Walmart is known for its low prices and the retailer seems determined to also be synonymous with convenient holiday shopping with new programs that promise to take much of the hassle of buying and returning Christmas gifts this year. Click here to read the story at retailwire.com. Discussion Questions: How Read more…
Despite its global domination of the online shopping space, Amazon, which is the largest e-commerce company in the world with an annual revenue of over $450 billion (via AxiomQ), has yet to become a dominant force in one of the prominent retail categories: grocery. Click here to read the story at Read more…
J.C. Penney is turning to technology to help drive its revamped beauty strategy. The department store in late 2020 announced it was planning a new beauty concept after previous partner Sephora teamed up with Kohl’s instead. Click here to read the story at retaildive.com. Discussion Questions: What is distribution? How does distribution Read more…
One of America’s most iconic toy stores is returning to brick-and-mortar retail just in time for this year’s holiday season. Click here to read the story at nbcwashington.com. Discussion Questions: Why do you think Toys ‘R’ Us filed for bankruptcy? Why do you think the company has struggled in the Read more…
Old Navy set out to make clothes shopping more inclusive for women of all body types. It ended up with too many extra-small and extra-large items and too few of the rest, a mismatch that frustrated customers and contributed to falling sales and a management shake-up. Click here to read Read more…
Facebook is getting into physical retail for the first time, next month opening its own Meta location to offer its VR headsets and glasses directly to potential buyers as it tries to stoke interest in products vital to its metaverse ambitions. Click here to read the story at business insider.com. Discussion Questions: What is retail? Read more…
Many millennials and older Gen Zers will remember the smell and feel of an Abercrombie & Fitch circa the 2000s. The music was loud, the lights were low, and the cologne was strong enough to make your mom wait outside. Click here to read the story at morningbrew.com. Discussion Questions: Read more…
As Covid restrictions ease, expect to see more malls morph into family entertainment destinations where shopping may not even be what draws shoppers in. Retail analysts say it’s become necessary for mall operators to diversify the in-mall experience beyond shopping in order to stay relevant to consumers — especially as Read more…
On a recent Saturday afternoon, Alex Santos journeyed to his local Ikea with a singular mission: the procurement of a new Poäng chair. It was a simple in-and-out task. But 3 hours later, the 37-year-old IT manager found himself in the parking lot, slightly stupefied, with a shopping cart full of hand Read more…
More Target stores will get an Ulta Beauty shop added in 2022. The retailer exclusively shared with USA TODAY Monday that it plans to open 250-plus additional small beauty shops inside its stores this year after opening 101 locations and an online store since August 2021. Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Discussion Questions: Read more…