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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: Retailers face challenges keeping up with demand
A new survey indicates retailers’ supply chain issues include aligning demand management activities with the growing popularity of e-commerce.

Re-inventing Brick and Mortar Retail – Once Again

As we approach the end of summer, most retailers have realized that the impact of the pandemic will be long-lasting, especially when it comes to shopping in-store.
Retail bankruptcies subside, but will return with a vengeance in Q1 2021

Retailers whose businesses have been devastated by the pandemic but who have enough cash on hand to remain in operation through the holidays will do so.
Retailers can better leverage social media this back-to-school season

The global pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in retail.
Lowe’s brings high fashion home in unlikely partnership

Lowe’s Companies is upping its style quotient in a new partnership with New York Fashion Week.
Consumer confidence falls to lowest level in six years

Consumer confidence in August tumbled to a new pandemic low.
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.
Lidl to open 50 new stores; here are the locations

Lidl US is revving up its expansion along the East Coast.
Midwest c-store chain optimizes product mix

Kum & Go is aligning new product discovery with customer demand.
Best Buy reports strong Q2 as online sales jump 242%; sounds cautious note

Best Buy Co. reported strong second-quarter earnings and sales, fueled by its largest online sales gain to date and better-than-expected store sales.
Parent company of Kings Food Market, Balducci's files for bankruptcy