Retailer Campaigns

Michaels is targeting online DIYers via a new strategic arrangement with a San Francisco startup.

The world's largest arts and crafts retailer has partnered with trend-driven online DIY marketplace Darby Smart to make crafting simpler and more accessible to everyone.

Irving, Texas – The Michaels Companies Inc. is partnering with trend-driven online DIY marketplace Darby Smart in September to bring select Michaels products to Darby Smart. The partnership will also bring Darby Smart products and community members to Michaels.

San Juan – Puerto Rico calls to many with warm weather, beautiful beaches and friendly people. The U.S. island territory is also calling to Starbucks Corp., who is answering with a new franchise deal that will significantly expand its Puerto Rican presence.

Starbucks has signed a licensing agreement with Baristas Del Caribe LLC, an affiliate of Puerto Rican conglomerate Empresas Fonalledas. Starbucks opened its first store in San Juan, in 2002 and today has 19 stores across the island, employing more than 340 employees.

New York - Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th plans to open a new store in spring 2016 at Gateway Shopping Centers in Austin, Texas. The new 50,000-sq.-ft. store will be fashioned in an open, modular layout, and feature a unique and unparalleled selection of designer finds for both men and women.

A week after reporting disappointing sales growth for the second quarter, Kohl’s launching another exclusive celebrity fashion collection that aims to appeal to the millennial shopper.

New York -- Quality flooring is a critical component of every store, and today's retailer has more options than ever before.
 
CSA, in partnership with Tennant, would greatly appreciate your perspective on store flooring, including material preferences, performance factors, and maintenance needs.
 

Toys"R"Us has teamed up with Netflix on a new animated series that tells the tale of anthropomorphized vehicular dinosaurs.

Seattle — A new report from MSLGROUP and the Hartman Group is underscoring grocers’ need to appeal to millennial shoppers in unique ways. The report, Food Shopping in America found that one of the youngest and constantly connected consumer groups is also a tough nut to crack — simultaneously impulsive, thrifty and wary of inauthentic marketing.