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  • Innovative home retailer puts the ‘experience’ in appliance retailing

    Customers can cook a meal on a range and watch how water flows as they turn on the faucets that are on display at a new luxury home store in New York City, which takes experiential retail to a new level.

  • J.C. Penney moving forward with big new initiatives

    The likes of Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Best Buy have a new competitor to deal with—J.C. Penny. "The department store retailer on Monday announced a major expansion into home appliances, as well as two new tests in the home area, one involving Ashley Furniture, and the other national carpet and flooring company Empire Today.

  • Samsung offers Amazon alternative with smart grocery shopping

    The Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled retail landscape continues evolving with the launch of what could be called a “fridge commerce” (or “f-commerce”) solution by Samsung.

    After months of hype, the Samsung Family Hub connected fridge is officially available. The interactive device includes a number of features that streamline the digital grocery process.

  • Direct-to-consumer in focus at Catalyst

    Concerns about channel conflict once kept brands from selling to direct to consumers, but not anymore. Branded suppliers selling direct is one of the biggest trends in retail and the shift is creating new growth opportunities for consumer goods companies.

  • Neiman Marcus veteran joins CallisonRTKL

    Design and architecture giant CallisonRTKL named a global leadership team in retail design that includes the appointment of retail veteran Ignaz Gorischek as VP. He is with the firm’s retail practice group, in the Dallas office.

  • Mobile Payment Scorecard

    Apple did not create the mobile payment market when it launched Apple Pay in September 2014.

    However, Apple Pay did effectively bring mobile payment to the forefront of retailers’ omnichannel commerce strategies. Consumers are slowly starting to follow, with Deloitte data showing in-store mobile payments have increased from 5% of total in-store payments 2014 to 18% in 2015.

  • Samsung 837, New York City

    Samsung Electronics America has opened what it describes as a “living lab” and “digital playground” in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan.

  • Samsung’s massive new flagship does not sell product

    South Korean electronics giant Samsung on Monday opened what it calls a “consumer technology playground” in the trendy Meatpacking District of Manhattan.

    Named for its address, 837 Washington Street, the 55,000-sq.-ft. Samsung 837 is packed with eye-popping features, from a three-story array of televisions made up of 96 Samsung 55-inch TVs to a truly futuristic, fully-immersive virtual reality experience. There is also a café, art gallery and theater.

  • MasterCard, Visa bring payment to the consumer

    MasterCard and Visa are both intent on letting customers pay anyway, anyhow anywhere they choose.

    Both of the major financial services providers are releasing new Internet of Things (IoT)- and mobile-enabled payment solutions that will allow consumers to shop from an increasing number of locations, using a variety of touchpoints, with greater security.

  • Bankrupt apparel retailer gets OK for sale of store leases

    Women’s apparel retailer Joyce Leslie is calling it a day.

    The company announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court for a sale of its intellectual property and retail store leases, along with the lease of its corporate office and distribution center.

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