Ikea to bring new store concept to U.S.Ikea is finally dropping anchor in the Big Apple — but not with its typical format. A Digital Onboarding Experience for Seasonal HiresAfter meet holiday hiring quotas, retailers' next challenge is onboarding, training, and most importantly, engaging those thousands of seasonal workers. Joseph F. Coradino on the new tenant mix Retail centers are evolving from shopping destinations into social destinations. Another first for Selfridges U.K. retailer Selfridges continues to push the envelope of department-store retailing. Deborah Butler on localization The unique qualities of locale must be made even more compelling for experience-hungry consumers. Finding Your Most Profitable Customers: Retail’s data ambition To understand some of the radical ways in which consumer expectations are changing, let’s start with a scenario from the not-so-distant future. A 200-year-old retailer makes big innovation leap Brooks Brothers is adopting artificial intelligence to make sure that it stays relevant among its loyal customers. What to expect in 2019 Here are a few ideas on retailers should expect in 2019 and 2020 from Michael Halula, retail-CPG sector general manager, Americas, Teradata. Fast Retailing focuses on online-offline integration at new pilot store Japanese powerhouse Fast Retailing is blurring the lines between online and offline shopping at the newest location of its fashion-forward, low-cost apparel brand, GU. Brandon Famous on international retail expansion Data and analytics provide expanding retailers with global reach. First Previous 683 684 685 686 687 Next Last