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  • Abercrombie expanding in this market

    Abercrombie & Fitch is expanding its presence in the Middle East. The retailer has entered into an agreement with Majid Al Futtaim Fashion to open stores in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. Since 2013, Abercrombie, in partnership with Majid Al Futtaim Fashion, has opened eight stores in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

  • 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.

  • The ‘least engaging’ retailers are …

    Five retail chains rank among the top 10 brands doing a poor job when it comes to emotional engagement, a measure of how well brands meet consumer expectations, according to an annual survey.

  • Tech Bytes: Three Ways Gen Z Will Change Retail

    Everyone is talking about the huge impact millennials are having on retail. Also known as Gen Y, they are usually considered to occupy the 18-to-35 age demographic. But what about Gen Z, the younger siblings (or even children) of millennials?

    Based on what we’ve seen so far, here are three ways Gen Z will change retail in the next few years.

    Video Killed the Retail Star

  • Three Ways Gen Z Will Change Retail

    Everyone is talking about the huge impact millennials are having on retail. Also known as Gen Y, they are usually considered to occupy the 18-to-35 age demographic. But what about Gen Z, the younger siblings (or even children) of millennials?
     
    Based on what we’ve seen so far, here are three ways Gen Z will change retail in the next few years.
     
    Video Killed the Retail Star

  • Nation’s largest electronics retailer smashes glass ceiling

    Women now make up the majority of the leadership team at Best Buy, theStar Tribunereported, with the retailer reaching the tipping point in April when it hired Trish Walker from Accenture as president of services. Having more gender diversity has been a commitment of Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly, who took over in September 2012, the report said.

  • April was unusual for L Brands

    L Brands turned in a disappointing sales performance in April, a rarity for a chain that has turned in consistently strong monthly results.

    The parent company of Victoria’s Secret reported a 1% increase in same-store sales, below Wall Street expectations of a 4.8% gain.

    Sales for the month increased to $737.5 million, up from $724.6 million in the same month last year.

    The company’s Bath & Body Works division saw a 5% increase in same-store sales while Victoria's Secret posted a 1% decrease.

  • Study: Customer experience improves across channels during holidays

    In what could be termed a gift for customers, major retailers generally improved how they engaged and served consumers in different channels during the 2015 holiday season.

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