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  • Amazon wants to be big retailer on campus

    Amazon.com is continuing to expand its network of physical pickup points at colleges and universities across the U.S.

    Amazon has recently announced agreements to open staffed pickup locations at the The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Akron.

    Opening this summer, this 2,509-sq.-ft. space at the University of Texas will be located in Gregory Gymnasium. Additionally, Amazon Student and Prime members will receive free one-day pickup for orders placed by 10 p.m. on more than two million items.

  • Dick's Sporting Goods celebrates its in-store Olympians

    Dick's Sporting Goods is launching an emotional omnichannel campaign as part of its sponsorship of Team USA.

    The TV and digital effort tells the story of everyday sacrifices made by Olympic/Paralympic-hopeful athletes, and it prominently features five Team USA Contenders who are currently employed in Dick's stores nationwide.

  • Trendspotting: ‘Click & Mortar’ Rush Precipitates New Environment, Solutions

    As discussed last week custom facades as advertisements have migrated from the domain of premiere retail flagships to many, varied uses across the commercial and retail spectrum.

    This trend was earlier spotted by Gensler On: Lifestyle as part of its “Top Ten Retail Trends in 2013.”

  • Dick's celebrates its in-store Olympians

    Dick's Sporting Goods is launching an emotional omnichannel campaign as part of its sponsorship of Team USA.

    The TV and digital effort tells the story of everyday sacrifices made by Olympic/Paralympic-hopeful athletes, and it prominently features five Team USA Contenders who are currently employed in Dick's stores nationwide.

  • Winter Storm Jonas hurts revenue at Big Lots

    Big Lots says harsh winter weather hurt traffic counts and revenue, but the closeout retailer still posted increases in same-store sales for the fourth quarter.

    Big Lots reported income from continuing operations of $94.7 million, or $1.91 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 30. Revenue dropped to $1.58 billion from $1.59 billion for the same quarter last year. Same-store sales increased 0.7%.It was the eighth consecutive quarter in which Big Lots has posted positive same-store sales.

  • Hibbett Sports taps David’s Bridal exec to oversee omnichannel

    William (Bill) Quinn has joined Hibbett Sports Inc. as VP of digital commerce.

    Prior to joining Hibbett, Quinn served as VP, digital, for David’s Bridal, where his efforts included growing online sales, launching omnichannel initiatives, and building mobile capabilities.

    Quinn will be responsible for leading the implementation of Hibbett’s omnichannel initiatives and developing the online customer experience. He will report directly to president and CEO Jeff Rosenthal.

  • Survey: Retailers focus on specific marketing channel

    When it comes to marketing technology spend, retailers are overwhelmingly allocating dollars to a particular consumer touchpoint.

    According to a new survey of more than 200 retail marketing executives from digital savings platform RetailMeNot Inc., "The Rise of Mobile Marketing Spend in Retail," 87% of retail marketers plan to invest more in mobile marketing in 2016.

    In comparison, 73% of respondents plan to increase non-mobile digital advertising spend and 62% plan to increase their offline advertising spend.

  • Barnes & Noble grows sales; to debut new store format

    Barnes & Noble produced a same-store sales increase in its third quarter which, although meager, is an impressive accomplishment given intense competition from Amazon. In announcing its results on Thursday, the company also revealed that it will open four new prototype stores in its current fiscal year. The first is expected to open sometime this summer.

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