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Boston -- Springboard Retail, a cloud POS and retail management platform, announced that casual chic lifestyle brand XCVI chose Springboard Retail to accelerate sales, profits and customer engagement as they continue to expand stores throughout the Western U.S.

Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing (ECRM) just did an unconventional acquisition to provide the company with a new source of growth by applying its successful model of connecting buyers and sellers to the media world.

Video game retailer GameStop is lending its support to Ronald McDonald Houses by donating 180 free PlayStations.

The retailer, in conjunction with Sony Computer Entertainment America, says it plans to donate a PlayStation 4 gaming bundle to all Ronald McDonald Houses in the United States.

Sportsman's Warehouse is resorting to a cash giveaway to ensure a strong crowd at its newest store as it expands in Oregon. 

To celebrate the grand opening, the first 200 families through the door will receive a free Sportsman's Warehouse $20 gift card and Sportsman's Warehouse hat. When the doors open at the Sportsman’s Warehouse in Klamath Falls, Ore., the store will be the retailer’s sixth location in the state of Oregon.

The Tile Shop had good results for its first fiscal quarter of 2015, with double-digit sales growth and steady progress in other key areas. But with the housing market rebounding, one may wonder why sales weren't even stronger.

When consumers think of Uggs, they may not imagine Hawaiian floral patterns. But now the retailer is trying to take advantage of the hot fashion trend of prints and patterns with a new line of Polynesian-inspired footwear and accessories.

HSN is leveraging the 30-year career of designer Sigrid Olsen to launch a multi-platform marketing campaign.

The retailer is producing a show on HSN with Olsen that premieres this month to coincide with the debut of the Spring 2015 collection of her first women's fashion line since 2008. The show is just one facet of a campaign on social media, mobile and online.

Every brand wants to meet the needs, desires and expectations of today’s consumers. With the explosion of new technologies in the retail space, shoppers have instant access to vast amounts of information dictating every purchasing decision. For retailers to adapt, it’s important for them to first identify the behavioral trends that are gaining momentum in the industry.

Consumer expectations are never-ending

Ace Hardware is looking to lure more female shoppers into the largely male domain of the hardware store with its latest partnership with OPI.

Following the retailer/s launch last year of an inaugural paint palette from OPI, the hardware cooperative is adding even more colors, including colors from the new Hawaii Collection by OPI.

TargetExpress, the retailer’s newest and smallest format store yet, is now open in San Francisco and Berkeley and designed with local city dwellers in mind.

The 12,000-square-foot Berkeley store, a former Walgreens, and the San Francisco location, 18,000 square feet and housed on Bush Street in the financial district, feature a refined and modern concept. With an edgy design, high ceilings and commissioned artwork and custom graphics, MBH architects created a shopping environment that will attract loyal Target customers and on-the-go millennials.