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  • Pier 1 regains footing in 2016, eyes improved profits

    Pier 1 shrank its store base and e-commerce penetration reached record levels during the company’s fourth quarter, a period in which profitability was marred by promotions, markdowns and supply chain issues.  

  • Report: Kohl’s chief marketer resigns

    A shakeup in the executive ranks is reportedly occurring at Kohl’s.

    According to AdAge, Will Setliff, executive VP of marketing at the department store chain, is resigning his position the week of April 11. There has been no press release from Kohl’s or Setliff and surprisingly little coverage of his career shift outside of AdAge.

  • Top executives join A&M retail roster

    Senior executives from Tuesday Morning, Bridgestone and PetSmart are among those headlining a retail conference organized by the Center for Retailing Studies at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School.

  • Tech Guest Viewpoint: Rethinking email in your store strategy

    “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” That’s a famous quote from the comic strip “Pogo” by cartoonist Walt Kelly. Popular during the 1960s, Kelly was commenting on how humans are often the cause of their own woes in the world. To which I would add retailers could just as easily say, “We have met the enemy, and it is email.”

  • Report: Walmart expands curbside grocery pickup

    Customers in more cities will have an easier time shopping for the groceries at Walmart.  

  • Simon finds new way to drive mall traffic

    Simon Property Group is adding an unconventional experiential component to its Opry Mills mall in Nashville that should add even more traffic to the already popular shopping and entertainment destination.

  • Cheap gas doesn’t fuel sales in March

    Even with fuel prices continuing to be low across the nation, U.S. retail sales were stagnant in March 2016.

    According to advance data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, total seasonally adjusted retail and food services sales in the U.S. fell 0.3% to $446.9 billion compared to $448.2 billion in February 2016.

    This continued shaky performance in 2016 that has included flat sales in February and a decline in January.

  • Publix names 3 new board members

    Publix Super Markets added its soon-to-be CEO, current CFO and a retired Deloitte executive to its board of directors when the Southeast’s leading food retailer held its annual stockholders meeting on April 12.   Publix president Todd Jones, CFO David Phillips and retired Deloitte executive Jessica Blume were elected to the board of the $32.4 billion retailer.  
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