Insights

Starbuds is leveraging omnichannel technology and social distancing to ensure customer and employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Retailers are incredibly resilient. Despite everything that’s been thrown at the retail world (from economic turndowns to the threat of a literal apocalypse) it has the ingenuity and perseverance to rise above and emerge stronger.

A closer look at the recent Chain Store Age COVID-19 survey reveals some very specific areas where the pandemic is disrupting operations.

By automating labor management, retailers can dramatically improve front- and back-end operations.

We are in the midst of unprecedented times. Work, family, social, health, and emotional well-being have all instantaneously changed.

There may soon be two types of retailers – the digital and the out-of-business.

Being a developer who’s ever bullish on the stature of retail real estate, we decided to ask Stephen Congel about aggressive adherence to the physical marketplace.

ServiceChannel CEO Tom Buiocchi describes his digital service as the Uber of store and shopping center maintenance.

Unlike many apparel retailers, Abercrombie & Fitch bucked the negative trends in its final quarter and produced a solid set of results.