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  • Project Profiles

    It’s a big show and there’s a lot to see, but if you have time to check out just a dozen properties, these may be the ones. From a $700-million upgrade to an already successful mall in San Jose, to the erection of an elegant town center on a historic site in Gainesville, to the continued development of a retail icon in Columbus, these properties are the ones moving physical retail forward. Booth numbers are included for your convenience.


    Lake Nona Town Center Booth C1124

  • Teen apparel retailer confirms takeover interest

    Abercrombie & Fitch may sell itself.   The teen apparel chain on Wednesday confirmed it is in preliminary discussions with several parties regarding a potential transaction with the company.   Abercrombie confirmed the news after Reuters reported that the retailer had hired an investment bank, Perella Weinberg Partners, to field takeover interest from other retailers.  

  • Digital ads most effective when they include…

    Shoppers may notice digital ads, but they are not necessarily clicking on, or responding to, them.   That’s according to a new study by Valassis, “Motivating the Dynamic Shopper: Purchase Decisions In-Progress,” which analyzes how digital ads best engage and then motivate customers to take action. Three groups were studied; parents, millennials and Gen X.   

  • Big shakeup at Whole Foods Market

    There’s been a reorganization at Whole Foods Market.   On Wednesday, the natural-foods retailer named a new chairwoman and five new independent directors, effective immediately. It also appointed a former Kohl’s executive as CFO.   The changes come as activist investors and restless shareholders have been demanding Whole Foods accelerate the turnaround its business. The board shakeup came on the same day as the retailer released second quarter earnings that met analysts’ expectations. 

  • Survey: Don’t ignore online customers post-purchase

    What happens after an order is placed is crucial in driving website traffic and revenue.   

  • Office Depot Q1 profit surges

    Office Depot’s profit in the first quarter more than doubled as its reduced store count led to lower operational costs.   The company's net income increased to $116 million, or 22 cents per share, in the quarter ended April 1, from $46 million, or 8 cents per share, in the year-ago period. Its results beat analysts’ expectations.  

  • Outdoor lifestyle brand makes exec appointments

    Timberland has made yet another executive appointment to support its growth strategies.   The company named footwear industry veteran Tracy Smith as VP and general manager of Timberland North America. In this role, he will lead the strategic vision and operations of Timberland’s wholesale and direct to consumer businesses in North America, with responsibility for strategy, merchandising, sales, marketing and operations.  

  • Celebrate best in class design — and the Store of the Year

    The Retail Design Institute’s most prestigious event is returning to New York.    The Institute will hold its 46th Annual Design Awards Gala & Fundraiser at Current at Chelsea Piers, overlooking the Hudson River and Chelsea Piers marina, on May 24, 2017, from 6-9 p.m. The event will celebrate Best in Class Design projects from around the world, and also the winner of the coveted Store of the Year award. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Institute's 2017 Student Design Competition Prize Fund.  

  • Department store retailer hires debt advisor

    Hudson’s Bay Co. has brought in professional advice regarding its potential merger with Neiman Marcus.    The Canadian department store company has hired a debt restructuring adviser, investment bank Evercore Partners Inc., to review the potential acquisition and provide Hudson’s Bay Executives with ways on how it could proceed without Hudson’s Bay assuming Neiman Marcus’ full debt, according to a Reuters report on CNBC.com.     

  • Pay Programs: Retailers need to be informed and be proactive

    As retailers continue to navigate challenging conditions, they need to ensure their people strategies and pay programs are flexible and supportive, not ridged and dated. What follows are different approaches to working through some of the difficult, but necessary, steps to improving retail pay programs to fit the basic actions some retailers must now take.    Being Proactive Not Reactive

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