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Five Below Plans to Convert 400 Stores to Higher-Price Format

Five Below, the value retailer targeting the tween and teen markets, plans to open more than 200 stores during its fiscal year 2023, which ends in January 2024, and convert…

News January 11
Microsoft has unveiled a suite of new retail media solutions through PromoteIQ

Microsoft Takes Aim at Google, Amazon with Plans to Build ‘Omnichannel Retail Media Platform’

Microsoft is gearing up to take a bigger piece of the growing retail media pie with the debut of a suite of new capabilities through its PromoteIQ marketing platform, which…

News January 11

Inside Johnny Cupcakes’ ‘Fakery’: Gourmet Retail Theater Thrives in Boston

Johnny Earle always enjoyed the process of creating — even more so than the outcome. It’s the reason why he started 16 businesses by the time he was 16, whether…

Features January 11

A ‘Brighter’ Approach to Improving Sustainability in Retail Stores

Sustainable retail is on the rise as calls for eco-friendly strategies become louder from consumers, shareholders and employees. Yet according to BCG, only a few large retail operations are significantly…

Executive Viewpoints January 11

How to Turn One-Time Holiday Buyers into Brand Loyalists

The beauty of the retail industry today is the number of options for brands to connect with customers. Some may argue there are too many options. Brands once had the…

Executive Viewpoints January 11

Build-A-Bear Names New Tech Chief

Build-A-Bear Workshop has hired Dara Meath as its new SVP and CTO and placed her on its senior leadership committee, reflecting the retailer’s commitment to its ongoing digital transformation efforts.…

News January 10
Babies 'R' Us is returning to the mall with a store at American Dream.

New Babies ‘R’ Us Flagship at American Dream will ‘Set the Stage’ for National Rollout

Babies ‘R’ Us will return to brick-and-mortar retail in the U.S. this summer with the opening of its first flagship location since the brand’s 2018 bankruptcy. The store will be…

News January 10

DoorDash Debuts Package Pickup Service to Streamline Returns

DoorDash has introduced Package Pickup, allowing consumers across the country to have the service deliver up to five return items per trip to UPS, FedEx or the USPS. DoorDash will…

News January 10

2022 Retail Innovator Award Winners Revealed

Features January 10
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