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Nordstrom Adds Inventory-Free ‘Local’ Stores In LA; NYC May Be Next

Nine months after opening its first Nordstrom Local store in West Hollywood, Calif., Nordstrom has unveiled plans to expand the inventory-free concept to additional neighborhood hubs in Brentwood, Calif. and…

News July 10

Fabletics Plans 75 New Stores As Athleticwear Market Heats Up

Fabletics plans to open 75 new stores across the U.S. and overseas, in an effort to stand out in a highly competitive retail segment that includes lululemon, Gap’s Athleta, Nike…

News July 10

Symphony RetailAI Appoints President, CCO Amid Company Expansion

Symphony RetailAI has appointed Todd P. Michaud, as President and CCO of the Americas for its Retail Solutions Division. The company plans to leverage Michaud’s previous experience at software organizations…

News July 10

Alibaba, Guess Fuse Fashion And AI With Hong Kong Concept Store

Alibaba debuted its FashionAI concept store on July 4 at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in an effort to bring AI experiences to fashion shoppers. The pilot store was open…

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Lowe’s Eliminates Four Top Positions In Major C-Level Realignment

Lowe’s has simplified its leadership structure by eliminating the positions of COO, Chief Customer Officer, Corporate Administration Executive and Chief Development Officer. Responsibilities previously managed by these people will be…

News July 10
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Personalization — Beyond Experience To Products And Services

A few years back, personalizing the experience was more of a set of specific options that you could choose from a set of possibilities — a specific color, a nice…

Executive Viewpoints July 10

Amazon May Own Prime Day, But 75% Of Shoppers Visit Competing Sites

Prime Day, which will be held July 16-17, has become the premier shopping event of the summer: Coresight Research estimates that Amazon will generate approximately $3.4 billion in worldwide sales during the 2018 event, up from an estimated $2.4 billion in 2017. But while the biggest opportunities are owned by Amazon, other…

News July 10

Build-A-Bear Will Host ‘Pay Your Age Day’ Event On July 12

In celebration of the launch of the “Count Your Candles” birthday experience, Build-A-Bear Workshop will host its first-ever Pay Your Age Day event on July 12. As part of the one-day…

News July 9

Macy’s Reveals Two-Month-Long Data Breach

Macy’s has informed online shoppers of a data breach that lasted nearly two months. The breach affected an unspecified but “small number of our customers,” the retailer revealed in a…

News July 9
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