Teen apparel chain inches closer to a unified shopping experiencePacific Sunwear of California is taking steps to better connect with its customers — regardless of the channel they use to shop. Sears’ holiday sales plunge; lines up new financing, cost-cutting measuresSears Holdings had a miserable holiday season. IHL: Retailers expect strong sales growth in 2018; new stores, remodels up The nation’s retailers are bullish on the new year. CSA Q&A with Ulta Beauty CIO Diane Randolph, CIO of retail powerhouse Ulta Beauty, is among a distinguished group of female retail tech executives. Local retailers were ‘big business’ for Amazon in 2017 Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) selling on Amazon Marketplace rang up big sales in 2017. Kohl’s looks to lease space to traffic-generating merchants Kohl’s Corp. wants to partner with other retailers to lease unused space in its “right-sized” stores. Home furnishings giant to offer its first branded credit card Ikea Group will launch a co-branded rewards credit card, and also a private-label card that will provide financing options for major home projects. Predictions, Observations for 2018 Expect returns from holiday 2017 to be a big challenge. Circuit City plots retail comeback—online and brick-and-mortar Circuit City has revealed its relaunch plans. Target joins the party with strong holiday gains; raises full-year forecast Target Corp. has joined the ranks of Macy’s, J.C. Penney, Kohl’s and other retailers in reporting robust holiday sales. First Previous 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 Next Last
