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  • Game on: Retailers aim to boost customer engagement

    The majority of retailers plan to use gamification to increase engagement with customers, according to a new survey.

  • American Apparel loses $26M in first quarter

    While American Apparel implements a “strategic turnaround plan,” the severity of the company's financial problems is worsening. 

    Net loss at American Apparel Inc. grew to $26.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, from $5.5 million the same quarter a year earlier. Net sales dropped 9% to $124.26 million from $137.1 million. Same-store sales fell 5%.

  • Home Depot execs settle into roles

    It’s been a month since the announcement of Hal Lawton’s move from Home Depot to eBay, where he will head up eBay North America.

  • H&M to launch fashion for the face

    H&M is looking to tap into some of the exploding growth in the beauty industry by launching its first beauty collection.

    The retailer will launch the products this fall, with an assortment of makeup as well as hair care, body care and beauty tools. The company says the range, with an ever-evolving makeup selection, will focus on seasonal looks, ideas and colors. The products will be available in over 900 stores worldwide and online at hm.com.

  • Rebel Wilson gets a Torrid fashion line

    “Pitch Perfect” star Rebel Wilson is hot, and Torrid is leveraging that popularity by teaming up with the actress on a new fashion line.

    The plus-size fashion retailer is launching REBEL FOR TORRID, an exclusive capsule collection created with the actress, writer and comedian. The limited edition Holiday collection launches November, and will be sold in TORRID stores nationwide and worldwide on TORRID.com.

  • A shower of appreciation from Babies"R"Us

    Babies"R"Us is showing some love to expectant mothers by hosting baby showers for military moms-to-be for the third year in a row.

    Babies"R"Us has provided more than $500,000 to the Operation Shower organization through grant funding and in-kind donations for the past three years of the partnership.Operation Shower is an organization that hosts baby showers for military moms-to-be as they experience the journey of pregnancy while their spouses are deployed.

  • GameStop takes gamification to a new level

    As retailers increasingly use gamification to drive customer engagement and growth, GameStop is taking the concept to new heights with its latest promotion.

    The retailer is teaming up with Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment and Google Maps to turn city streets into monster tracking courses ahead of the May 19 launch of Warner Brothers and CD PROJEKT RED’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

  • CVS's MinuteClinic celebrates a big milestone

    CVS Health’s MinuteClinic has surpassed 25 million patient visits since the nation's first retail clinic opened in 2000.

  • Whole Foods retools its recycling program

    Whole Foods Market is embarking on a project to teach its environmentally-minded customers that not all recycling is created equal.

    The retailer announced a new partnership with Recycling Across America that aims to help reduce global waste and close the loop with the reuse of recycled materials in manufacturing.

  • Amazon opens second New Jersey fulfillment center

    Seattle -- Amazon.com is opening its second one million-sq.-ft. fulfillment center in New Jersey, in the town of Carteret, as its looks to facilitate same-day deliveries in Manhattan.

    Amazon opened its first one million-sq.-ft. fulfillment center in New Jersey, in Robbinsville, in July 2014. The company employs thousands of full-time employees at its Robbinsville fulfillment center and continues to hire to meet growing customer demand.

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