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  • Can Sears be saved?

    On Thursday, Aug. 25, Sears Holdings Corp., on the heels of another dismal quarter, announced it had accepted a capital infusion in the way of a $300 million loan by CEO Eddie Lampert’s hedge fund.

  • 2016 Holiday Preview

    Update on retail’s most important time of the year

    It’s no secret that online shopping and changing consumer preferences continue to impact physical retail traffic. Despite the shifting landscape, retail sales remain largely intact and, more importantly, are expected to increase year-over-year this holiday season.

    November and December are prime time for physical retailers.

  • Lessons // Learned

    Here are some insights from IBM* regarding last year’s holiday season that retailers would do well to keep in mind as they finalize plans for holiday 2016:

    1/ Make mobile a key part of your integrated customer engagement strategy. Mobile traffic and sales continue to rise year after year. Create a mobile-friendly customer journey and content for the mobile experience, using tools to enrich the channel.

    2/ Optimize your website for all screens.

  • holiday // planning

    Get ready for a very competitive holiday season.

  • Kantar Retail makes holiday sales prediction

    Retailers can expect a slight rise in holiday sales this year compared to last — fueled largely by the online channel.   That’s according to Kantar Retail, which released the industry’s first 2016 holiday sales forecast. It projects growth of 3.8% for the fourth quarter, a slight increase over the 3.4% growth in the year-ago period.     

  • Report identifies holiday shopping challenges

    Consumers expect to spend the same or less on holiday gifts this year.   That’s according to Berkeley Research Group, whose 2016 Holiday Retail Outlook report also identified five major challenges facing retailers as they head into the holiday season.  

  • Best Buy puts out welcome mat for connected store concept

    Best Buy has opened a pop-up dedicated to smart technology products for the home in the rotunda of the nation’s largest mall.   

  • PetSmart in pet relief effort

    PetSmart is reaching out to help pets stranded by the Louisiana floods   The chain and its charitable nonprofit arm, PetSmart Charities, are coming to the aid of hundreds of animals left homeless by the Louisiana floods, which is being called the worst natural disaster to hit the United States since Hurricane Sandy.  
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