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Three Key Considerations Affecting Retail Design in 2022

With the potential for new COVID variants, record levels of inflation and evolving consumer preferences, 2022 retail design will change more in…

Chewy Co-Founder Takes 9.8% Stake in Bed Bath & Beyond, Calls for Sale of buybuy BABY

RC Ventures, the venture capital fund of Chewy Co-founder and GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen, has taken a 9.8% stake in Bed Bath…

Amazon to Shutter 68 Stores Across Multiple Brick-and-Mortar Concepts

Even as Amazon continues to open fashion, grocery and convenience brick-and-mortar stores, the ecommerce giant announced planned closures of all 68 of…

Ukraine Crisis: Retailers React With Direct Support, Charitable Efforts and Product Boycotts

Retailers across the globe are reacting to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in multiple ways: some are refusing to carry Russian products like…

Target Enhances Employee Benefits with Higher Wage Range and Expanded Healthcare Access

Noting the importance of investing in its team members, Target announced a new starting wage range of $15 to $24 per hour,…

Nordstrom Issues Supplier Mandate for RFID Tagging

Nordstrom has joined other retailers in mandating the application of RFID tags to the products it sells in its stores. The company’s…

For Designers and Retailers: How to Put Your Photography to Work

Now that nearly everyone carries a phone with a digital camera and apps for sharing content across global social media platforms, people…

Report: Walmart, Amazon Remove Mask Mandates for Vaccinated Associates

Walmart will reportedly lift masking requirements for fully vaccinated associates at both Walmart and Sam’s Club stores, according to internal documents seen…

Non-Pharmacy Retailers Can Now Offer COVID PCR Tests to Customers

Non-pharmacy retailers can now offer COVID-19 testing under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Increasing Community Access to Testing…

Macellum Advisors Nominates 10 Directors to Kohl’s Board, Questions Rejection of Acquisition Bids

Activist investor Macellum Advisors has nominated a slate of 10 independent candidates for the Kohl’s Board of Directors as the firm continues…

Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite Went Undercover in Her Stores. Here’s What She Learned.

Sharon Leite knows retail. Over the course of her 30-year career, The Vitamin Shoppe CEO has held leadership roles at Godiva, Sally…

Apple ‘Tap to Pay’ Expands Retailers’ Contactless Payment Options

Beginning later this year, U.S. retailers will be able to accept contactless customer payments on their Apple iPhones via its new Tap…

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Store Operations

Three Key Considerations Affecting Retail Design in 2022

Chewy Co-Founder Takes 9.8% Stake in Bed Bath & Beyond, Calls for Sale of buybuy BABY

Amazon to Shutter 68 Stores Across Multiple Brick-and-Mortar Concepts

Ukraine Crisis: Retailers React With Direct Support, Charitable Efforts and Product Boycotts

Target Enhances Employee Benefits with Higher Wage Range and Expanded Healthcare Access

Nordstrom Issues Supplier Mandate for RFID Tagging

For Designers and Retailers: How to Put Your Photography to Work

Report: Walmart, Amazon Remove Mask Mandates for Vaccinated Associates

Non-Pharmacy Retailers Can Now Offer COVID PCR Tests to Customers

Macellum Advisors Nominates 10 Directors to Kohl’s Board, Questions Rejection of Acquisition Bids

Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite Went Undercover in Her Stores. Here’s What She Learned.

Apple ‘Tap to Pay’ Expands Retailers’ Contactless Payment Options

State of the Store: Exclusive Insights into Retailers’ 2026 Brick-and-Mortar Plans

Ready Your Brand: Leveraging Composable Architecture and AI to Scale and Simplify Digital Content

The Next Era of AI: Combining Consumer, Associate and Workforce Management Tools for a Cohesive In-Store Experience

Accelerating Your Growth: Why Automating Tax andCompliance Solutions Are the “Hidden Heroes” of Expansion

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