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  • Amazon opening more bookstores

    New Yorkers will have a new way to browse Amazon’s best-selling book titles — in a physical store.   Later this year, the retail giant will open a bookstore at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan.   Also on the slate for 2017 is a location in Chicago, and the Boston suburb of Dedham, Mass.   Stores are also planned for Lynnfield, Mass., and Paramus, N.J.  

  • Build-A-Bear CEO Goes ‘Undercover’

    Going undercover isn’t easy. But it can definitely be worth the effort. Just ask Sharon Price John, president and CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop.   

  • Albertsons in online program benefitting low-income shoppers

    Albertsons is helping expand online grocery purchases to low-income individuals nationwide.   The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected Albertsons Companies to participate in the online purchasing pilot for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — a service targeting low-income households.   

  • Sam’s Club CEO stepping down

    The ranks of female retail CEOs is losing one of its highest-profile members.   Rosalind G. Brewer, 54, has told Walmart she plans to retire as executive VP, president and CEO of Sam’s Club, effective Feb. 1, 2017. She will be succeeded by company veteran John Furner, 42, who joined Walmart as an hourly associate in 1993, effective Feb. 1. The news was announced in a filing by the chain.  

  • New CEOs to Watch

    The past year brought with it a changing of the guard, as many companies named new leaders to steer their ships in a transformed marketplace. Here are six newly arrived — or soon to arrive — CEOs to keep an eye on in 2017:

    Jeff Gennette, Macy’s: A 33-year company veteran who came up through the ranks, Gennette takes the reins from longtime CEO Terry Lundgren in the first quarter of this year.

  • Gymboree transitions to mobile POS

    As it creates new brick-and-mortar formats, Gymboree went in search of a flexible point-of-sale system. Now it has one.   The children’s specialty chain added a mobile POS system from Aptos — a move that enables store associates to engage shoppers throughout their store visit. Associates use the mobile devices to process secure transactions, manage inventory, and access order information — without ever leaving the customer’s side.  

  • Top IT Concerns for 2017

    Turning big data, social media challenges into growth opportunities

    As 2017 gets underway, digital disruption continues to drive — and transform — the industry.

    Besides creating a more consumer-centric, web-enabled shopping experience, digital innovations — from the Internet of Things to mobility to social media — are altering retail operations. They are also generating new challenges that retailers are unaccustomed to, or worse, still unprepared for.

  • Mortgage expert: Look to unsexy cities for retail growth

    Retailers and developers looking for potential expansion spots in the coming year should bypass Gotham and head to Grand Rapids.  
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