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LEGO Streamlines Communication Among 90+ Stores And HQ Via Communication Platform

Seeking to streamline, coordinate and automate communications between its Enfield, Conn. headquarters and the sales floor, LEGO has deployed Retail Zipline across…

Barnes & Noble Adds Fifth Small-Format Store

Barnes & Noble is taking a different approach to revitalizing its sales with smaller stores, according to Forbes. A fifth small-format prototype…

Will The $4.4 Billion Lampert Bid Save Sears From Liquidation?

Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert submitted a $4.4 billion bid for the struggling retailer just before the filing deadline on Dec. 28, potentially…

Sears Could Face Liquidation If Bid Fails To Materialize

Sears could be dealing with the “L” word — liquidation — if a bidder doesn’t come through within the next week, people…

Gap Closing Flagship NYC Store In January

Gap Inc. is preparing to shutter its flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City on Jan. 20, 2019, according to…

Early Report Shows 5.1% Holiday Sales Growth

Holiday sales saw their strongest growth in six years this season, increasing 5.1% to more than $850 billion, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse….

Starbucks Grows Delivery Through Uber Eats And Alibaba Partnerships

Starbucks is expanding its delivery capabilities across China, Japan and the U.S. through partnerships with Uber Eats and Alibaba. The coffee retailer…

Pier 1 Considers Strategic Alternatives; CEO Resigns After Poor Q3 Results

Pier 1 Imports is evaluating strategic alternatives after the retailer saw Q3 comparable sales dip 10.5% and net sales drop 11.9% to…

Gymboree Bankruptcy Could Close Majority Of Stores: WSJ Report

Gymboree is seeking a bankruptcy loan as it prepares for a chapter 11 filing that could allow the retailer to close most…

StoreForce And Moz Provide Automated Hours Of Operation Updates

StoreForce has formed a partnership with Moz, a search engine optimization (SEO) solution provider, to combine Moz’s local SEO with StoreForce’s workforce…

Carhartt And Invaluable Drive Engagement With Email Personalization

Two very different retailers — workwear apparel brand Carhartt and live art auction site Invaluable— have implemented email personalization solutions to boost…

Rent-A-Center And Vintage Capital At Impasse Over Merger Deal

Rent-A-Center announced that it has terminated its merger agreement with Vintage Capital Management after the deal expired on Dec. 17 without an…

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News Briefs

LEGO Streamlines Communication Among 90+ Stores And HQ Via Communication Platform

Barnes & Noble Adds Fifth Small-Format Store

Will The $4.4 Billion Lampert Bid Save Sears From Liquidation?

Sears Could Face Liquidation If Bid Fails To Materialize

Gap Closing Flagship NYC Store In January

Early Report Shows 5.1% Holiday Sales Growth

Starbucks Grows Delivery Through Uber Eats And Alibaba Partnerships

Pier 1 Considers Strategic Alternatives; CEO Resigns After Poor Q3 Results

Gymboree Bankruptcy Could Close Majority Of Stores: WSJ Report

StoreForce And Moz Provide Automated Hours Of Operation Updates

Carhartt And Invaluable Drive Engagement With Email Personalization

Rent-A-Center And Vintage Capital At Impasse Over Merger Deal

State of the Store: Exclusive Insights into Retailers’ 2026 Brick-and-Mortar Plans

Ready Your Brand: Leveraging Composable Architecture and AI to Scale and Simplify Digital Content

The Next Era of AI: Combining Consumer, Associate and Workforce Management Tools for a Cohesive In-Store Experience

Accelerating Your Growth: Why Automating Tax andCompliance Solutions Are the “Hidden Heroes” of Expansion

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