Sales & Marketing

DSW parent to focus on owned brands to drive growth, raises full-year outlook

Designer Brands Inc. plans to double down on sales on its owned brands.
CSA Exclusive: Online fashion retailer offers virtual fitting

Careste is ensuring that online shoppers can have the same level of fitting accuracy they get in a brick-and-mortar store.
Fashion retailer Guess takes new approach to store remodels

Guess, Inc. is refreshing its store interiors in an innovative — and cost-efficient — way.
Alphabet reaches historic first in commercial drone delivery

The drone technology subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet is launching the first-ever commercial drone delivery service in a major U.S. metropolitan area.
Costco sales soar in March

Costco Wholesale Corp. delivered strong results in March as customers flocked to its stores despite inflation pressures.
Mastercard SpendingPulse: March sales increase 8.4%; in-store sales rebound

Consumer spending on services is making a comeback. So are in-store sales.
First National Realty debuts in Texas

A New Jersey-based real estate investment firm, most of whose 43 outdoor centers are found east of the Mississippi River, has purchased its first property in Texas.
Eddie Bauer partners with travel/tech start-up Cabana for adventure rentals

Eddie Bauer is giving consumers a new way to explore the Pacific Northwest.

Brookfield hands Chicago’s Water Tower Place back to its lender