Party City to open only 25 Halloween pop-upsWith the COVID-19 pandemic putting a crimp in Halloween celebrations, Party City Holdco has scaled back its own plans. Survey: Consumers will shop online more, spend less for the holidaysA survey indicates e-commerce retailers have a chance for a profitable holiday season — if they provide the right reasons to shop them. Amazon connects to fitness bike craze Amazon is partnering with a Peloton competitor to enter the digital fitness market. Harrods opens freestanding beauty store concept London’s famed Harrods department store is branching out even as other retailers shrink their footprints. Lowe’s rolling out pickup lockers chainwide Lowe’s Companies is expanding a new self-service option for customers picking up online orders at its stores. X/SPECS goes virtual Nov. 17-18 Chain Store Age’s annual X/SPECS event — the exclusive meet-up for store design, construction and facilities leaders — is going virtual for 2020. Marc Jacobs opens Chinese digital flagship A U.S. upscale fashion brand is launching an online store on Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s Tmall e-commerce platform. Patagonia going the extra mile for Election Day Patagonia is giving its employees an incentive to help ensure voting rights this Election Day. Kroger introduces self-correction to self-checkout The Kroger Co. is rolling out an artificial intelligence (AI) solution designed to alert customers of self-checkout errors. Foot Locker & Nike kick off new sneaker hub – with Google Slides Digital slideshows have never been so cool. Walmart sets big new goal: Zero emissions by 2040 Another major retailer aims to eliminate carbon emissions from its operations in the next 20 years. Holiday sales to rise 1.0% to 2.6% but over a longer period than in years past The traditional November to December holiday shopping season is meaningless this year — and perhaps forever. First Previous 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 Next Last