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  • Do you understand your in-store customers?

    Retailers frequently misjudge the omnichannel needs of their shoppers when they visit stores.

    According to a new study of 500 consumers and 150 retail decision-makers in the U.S. and U.K. by Forrester Consulting on behalf of RetailNext, “Real-Time Data Drives the Future of Retail,” only 49% of consumer respondents feel they receive consistent seamless experiences across all channels.

  • Boot Barn backtracks on Q3 expectations

    Warm weather, as well as layoffs in the oil and gas industry hindered sales Boot Barn during the holiday quarter.

    Boot Barn announced preliminary results for the third quarter ended Dec. 26 as follows:

    • Preliminary net sales increased 49% to approximately $194 million;

    • Opened 5 new stores and completed the rebranding of 19 Sheplers stores;

  • New retail concept, Star World, combines bricks and clicks

    Photo: Jerry Azarkman, president of Star World

  • Aeropostale CEO gives up 1 million shares

    In an effort to control cost, Aeropostale is reducing its corporate headcount by 13% and CEO Julian Geiger is relinquishing one million stock options that will be doled out to others for retention purposes.

    The mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel for young women and men plans to eliminate 100 corporate position by the end of its 2015 fiscal year and said the move would save between $35 million and $40 million annually.

  • Amazon makes the Ivy League

    After years of hard work and success, Amazon.com has finally gained admittance to an elite Ivy League campus.

    Amazon plans to open Amazon@Penn, a new staffed package pickup point to be opened on the University of Pennsylvania campus. The first such facility at an Ivy League university, Amazon@Penn will offer a location for Penn students to pick up and return their Amazon orders.

  • New York & Co. keeps momentum through holidays

    New York & Co. was able to rise above headwinds from unseasonable weather during the holidays to an increase in same-store sales.

    The company says same store sales increased 1.6% during the holiday period and that it expects same-store sales for the full quarter to increase in the low single-digit percentage, in line with the company’s previously disclosed guidance.

  • Not a fun-filled holiday for Build-a-Bear Workshop

    Build-A-Bear Workshop is still expecting a third consecutive year of positive same store sales despite a decline in traffic over the holiday period.

    On a preliminary basis, for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 3, the company said it now expects:

  • Report: Online-only strategy ultimately unsustainable for most retailers

    A new study links retailers' success to an omnichannel strategy that includes physical stores.

    According to the report, by L2 and titled "Death of Pureplay Retail," online-only retailers are at a disadvantage due to high costs for marketing and shipping, making their business model challenging and ultimately unsustainable in the long-term. The report was sponsored by Simon Property Group.

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