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  • Amazon tinkering with Prime shipping?

    Seattle – Amazon.com is reportedly doing some experimental tinkering with the two-day shipping guarantee for its paid Prime loyalty program.

    According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is testing a program called “Ship by Region” that exempts some Prime items from free two-day shipping, depending on where they are shipped from.

  • BJs names president and COO, successor to Sen?

    Christopher Baldwin has been named president and COO at BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., putting the former Hess Retail CEO in position to succeed Laura Sen as CEO of the 208 unit warehouse club chain.

  • What retailers need to know about gift card exchanges

    The holiday season is rapidly approaching. For years, gift cards have remained the most requested gifts in America but with the billions of dollars worth of gift cards that will be sold this holiday season, not all will be used. That’s because gifters aren’t always spot on with their purchases and if the card isn’t a match for the consumer it may go unused, a lose-lose for all parties involved.

  • Target bringing its flexible format to Queens

    New York -- Target Corp. is getting rid of its CityTarget and TargetExpress signage, but it is definitely keeping its flexible format store strategy.

  • First look: Macy's Backstage store in Queens

    Macy's is set to open its new format, Backstage, this week in Queens, and the retailer gave the Associated Press a sneak peak of the new effort and what's in store.

  • Macy’s links millennials to indie designers

    New York - Macy’s Inc. is reaching out to fashion-minded millennials by providing an online link to up-and-coming independent designers.

    The retailer is entering a new collaboration with online fashion technology start-up company Nineteenth Amendment on Macys.com.

  • Jet.com founder acknowledges pricing confusing

    New York -- Maybe Jet.com should have kept it more simple.

    Online shopping site Jet.com launched in July with a promise of the lowest prices on the Web. Only problem is, not all consumers can figure out the site’s prices.

  • Early look at Macy’s Backstage store

    New York -- Macy’s is set to unveil its new store banner, the off-price Macy’s Backstage, in the Queens borough of New York City and Huntington, New York, on Sept. 2.

    The store offers a no-frills shopping experience, according to the Associated Press, which was given a sneak peek at the new format.

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