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Store Tours: It’s Never Too Late To Become Omnichannel

StoreTours with: Anthony Qaiyum, Merz Apothecary 140-year-old Merz Apothecary is experiencing a renaissance in the last several years,…

News June 22
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Spotlighting The Purchasing Habits Of Dads And Grads

With Father’s Day behind us and graduations now occurring throughout the U.S., June certainly is a key month…

News June 22
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Petco Introduces “PetcoNow”

Petco announced the launch of PetcoNow, an on-demand delivery service in pet specialty retail. PetcoNow is powered by Instacart,…

News June 19
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McDonald’s Shrinking U.S. Footprint In 2015

For the first time in more than 40 years, fast food giant McDonald’s will be closing more restaurants…

News June 18
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Starbucks To Close All 23 La Boulange Cafés

Starbucks is closing all 23 of its La Boulange bakery café locations by the end of September 2015,…

News June 18
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Epicor Retail Spins Off, Rebrands As Aptos

Epicor Retail Solutions has spun off from Epicor Software Corporation into an independent company, which will be known…

News June 17
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Gap To Close 175 Stores, Lay Off 250 Employees

Gap Inc. will close 175 specialty stores in North America and eliminate 250 corporate jobs as it seeks…

News June 16
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Accenture and Fast Retailing Join Forces to Develop Digitally Enabled Consumer Services

Fast Retailing, the parent company of UNIQLO, and management consulting provider Accenture have formed a joint initiative to…

News June 16
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Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Files IPO Registration

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. announced it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S.…

News June 16
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