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From Mid-Year Pressure to a Winning Holiday Season: Lessons from the First Half of 2026
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Rent The Runway Raises $60 Million In Latest Funding Round
Just weeks after opening its flagship store in Manhattan, fashion retailer Rent the Runway has announced a $60 million funding round led by Fidelity Management and Research Company. The round…
News December 29Sears And Kmart Closing 30 Stores In Early 2017
It’s no secret 2016 was no picnic for the retail industry. And for Sears, the new year is shaping up to be just as grim. The company told employees that…
News December 29
QuickChek Measures An 83% Lift In Store Traffic With Location-Based Targeting
Convenience chain QuickChek wanted to see if it could draw a direct line between its mobile advertising and traffic to its 140 stores in New York and New Jersey. Using…
Features December 29Retail 2016: From Amazon To Pokémon, The Surprises Kept Coming
2016 has been a memorable year for retail (as well as the nation and the world). As we gear up for a (hopefully) thrilling New Year, the Retail TouchPoints team…
Executive Viewpoints December 28
Lidl Could Be Big: Analyst Projects $8.8 Billion In U.S. Sales By 2023
Lidl, the German no-frills grocery retailer with more than 10,000 grocery stores throughout Europe, currently has a low profile in the U.S. Yet with the brand planning an aggressive expansion…
Features December 2897% Of Retailers Match Santa And Fulfill Christmas Delivery Promises
Although retailers are under immense pressure to ship products at the last minute during the holidays, it appears the overwhelming majority were up to the challenge. As many as 97%…
News December 27Why Retailers Should Beware The Influencer’s Wrath
By Adam Blair, Executive Editor I don’t want to brag, but I have a friend who is an “influencer.” She is a powerful force in what I only half-jokingly refer…
Executive Viewpoints December 27How Data Can Help Retailers Grow – And Scrub – Their Loyalty Lists
By Lena Bourgeois, IXI Services, a division of Equifax There’s no mystery as to why loyalty programs are popular with retailers – they work. A June 2016 study from Accenture…
Executive Viewpoints December 26
Aeropost Channels Web Traffic To Boost Conversion
Unless you are an e-Commerce shopper in the Caribbean or Latin America, you may not have heard of Aeropost. The 30-year-old services company provides shopping, payment and last-mile delivery support…
Features December 24
