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  • Retail sales stall in July

    Consumers cooled their spending in July.

  • Milwaukee Pick ‘n Save center sold

    Chicago-based Newport Capital Partners purchased a 69,749-sq.-ft. center anchored by Pick ‘n Save the Milwaukee area. Terms of the deal, brokered by Mid-American Real Estate Corp., were not disclosed.    Other tenants in the center at the Intersection of I-41/45 and Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa include Firehouse Subs, Mattress Firm, and Supercuts. The sellers were New York-based DRA Advisors and Atlanta-based RCG Partners.  

  • Discounter’s store growth hits a big number

    Dollar General continues to expand its store portfolio at a rapid pace.   The discounter on Monday opened its 13,000th store, in Birmingham, Alabama. The company operates approximately 675 stores in Alabama.    The new store is one of the planned 900 new stores Dollar General expects to open in 2016.

  • Teen retailer names its first chief digital officer

    Tilly’s has appointed Jon Kubo to serve in the company’s newly created position of chief digital officer, effective Aug. 15.   Kubo will oversee e-commerce and digital marketing to define a long-term vision for the specialty retailer’s digital commerce efforts and create consistency in digital consumer experiences across all interaction points.  

  • Off-pricer updates website to fuel online growth

    Stein Mart has launched a new website that gives shoppers a more personalized shopping experience.   Developed in partnership with Kibo, a cloud-based unified omnichannel commerce platform, the updated site is powered by the Kibo e-commerce platform. As part of Stein Mart’s overall omnichannel strategy, the feature-rich and responsive designed site gives the retailer the same experience across all of its retail touch-points.  

  • Department store offers more flexible, personalized loyalty program

    Nordstrom Inc. is enhancing the rewards it offers customers via its loyalty program.    The retailer partnered with Aimia Inc., a data-driven marketing and loyalty analytics company, to expand the Nordstrom Rewards loyalty program.   The expanded program launched in Nordstrom stores in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, and on Nordstrom.com in May 2016. In the first three months, Nordstrom has enrolled approximately 1.7 million new members.  

  • Retail sales stall in July

    Consumers cooled their spending in July.    Retail sales were flat in July, in line with a revised 0.8% gain in June, according to figures released Friday by the Commerce Department. The report ended three straight months of monthly gains.     Sales in July rose 2.3% from a year ago. Excluding automobiles and parts sales, sales fell 0.3% in July — the weakest reading since January, after a 0.9% gain in the prior month.     

  • Veteran marketer joins outdoor retailer

    Gander Mountain announced that Ron Stoupa will join the company as senior VP - marketing & e-commerce starting on Monday, Aug. 15.      Stoupa will lead all marketing and e-commerce functions, including brand development, customer engagement and omnichannel initiatives for Gander Mountain.   
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