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From Mid-Year Pressure to a Winning Holiday Season: Lessons from the First Half of 2026
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Shoe Carnival Buys Shoe Station, Expects to Operate 400+ Stores by End of 2022
Shoe Carnival has made the first acquisition in its 43-year history with the purchase of family-owned shoe retailer Shoe Station for $67 million. Shoe Station currently has 21 locations in…
News December 3
How Retailers like Rothy’s and Shinola are ‘De-Risking’ Product Design with Consumer Data
Technological innovations have optimized and enhanced almost all areas of the retail organization, from marketing to fulfillment, but the process of bringing products to market has been markedly slower to…
Features December 3
Developing the Optimal Lifecycle for Successful Promotions
The e-commerce space is becoming increasingly competitive as brands and retailers recognize the importance of an omnichannel commerce strategy. In response, retailers will need to explore other means of differentiation.…
Executive Viewpoints December 3
4 Retail Security Blind Spots to Consider This Holiday Season
Retailers are currently in the midst of a tumultuous holiday season. While sales are expected to rebound from 2020, persisting challenges from the pandemic are keeping executives incredibly busy. With…
Executive Viewpoints December 3
Dollar General Rides Momentum With Plans to Open 1,000 pOpshelf Stores and Enter Mexico
Dollar General is preparing to embark on a massive expansion as it comes off a strong Q3 2021. The off-price retailer announced plans for 1,050 new store openings, 1,750 store…
News December 2
Pinterest’s Mission: Make its Platform the ‘Starting Point for Shopping Journeys’
Pinterest is a social media platform and yet…it isn’t. At the very least, the form it takes is very different from its counterparts: “Pinterest is not social media, although we…
Features December 2
SpotOn Aims to Help Independent Retailers Offer Seamless Omnichannel Services
Software and payments provider SpotOn has introduced SpotOn Retail, a fully integrated omnichannel solution. The platform includes an in-store-and-online catalog, a POS system and an ecommerce site that can all…
News December 2
Designing a More Inclusive Retail Experience
Since the start of the pandemic, the prevalence ofanxiety, stress, depression and PTSD amongst all age groups has skyrocketed — igniting more conversations around mental health. Subsequently, the term “neurodiversity”…
Executive Viewpoints December 2
Bots are Threatening Ecommerce Sites — Here’s How to Protect Against Them
Ecommerce sales are projected to reach $908.73 billion this year as pandemic conditions favor online interactions. Many businesses have spent the last year shoring up resources for online storefronts in…
Executive Viewpoints December 2
