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Sole Society Opens First Brick-And-Mortar Store

Sole Society, a lifestyle brand of women’s shoes, handbags and accessories has opened its first brick-and-mortar retail store in Santa Monica, Calif. The store features the brand’s full product line…

News September 17

H&M Expands COS Brand To Four New U.S. Locations

H&M is expanding its high-end COS brand in the U.S. to a third location in Boston on September 25. The new space will offer womenswear and menswear collections within a…

News September 17

Lightspeed Raises $61 Million To Drive International And E-Commerce Expansion

Lightspeed, a POS platform for retailers and restaurants, has secured a $61 million funding round co-led by Canadian investors Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) and Investissement Quebec…

News September 17

Retail Recap Of The Week

We’re at the tail end of New York Fashion Week, so you can imagine the sheer amount of fashion-fueled photos, social posts and articles floating around the web. Although we’ll…

Executive Viewpoints September 17

RTP Launches The Retail Strategy And Planning Series

The holidays are almost here, which means retailers are refining their strategies for the season and developing their plans for the coming year. Join Retail TouchPoints for the Strategy and…

Features September 17

Macy’s Makes PayPal A Payment Option In-Stores And Online

Macy’s will offer PayPal as a payment option for consumers shopping in stores, online and through its mobile properties by the end of September 2015. Customers will be able to…

News September 16

Subscription Service Ipsy Raises $100 Million In Funding

Ipsy, an online-only makeup subscription service, has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by TPG and Sherpa Ventures. Although ipsy has not officially disclosed its valuation,…

News September 16

Rue21 Taps APT Network Planner To Improve Store Planning, Growth

Specialty apparel retailer rue21 has signed a licensing agreement with Applied Predictive Technologies (APT) to use its Network Planner software. With the Network Planner application, rue21 is positioned to better…

News September 16

Will Buy Buttons Be A Social Media Hit?

Over the past few months, there has been a lot of buzz surrounding buy buttons. In an effort to eliminate the barriers between their social networks and brand e-Commerce sites,…

Executive Viewpoints September 16
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