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Eddie Bauer Acquisition Gives Authentic Brands a Foothold in Growing Outdoor Category
Outdoor brand Eddie Bauer is the latest retailer to be snapped up by brand management firm Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and SPARC Group, a joint venture between ABG and mall…
News May 10
In-Store Convenience Sales Rose 1.5% in 2020
In 2020, U.S. convenience stores found brick-and-mortar success despite a tumultuous year: in-store sales rose 1.5%, to $255.6 billion, even though overall industry sales fell 15.4% to $548.2 billion. Additionally,…
Features May 10
Report: JCPenney Cuts 650 Jobs Across Operations as it Seeks New Texas HQ
JCPenney has cut 650 jobs across its stores, field operations and corporate offices, totaling approximately 1.5% of its workforce, according to The Dallas Morning News. The cuts include 100 workers…
News May 10
Bed Bath & Beyond Launches Value-Priced ‘Simply Essential’ Line
Bed Bath & Beyond has launched “Simply Essential,” a new affordable line of more than 1,200 essential items for every room of the home, designed to appeal to a broad…
News May 10
Creating Value with Vending Machines
Featuring: Dawn Dickson, PopCom “Vending commerce” is joining the contactless commerce conversation. While product vending machines have been a staple in airport terminals for years, Dawn Dickson, Founder and CEO of PopCom, believes implementation will…
Podcasts May 10
KPMG Reports State of Consumer Sentiment: A Positive — yet Cautious — Outlook
As the U.S. slowly emerges from the pandemic’s harshest effects, retailers are looking for early insight into post-COVID-19 consumer behaviors. But they are working against the clock: as vaccination numbers…
Features May 10
If You Want to Gather Insights on Consumers, go Where they Hang Out: How Social Media is Changing Research
There’s an old joke that asks, “Why do people rob banks? Because that’s where the money is.” Corny as it is, we can apply the same thought to consumer research.…
Executive Viewpoints May 10
Why Customer Empathy is the New Metric Guiding Brands Through Divisive Times
Over the past decade, the social and political climate of the United States and abroad has forced every strata of society to take stands on issues where they may have…
Executive Viewpoints May 10
Brookfield Property Sells Forever 21 Stake as Retail Continues to Drag
Brookfield Property Partners sold its stake in Forever 21 for $63 million during Q1 2021, which contributed to the real estate company’s quarterly income of $731 million. Brookfield’s flow from…
News May 7
