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Destination Maternity Would Close All Stores If $50 Million ‘Stalking Horse’ Bid Wins Out

Destination Maternity has approved Marquee Brands as the leading “stalking horse” bidder of several remaining assets of its…

News December 2
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Mobile Dominance: Smartphones Generate 61% Of Black Friday E-Commerce Traffic

Black Friday online sales reached a record $7.4 billion, up 19.6% from 2018, with the average order value…

News December 2
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Costco Thanksgiving Day Site Outages Cost An Estimated $11 Million

Costco’s e-Commerce site went down for more than 16 hours on Thanksgiving Day, according to outage tracking web…

News December 2
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Study: Why The Best Return Processes Start On The Product Detail Page

While 67% of U.S. shoppers say their latest return was “easy” or “very easy,” improving the experience for…

News December 2
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State Cashmere Tackles International Challenges Including Country-Specific Taxes And Content

Achieving success internationally is a tempting goal for up-and-coming retailers (and even established ones). Beyond increased sales opportunities,…

News November 27
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A.C. Moore To Close All Stores, Michaels Acquires 40 Locations

Arts and crafts retailer A.C. Moore will close all of its 145 stores, parent company Nicole Crafts announced…

News November 26
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Best Buy Expects Strong Holiday Quarter, But Dollar Tree Struggles With Tariff Impacts

The U.S.-China trade war and its associated tariffs are hanging over virtually all retailers’ heads this holiday season,…

News November 26
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Mars Wrigley, Standard Cognition Team Up To Study Impulse Buying In Cashierless Stores

Standard Cognition, an AI-powered solution provider that offers autonomous checkout technology to brick-and-mortar retailers, has partnered with Mars…

News November 26
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Toys ‘R’ Us Canada Updates E-Commerce Platform

Toys ‘R’ Us Canada has relaunched its ToysRUs.ca and BabiesRUs.ca sites with the help of digital commerce agency Astound Commerce.…

News November 25
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