Survey: Retailers face challenges keeping up with demandA new survey indicates retailers’ supply chain issues include aligning demand management activities with the growing popularity of e-commerce. Midwest c-store chain optimizes product mixKum & Go is aligning new product discovery with customer demand. Nordstrom posts Q2 loss as sales plunge 53% Nordstrom swung to a second-quarter loss amid closed stores due to the pandemic and a change in the timing of its biggest annual event. So long, dressing rooms! Brookfield launches contactless auto-fit service Lining up with armfuls of hangered clothing in backrooms of stores could soon be a thing of the past. Survey: These retailers get high marks for satisfying customers during COVID-19 Several prominent national U.S. retailers received top ranking from shoppers for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Children’s Place swings to Q2 loss; sees ‘significantly reduced’ Black Friday Children’s Place reported a wider-than-expected loss and a 12% sales decline for its second quarter amid a decrease in back-to-school spending that started in July. NYT: Hedge funds made 100s of millions shorting mall stocks during pandemic Spending to increase on computers, desks as students go back to school – virtually Survey: Weekly online apparel sales surge 66% And the Retail Design Institute’s Store of the Year is…. First Previous 673 674 675 676 677 Next Last
