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IKEA Opens Store On Tmall, Expanding Its Presence In China

IKEA will open a virtual store on Alibaba’s Tmall e-Commerce platform that will offer 3,500 IKEA products and home furnishing solutions, expanding the retailer’s presence in China and potentially serving…

News March 10

CVS Acquires 99 Schnucks Pharmacies, Prepares Rebrand

CVS has acquired the retail and specialty pharmacy businesses of Midwestern grocery chain Schnucks Markets, including 99 of the grocer’s pharmacies and prescription files from 11 other locations. CVS will…

News March 10

Why Experience Is More Than The Latest Retail ‘Buzzword’

Editor’s Note: Angela Gearhart, VP Brand Experience at Sleep Number, will present a session at the Retail TouchPoints Live! @ RetailX event being held June 9-10 in Chicago, titled: How…

News March 10

DICK’S Disarms 440 More Stores As Holiday Earnings Jump 5.3%

DICK’S Sporting Goods will remove gun and hunting departments from 440 of its 726 locations stores in 2020. The decision comes after a successful holiday season that saw comparable sales…

News March 10

Coach CEO Departs; Tapestry CEO To Run Brand

Tapestry, parent company of brands Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman and Coach, has announced that Coach CEO and Brand President Joshua Schulman will leave the organization after a transition period. Jide…

News March 10

The ‘Retail Renaissance’ Is Underway, But It May Be Too Late For Some

With the so-called “Retail Apocalypse” claiming traditional brick-and-mortar businesses on a regular basis, Amazon continues to be blamed as the villain. Jim Cramer of CNBC’s “Mad Money” has even dubbed…

Executive Viewpoints March 10

Exclusive Q&A: Rothy’s New Sustainability Chief Battles Wasteful Apparel Manufacturing

Since its founding in 2016, Rothy’s has taken sustainability seriously. The vertically integrated footwear retailer uses recycled materials to make its shoes — including more than 50 million single-use plastic…

Features March 10

Ross Stores To Open 100 Shops In 2020, Sees Potential For 3,000 Locations

Ross Stores will open 100 locations in 2020, including the 19 Ross Dress for Less and seven dd’s DISCOUNTS locations that have already opened this year. The expansion will include…

News March 9

Walgreens Expands Postmates On-Demand Delivery To 13 New Cities

Walgreens has expanded its on-demand delivery partnership with Postmates to 13 additional markets after what the drugstore chain described as a successful pilot in Manhattan and Brooklyn that rolled out…

News March 9
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