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In-Store Convenience Sales Rose 1.5% in 2020
In 2020, U.S. convenience stores found brick-and-mortar success despite a tumultuous year: in-store sales rose 1.5%, to $255.6…
Features May 10
Report: JCPenney Cuts 650 Jobs Across Operations as it Seeks New Texas HQ
JCPenney has cut 650 jobs across its stores, field operations and corporate offices, totaling approximately 1.5% of its…
News May 10
Bed Bath & Beyond Launches Value-Priced ‘Simply Essential’ Line
Bed Bath & Beyond has launched “Simply Essential,” a new affordable line of more than 1,200 essential items…
News May 10
Creating Value with Vending Machines
Featuring: Dawn Dickson, PopCom “Vending commerce” is joining the contactless commerce conversation. While product vending machines have been a staple…
Podcast May 10
KPMG Reports State of Consumer Sentiment: A Positive — yet Cautious — Outlook
As the U.S. slowly emerges from the pandemic’s harshest effects, retailers are looking for early insight into post-COVID-19…
Features May 10
If You Want to Gather Insights on Consumers, go Where they Hang Out: How Social Media is Changing Research
There’s an old joke that asks, “Why do people rob banks? Because that’s where the money is.” Corny…
Executive Viewpoints May 10
Why Customer Empathy is the New Metric Guiding Brands Through Divisive Times
Over the past decade, the social and political climate of the United States and abroad has forced every…
Executive Viewpoints May 10
Brookfield Property Sells Forever 21 Stake as Retail Continues to Drag
Brookfield Property Partners sold its stake in Forever 21 for $63 million during Q1 2021, which contributed to…
News May 7
Canada Goose to Bring Experiential In-Store Snow Room to the U.S.
Outerwear retailer Canada Goose will open its first California store in fall 2021 at the South Coast Plaza…
News May 7Top Stories
