast-fashion shoppers with low prices. But the company expanded too fast, especially internationally, stretching its supply chain thin and struggling to gain traction with shoppers, according […]