Amazon and Kohl’s: How unlikely retail partnerships could change the game
Amazon returns will soon be accepted at all 1,150 of Kohl’s department stores across the US.
Target is the latest retailer to launch a mobile wallet: Will it work?
2017 has been a record-breaking year for retail, and not in a good way.
Under pressure from a number of factors, including the growth of ecommerce, brick and mortar retailers have closed thousands of stores this year and some, including big names like Toys R Us, Sears Canada and Payless, have filed for bankruptcy.
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Is omni-channel retail a delusion?
In 2012, Jerry Storch, then the CEO of Toys R Us, told attendees at the Shop.org conference that stores will never die thanks to omni-channel retail.
Since that time, many traditional retailers have invested heavily in omni-channel initiatives that seem wise, at least on the surface.
But are retailers’ omni-channel hopes really delusions?
Forget Black Friday, Cyber Monday: the holiday shopping season already started
Retailers and consumers may be gearing up for two of the most important shopping days in the holiday shopping season, but this year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are more ceremonial than ever.