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As A&F Sales Continue To Dip, Brand Repositioning Is Next Move

Abercrombie & Fitch has posted its 14th straight quarter of sales declines, leading the retailer to scale down its expectations for comparable store sales improvement in 2016. Q2 net sales…

News August 30

Aéropostale’s Next Stop: Liquidation?

UPDATE: A consortium of landlords, liquidators and the licensing company Authentic Brands Group reportedly made a collective $243.3 million bid on Aéropostale, according to the Wall Street Journal. The bid…

News August 30

Using Hidden Human Emotions To Increase Retail Sales

By Adam Blair, Executive Editor Fans of the original Star Trek series are familiar with the neat division between logic and emotions represented by the often-feuding characters of Mr. Spock…

Executive Viewpoints August 30

How To Chip Away At The EMV Problem When It’s Chipping Away At Our Patience

It’s been just shy of one year since the October 2015 liability shift which resulted in a number of changes at the checkout counter. From credit card brands rolling out…

Executive Viewpoints August 30

Sling Unveils Shift Scheduling Tool For Businesses

Sling, a shift scheduling tool for non-desk employees, is designed to allow managers to organize all aspects of their work on a single platform instead of having to communicate and…

News August 30
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Rackspace Agrees To $4.3B Acquisition; Will Become Privately Held

Apollo Global Management has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Rackspace, a cloud computing company, for $32 per share. The transaction is valued at $4.3 billion, and is set…

News August 30

Experiential Retail: The Act And Art Of Millennial Shopping

“To the best ladies’ night ever! Thanks MatchesFashion!” The six women raised their champagne flutes on the garden rooftop and took a quick selfie, before proceeding into the SoHo loft…

Executive Viewpoints August 30

Splitit Releases Platform For Interest-Free Monthly Installment Payments

Splitit has released a payment tool that allows online and in-store retailers to leverage unused credit lines, by offering their customers the ability to pay in interest-free monthly installments on…

News August 30

Search Marketing Holiday Guide For Retailers

As retailers start thinking about the holiday season this year, they need to take a different approach to search marketing than they have in years past. This is because Google…

Executive Viewpoints August 30
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