News

Mad for Mannequins
Animated forms that smile and wink add tech twist
A must-see fashion exhibit at The Brooklyn Museum in New York City is doing double duty, offering a retrospective of the 30-year-plus career of avant-garde designer Jean Paul Gaultier, while also providing a showcase for a collection of show-stealing, crowd-pleasing mannequins. But what do mannequins in a museum exhibit have to do with retail?
IBM: Online sales up 14.5% over Thanksgiving weekend
New York -- Overall online sales from Thanksgiving through Sunday were up 14.5% in 2013 over the same period last year, according to IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark. Mobile traffic accounted for 40.9% of all online traffic, up more than 35% percent compared to the same period last year. Mobile sales remained strong, reaching 23.2% of all online sales, up 43.7% year-over-year.

In other findings:

SodaStream satisfies thirst for new Americas exec

SodaStream International named veteran entertainment industry executive Scott Guthrie as regional general manager of the Americas reporting directly to CEO Daniel Birnbaum.
Kimberly-Clark Pro taps new North American VP

Kimberly-Clark Professional has named Tim Feeheley as VP of Kimberly-Clark Professional North America. Feeheley succeeds Richard Thorne, who recently was chosen to lead Kimberly-Clark Professional's Asia-Pacific Region.
Office Depot names Wendy’s exec as CFO

Boca Raton, Fla. -- Office Depot, formed by the merger of Office Depot and OfficeMax, announced the appointment of Stephen Hare as executive VP and CFO, effective immediately. Hare replaces co-CFO Mike Newman, who has retired from the company, and interim Co-CFO Deb O’Connor, who has returned to her position as senior VP, finance and co-chief accounting officer.
Executive SPECS 2013

Retail executives and suppliers meet at annual networking event
Business partnering was the top priority at Chain Store Age’s 11th annual Executive SPECS, held in November at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, Boca Raton, Fla.
Designed as a high-level networking forum for retailers and suppliers in store planning, design, construction and facilities management, Executive SPECS combines dynamic keynote speakers with face-to-face “information exchange” meetings with suppliers, sponsor presentations and informal discussions.
Retail Universal Waste Compliance Doesn’t Need to Be Difficult

By Scott Thibodeau, [email protected]
Sears heads to the Jingle Ball

Sears will be participating in KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2013, Friday, Dec. 6 at LA Live in Los Angeles. The main event will include a Sears Style fashion show in the Jingle Ball Village.
Project Profile: Liberty Center

Location: Cincinnati
Size: 1.1 million sq. ft.
Developer: Co-developed by Steiner + Associates and Bucksbaum Retail Properties
Major tenants: Dillard’s Department Store, CineBistro, a 135-room hotel, 220 luxury residential units and 100,000 sq. ft. of office space.
Status: Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2014 with the opening scheduled for summer 2015.
HSN’s Retail Evolution

To describe the HSN of today as a TV shopping channel is both woefully dated and reductive. The company, a division of HSNi, has evolved into a multichannel leader, where digital commerce accounts for a whopping 50% of its $2.2 billion in annual sales.
HSN’s 24/7 shopping format, which bowed in 1981, now seems positively prescient amid the rise of e-commerce.

Mad for Mannequins

IBM: Online sales up 14.5% over Thanksgiving weekend

SodaStream satisfies thirst for new Americas exec

Kimberly-Clark Pro taps new North American VP

Office Depot names Wendy’s exec as CFO

Executive SPECS 2013

Retail Universal Waste Compliance Doesn’t Need to Be Difficult

Sears heads to the Jingle Ball

Project Profile: Liberty Center

HSN’s Retail Evolution

Related Topics