CGP: Back-to-school sales to slow but still hit new record, buoyed by inflationBack-to-school sales are expected to slow “sharply” compared to a banner 2021. L’Occitane creates ‘fear of missing out’ in promotional emailsA global beauty and skincare products retailer drove digital Black Friday sales by integrating customer polling data into targeted emails. Survey: Returns ‘worst’ part of shopping experience; items worth returning are… American shoppers are not happy with the returns process. NRF: Economy slowing, but recession unlikely — in ‘near term’ The good news for retailers is that the nation is unlikely to enter into a recession during the remainder of 2022. H&M to develop cloud-based enterprise data backbone A global fashion giant seeks to create a secure, sustainable technology infrastructure to support a wide variety of business processes. Amazon, Walmart, Levi Strauss in top tier of 50 ‘most patriotic’ brands As the 4th of July holiday approaches, an annual study ranks the brands that consumers feel best embody the value of “patriotism” in 2022. Walmart acquires virtual optical try-on tech provider Walmart continues its augmented reality push with a significant investment. New Skechers store is its largest yet on the East Coast Skechers has gone big in New Jersey. Dick’s Sporting Goods joins select other companies in… Many U.S. retailers have not commented on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last week to overturn Roe v. Wade — but some high-profile brands have spoken out. Foot Locker to sell team sales business to Varsity Brands’ BSN Sports Foot Locker is getting out of the high school and college team sales business as it continues to sharpen its focus on consumer sales. Amazon supports store innovation with ML algorithms Amazon continues evolving its in-store shopping and payment experience using leading-edge machine learning (ML) algorithms. Pyramid obtains an extension on its loan for Destiny USA Since June began, Pyramid Management Group secured new financing for two of its centers. First Previous 229 230 231 232 233 Next Last