Tag: retail

September 27, 2018

Once the preserve of security services in airports, casinos or law enforcement agencies, state-of-the-art facial recognition solutions are now providing important use cases for the retail industry. By tracking customers, malls and retailers not only prevent losses from theft but […]

August 23, 2018

Hundreds of brick and mortars seem to have been put to bed as e-commerce sites take over the consumer shopping industry. With physical shops and malls increasingly becoming a thing of the past, it seems that some retailers will surrender […]

August 21, 2018

Pulling off Peoria St. in downtown Aurora, we drove down a dusty road wondering where the GPS could possibly be taking us. Not long after, the word “Stanley” in bold letters reminiscent of a 1950’s diner sign was straight ahead. […]

July 23, 2018

Five Below has maintained a focus on brick-and-mortar retail as it painstakingly curates on-trend merchandise for discovery. The discount chain opened 33 new stores in Q1, ending the quarter with 658 stores in 32 states, a footprint increase of 19% […]

July 10, 2018

Escalating trade tensions between the United States and China reached a head on Friday when another round of tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods took hold. Within two weeks, another $16 billion will receive tariffs and President Trump […]

June 29, 2018

The term ‘digital transformation’ in retail encompasses a range of business opportunities that go beyond simply focusing on a single technology or a discreet strategy, such as e-commerce or click-and-collect. Digital transformation in retail refers to the emerging trend of […]

June 22, 2018

After decades of fights on Capitol Hill and in states across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court in a narrow 5-4 decision on Thursday struck down two long-standing precedents in the e-commerce state sales tax debate, clearing the way for […]

June 19, 2018

The U.S. under the Trump administration is increasingly shifting to a protectionist stance, a move that China and many other countries are quickly responding to with tariffs of their own meant to either cancel the benefits of such a strategy […]

June 18, 2018

While headlines proclaim the robot takeover is upon us, America’s retailers know different. The retail industry is dependent upon the interaction of people — our workforce and the customers we serve each day. In a fast-changing retail landscape, America’s most […]

June 6, 2018

Target’s new facility in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, equips the company to achieve 40% fewer out-of-stocks than before. A remodeled store, the chain says, will bring in 2% to 4% more sales soon after it reopens. A decision to move […]