Starbucks Q3 profit soars, but pares full-year growth outlookStarbucks Corp.’s third-quarter earnings and sales beat analysts’ estimates, but the company slightly lowered its outlook amid a slowdown in sales in China. Four predictions on how retailing will evolveThe retailers who flourish in the upcoming years will be those that re-imagine and align their stores with the digital age. Seven Cool Stores for a Hot Summer The spring and summer brought a flurry of new store concepts, both from established players and online upstarts. The No. 1 reason people subscribe to Amazon Prime is… The movies and shows available via Amazon’s video service generate lots of buzz, but they are by no means Amazon Prime’s biggest draw. Study: In-store spending soars during BOPIS trips Click-and-collect programs may be a convenient service for customers, but the offering is becoming increasingly valuable for retailers. Retailers can’t keep pace with consumers’ digital preferences Retailers are scrambling to leverage technology required to offer a digitally driven shopping experience. Fashion retailer steps up mobile payments for Chinese customers Guess is making it easier for its Chinese shoppers to pay for in-store purchases using their mobile devices. Discounter expands same-day deliveries in the Empire State Target is leveraging its acquisition of Shipt to get online orders into the hands of New York customers faster. Department store retailer expands branded credit card offering Belk is giving its shoppers a new way to earn rewards. Amazon Prime Day overcomes technical snafu with estimated $4.2 billion in sales Despite a rocky start due to a technical glitch, Amazon’s fourth annual Prime Day wound up being the online giant’s biggest shopping event yet — in terms of sales, as well as for signing up new Prime members. First Previous 258 259 260 261 262 Next Last
