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Gap Taps Old Navy CEO As New Head

Gap has promoted Old Navy CEO Sonia Syngal to CEO of Gap, effective March 23. She will aim to strengthen the performance of Gap’s overall retail portfolio, which has been…

News March 6

Brooklinen Secures $50 Million Investment To Open 30 Stores By 2023, Expand Globally

Brooklinen, the DTC luxury bedding and home essentials retailer, has raised $50 million to expand its brick-and-mortar footprint, enter new domestic and international markets and develop new wholesale partnerships. The…

News March 6

Lego Will Open 150 New Stores In 2020, Expanding Footprint By More Than 25%

Buoyed by a successful 2019, Lego plans to open 150 additional stores in 2020, the majority in China. The expansion would build on the 150 new locations opened in 2019,…

News March 6

Burlington Stores Shutters E-Commerce Site, Citing Brick-And-Mortar Strength

Burlington Stores is taking quite an unconventional approach to its modern retail strategy. The retailer revealed in an earnings call that it is shutting down its e-Commerce site. The web…

News March 6

Exclusive Chris Walton Q&A: Why The Store Of The Future Is Already Here

At the RetailX event in Chicago this June, Chris Walton, CEO of Omni Talk and Third Haus, will present a session titled: Universal Truths Predict Where The Store Of The…

Features March 6

What Retailers Should Know About The Dark Web

Owning an online store brings a different set of challenges compared to owning a traditional brick-and-mortar mom-and-pop bodega. Online retailers have to safeguard copious amounts of their customers’ delicate and…

Executive Viewpoints March 6

5 Ways Data Analytics Power Productivity

Productivity is a challenge for the UK economy. Since 2008, the Office of National Statistics has reported that UK output per hour has flatlined after more than 10 years of…

Executive Viewpoints March 6

Dollar Tree Comes Off Strong 2019 With Plans For 1,250 Store Remodels

Dollar Tree plans to renovate 1,250 Family Dollar stores to the “H2” format in fiscal 2020, as the discount retailer builds on the momentum of a strong fiscal 2019 performance.…

News March 5

Blue Apron, Casper, Glossier, Wayfair: The Triumphs And Shortfalls Of Four Market Movers

If you take a look at retailers’ stock performance today, you’ll likely see a lot of red. Looming recession and political volatility aside, new developments surrounding the spread of coronavirus,…

News March 5
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