It's been obviousfor a while now that, in the aftermath of the recession, the term "brickand-mortar" ceased to be a clunky cliché and became instead a mark of death. From Bloomberg Businessweek
How Tractor Supply perfected its niche. From Bloomberg Businessweek
Retailers in China are more likely to take risks than their Western counterparts, rolling out formats and features that may still be in beta mode—or face pushback in markets where privacy is more jealously guarded. By Bloomberg Businessweek
Who's your favorite online retailer? Amazon and Walmart hold the greatest amount of sway, preferred by 85 percent of the more than 7,000 adult consumers polled by Prosper Insights & Analytics. Amazon is setting a torrid pace, cited by 71…
The "spirit of the south," as exemplified in the men's, women's and children's apparel products sold under the Southern Tide brand, has been expanded into an emerging new chain of specialty apparel stores. CEO Christopher Heyn says the stores are…
There is no doubt that today's consumers are increasingly demanding and fickle to boot. They're not altogether loyal. Now, they want to try on products in the comfort of their home and easily ship back what they don't want. You'd…
Recently, however, the thought has taken on a whole new meaning. Millenials now account for about one in five mothers nationwide. As o f 2016, 50 percent of children had millenial parents, according to the Pew Research Center. From Stores
Picture the dusty, hard-working professional contractor at the end of a long day, tapping out the next day's job orders — a new supply of nails, screws and bolts, or perhaps additional two-by-fours — from a laptop, smartphone or tablet…
Return policies are coming back to haunt some retailers. Customers — and some people who are not customers — seem to have an insatiable appetite for bringing goods into a store and asking about credit for returned merchandise. From Stores
Di Di Chan shares the lament of consumers everywhere. "I really like to shop," she says, "and I hate waiting in line." Retailers have long looked for ways to improve the checkout process, but their disdain for long lines pales…
As retailers continue to generate increasingly vast amounts of data through new point-of-sale systems, many are upgrading infrastructure to process it all. For a quick-serve restaurant franchiser with several hundred locations, the ability to capture, manage and use data across…
Is it game over for stores, malls and high streets? Not according to these developers and place-makers who believe they have the formula that makes bricks-and-mortar retail work. Source: Monocle