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  • What’s the connection between Donald Trump and American Apparel?

    Politics can make for some strange bedfellows.   Donald Trump’s campaign is reportedly using American Apparel to manufacture some of its campaign apparel merchandise, according to Fortune.  

  • eBay marks big milestone in second quarter

    eBay beat sales expectations in its second quarter, during which it also crossed an important threshold.

    The online marketplace reported that it crossed the one billion live listings mark in the quarter, reflecting its efforts to expand the breadth of selection offered to consumers and the progress it has made on enhancing its shopping platform.

    eBay reported net income of $435 million, or 38 cents a share, up from $83 million.

  • Parents police Wisconsin shopping center

    A shopping center in a tough neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin, pays a troop of three parents to keep kids away from stores and cops away from kids.   Wearing yellow T-shirts imprinted with “P.O.P,” for Parents on Premises, the local adults interact with teens hanging out at the Meadowood Shopping Center, intervening with those fighting or caught shoplifting on behalf of the center’s owners.  

  • GameStop has big plans for virtual reality

    Augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go has given a big sales boost to GameStop.  

  • Deloitte: Retailers should catch early bird back-to-school shoppers

    Hesitating to offer back-to-school deals could result in significant loss of potential sales.  

  • Mall of America joins virtual reality revolution

    Mall of America is using leading-edge technology to enhance the on- and offsite customer experience.   The Bloomington, Minnesota-based center is the latest retail participant to adopt virtual reality (VR) technology. A new, VR-based immersive experience allows customers to “see” retail, entertainment and live events within the mall.  

  • Radial preparing for happy holiday

    At least one retail industry participant is expecting the 2016 holiday season to be prosperous.   Omnichannel commerce technology and services provider Radial plans to hire an additional 550 workers in Reno, Nevada to support an expected 10-fold increase in demand during the upcoming holiday season. Radial operates fulfillment centers in Reno, which are in need of workers to help support its retail clients.  

  • Target in smaller store urban push

    Target Corp. is expanding its portfolio of smaller stores.

    The chain expects to roll out 14 more of its smaller stores this year, including a 21,000-sq.-ft. location in the Queens borough of New York City, which is opening this week, according the New York Post.

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