Survey: Non-essential retailers won’t return to full staff as stores reopenIt won’t be business as usual for non-essential retailers slowly reopening stores — or when it comes to hiring holiday staff. Macy’s reopened stores doing better than expected; looks to holidayMacy’s sounded a confident note in its preliminary sales and earnings results for the first quarter as COVID-19 restrictions loosen and customers start to return to its stores. Chain Store Age May/June issue: Shopping Centers Take on COVID-19 Shopping center experts weigh in on the pandemic that shuttered centers and how they think the next few months will play out in the May/June issue of Chain Store Age. Big Ideas for Holiday 2020 In less than six months we will be deep into the holidays. 5Qs for Sandy Sigal on shutdowns, re-opens, and Holiday 2020 NewMark Merrill (no relation to that other Newmark) owns and/or manages some 70 outdoor centers in California, Illinois, and Colorado. Exclusive Q&A: Kendra Scott fast tracks curbside for Mother’s Day A fast-growing specialty jewelry retailer is integrating omnichannel transactions into its order management system for efficient curbside pickup. KFC honors mom during COVID–19 - virtually KFC is launching a virtual Mother's Day experience on Messenger from Facebook. Lowe’s stores to close for Easter; new ad spot thanks front line responders Lowe's Cos. is giving its employees time to “recharge” this Sunday. Nielsen: Sales are skyrocketing in these categories due to COVID-19 Consumer demand for key products is rising well into three-digit growth rates compared to 2019. Salesforce: E-commerce traffic surges in Q4 A sharp increase in e-commerce during Q4 2019 led to other positive outcomes for digital retailers. Zola updates platform as wedding season approaches Another digital wedding registry is freshening up its offerings in preparation for the spring. Analysis: Expect Target to remain on top, even if its star won’t shine as bright When looked at in isolation, Target’s final quarter numbers do not make for terrible reading. First Previous 105 106 107 108 109 Next Last
