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  • Online giant going bricks-and-mortar in New York

    Amazon is bringing its bookstore concept to one of the largest retail projects to ever open in Manhattan.   The online giant is planning to open a bookstore and cafe at Hudson Yards, the massive retail, commercial and residential space being developed by Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group, the New York Post reported.     Click here to read more.

  • Tech veteran promoted to Oracle Retail VP

    A 30-year industry veteran is taking day-to-day control of the Oracle Retail global business unit.   Oracle has appointed Ray Carlin as senior VP and general manager, Oracle Retail. Carlin will be responsible for leading the Oracle Retail global business unit and report to Mike Webster, Oracle’s senior VP and general manager, retail and hospitality.  

  • Now Trending…

    The online space doesn’t have a lock on new retail concepts, but with its lower start-up costs and potential audience reach it has proved itself a great breeding ground for disruptive retailers.   Here’s a look at four innovative e-tailers that are generating buzz and revenue increases — enough to place them among the top 15 fastest-growing e-retailers in a recent study.*   Casper

  • Furniture retailer, Dallas Cowboys give kids a sleepover to remember

    For 100 impoverished children in the Dallas area, it was a night they won’t soon forget.   For the second consecutive year, Ashley HomeStore and the Dallas Cowboys teamed up to host the “ultimate sleepover experience” on the field at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.    The kids got to take part in on-field games and entertainment with the Dallas Cowboys players and cheerleaders, eat pizza and watch a movie on the stadium’s gigantic 160-ft. video screen.  

  • Dick’s Sporting Goods wins bidding war

    Dick’s Sporting Goods was the victor on Thursday at the bankruptcy auction for former rival Sports Authority Holdings.    Dick’s bid $15 million for the brand name and other intellectual property, beating British-based Sports Direct International PLC’s $13 million bid, according to the Wall Street Journal.      Dick’s also had the winning bid at the auction for 31 Sports Authority store leases, for an additional $8 million, the report said.  

  • Pinterest ramps up shopping efforts — and adds some cool new tools

    Pinterest is making it easier for consumers to shop and buy on its site.    The company, which claims 100 million monthly users, on Tuesday unveiled a collection of new tools, called “Shopping with Pinterest,” that includes visual search technology that lets people search for similar items shown featured in a pin (post).   

  • Report: Some fun facts about Target

    Not many retailers can boast that their mascot was one of the first animals ever immortalized in wax at Madam Tussauds in New York City. But Target can.   That’s just one of five suprising things about the discounter in a report by Fortune. To find out the other four, click here  

  • Nimble small- to mid-level retailers steal share from larger, traditional chains

    Think online is the biggest challenge traditional retailers face? Think again.  

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