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  • Summerlin master-plan community to host Las Vegas Black Knights

    Las Vegas’s first major sports franchise, the National Hockey League’s Black Knights, will build a practice facility in the Summerlin master-plan community west of the Strip.  

  • 2016 Holiday Preview: Calendar shifts could benefit retailers

    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 (NRF weeks 40 – 48) are known as primetime for physical retailers. Sales generated during this period immediately impact a brands’ bottom line, and they set the stage for either success or struggle in the first quarter of the following year.

  • eBags’ new airport mantra: ‘Reunited, and it feels so good’

    All travelers agree: Lost luggage can ruin any trip.

    With an eye on privacy and ease of use, eBags new smart solution hopes to streamline the travel experience. The luggage and travel accessory pure-play retailer has developed an app-enabled ID tag that reunites lost luggage with their owners.

    Unlike the traditional luggage tag, which prominently displays the owner's contact information for anyone to see, the eBags Connected Luggage Tag uses patent-pending privacy controls to let customers control which personal information they display on tags, and when.

  • Ground breaks on Staten Island Mall expansion

    Construction has begun on a 240,000-sq.-ft expansion of the Staten Island Mall, the largest shopping center in the New York City borough.   The multi-phase project will take two years to complete, and will add some 75,000 sq. ft. of space to Macy’s plus 40,000 sq. ft. for a new Dave & Busters and a 12-option food court. A new wing with a three-level parking deck is destined for one side of the General Growth Properties mall.  

  • iPhone 7 launches Apple Pay in Japan

    Apple Pay is extending its reach.   There is plenty of buzz around this week’s introduction of iPhone 7, from a redesigned high-definition display and cameras to non-existent home buttons and headphone jacks. Where the rubber meets the road however, is that the new phone will give shoppers in Japan the opportunity to use Apple Pay.  

  • Home furnishings retailer adds Apple Pay on the mobile Web

    Wayfair is making it even easier for shoppers to purchase home furnishings and décor from their mobile devices.  

  • How ‘shoppertainment’ elevates the in-store experience to drive traffic and sales

    Online retail sales continue to grow as changing shopper behavior places greater expectations on brick-and-mortar retail. Despite this trend, store-based retailing remains more profitable than direct-to-consumer retailing, largely due to the high cost of free shipping and returns associated with online sales.   

  • 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.

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