Walmart overtaking Amazon? Not so fast
Purchase frequency and even Prime membership at Amazon is declining, while Walmart is on the rise, according to a consumer study from retail analytics...
Digitally native brands on the power of brick and mortar
Founders and CEOs at digital-first businesses at Shoptalk predict their business models will need to move beyond early strategies like social media marketing...
Brandless expands health and wellness assortment
Brandless on Wednesday announced an expansion of its wellness products, including 17 items ranging from organic superfood powders and organic vitamins to non-GMO supplements...
12 retailers walking a dangerous line toward bankruptcy in 2019
From J. Crew and Neiman Marcus to Francesca's, Pier 1 and Ascena Retail Group, the retail space remains rife with troubled businesses.
espite a big...
Analysis: Surviving and thriving in the new retail
“If you’re selling stuff, you’re knackered, frankly.” Not so long ago, those words might have got backs up at Retail Week Live. But not...
Department stores make a bid for relevancy
Legacy players like Macy's and Nordstrom have ramped up efforts to appeal to consumers. But is a facelift enough to entice shoppers back...
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Will Self-Checkout Ever Win Over Its Critics?
Self-checkout stations show little signs of slowing their expansion across retail, yet critics only appear to be getting louder.
In a recent article in The Atlantic,...
American Express expands small business perks as it reportedly falls under federal investigation
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Days before The Wall Street Journal reported federal investigators were looking into American Express' sales to business owners, the company introduced more incentives...
Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices ......
