Foot Locker swings to Q1 loss; phased store reopening underwayFoot Locker reported a much wider-than-expected fiscal first-quarter loss as its stores went dark during the pandemic and is temporarily suspending its cash dividend. Indochino: Store model ‘well positioned’ to offer safe shopping experienceIndochino has started reopening its brick-and-mortar locations. Target to sell products via Instagram Checkout Target has become the first mass merchandise retailer to enable direct purchases via Instagram. Study: U.S. retailers see significant global e-commerce growth Apparel, footwear, and sporting equipment sales are driving online order volume spikes for U.S. retailers in foreign countries. BigCommerce streamlines online returns process A leading e-commerce platform is collaborating with a third-party omnichannel returns platform to enhance retailers’ reverse logistics capabilities. Three tech-related reasons Amazon should buy J.C. Penney An Amazon acquisition of J.C. Penney makes sense from a technology standpoint – including one non-obvious benefit. Retail Design Looks to a New Era Open spaces, clean lines, new materials could mark stores of the future. Study: Retailers not prepared for account takeover attacks Two in three customers would stop shopping at an online retailer if their accounts were used fraudulently. Chicken Salad Chick continues store expansion Chicken Salad Chick has its eye on Texas. Retailers break their own record in job cuts Retailers announced 114,327 job cuts January through April in 2020 as they closed stores amid the COVID-19 crisis. First Previous 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Next Last
