Mastercard SpendingPulse: Retail sales off to solid start in JanuaryThe new year kicked off with gains across nearly all retail sectors. Survey: Bad customer experience kills brand loyalty quicklyIt doesn’t take many bad service experiences to turn a loyal customer against your brand. Christmas Tree Shops achieves independence with new enterprise system Christmas Tree Shops is completing its separation from Bed Bath & Beyond by migrating technology operations to a hybrid cloud platform. Tractor Supply unifies operations from supply chain to customer The nation’s largest rural lifestyle retailer is managing customer demand and improving its shopping experience with a new enterprise platform. Work begins on Ikea-anchored ‘meeting place’ in downtown San Francisco Ingka Centres’ long-brewing plan to plant smaller Ikea stores in downtowns across the globe has gotten underway in San Francisco. DoorDash launches online flower delivery service Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a new player is entering the on-demand flower delivery space. Southern grocery chain rolls out curbside pickup offering Rouses Markets is launching a branded curbside pickup solution, which includes a consumer app. CVS Health tops expectations amid increased demand for COVID vaccinations, tests CVS Health Corp. reported better-than-expected earnings and sales as customers flocked to its stores for COVID vaccinations and at-home tests. Study: Subscription retail had a healthy 2021 Online subscription retailers brought in plenty of new customers last year. Hobby Lobby to open its first store in NYC The largest arts-and-crafts retailer had drawn a circle around the United States’ largest market but never entered it. Now it will. First Previous 648 649 650 651 652 Next Last