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HomeGoods Debuts Online Channel

HomeGoods, a division of The TJX Companies, has made a belated entry into digital commerce with the debut of the HomeGoods.com site….

Could Data Privacy Be Retail’s New Competitive Differentiator?

Some say that in the new era of retail, data is gold. For others, data is oil. Whatever valuable commodity data represents,…

Beyond the Transaction: How to Make Your Ecommerce Site an Experience

Back in the heyday of the shopping mall, retailers attracted and retained customers with their in-store experience. Free samples, beautiful displays and…

Nordstrom NYC Flagship Gives a Home to Home Products

Nordstrom has introduced a two-story Nordstrom Home retail space at its NYC flagship location in Midtown Manhattan with an emphasis on city…

Madewell and thredUP Educate Shoppers on Circular Retail With a Brooklyn Popup

Madewell and thredUP have launched a pop-up called “A Circular Store” that will feature secondhand Madewell pieces sourced from thredUP. The shop,…

Health Brand Jocko Fuel’s Amazon Success Formula: ‘Fight AI with AI’

Every day, 1,797 new sellers join the Amazon marketplace. With similar growth trends for the many other online marketplaces now available, one…

Why Email Remains Indispensable

The email inbox of today is vastly different from the inbox of the 2010s — or even the inbox of a few…

Impulse Spending Rose 51% YoY in Q2, Shifting the Marketing Landscape

Impulse spending bounced back at the start of Q2 2021, rising 51% year-over-year. Capturing customers on such short journeys requires marketing that…

How Poor Page Load Time is Killing Your Business

Sometimes, slow can be good. We all know the adage that slow and steady wins the race. A slow walk in the…

Nominations Now Open for 24th Annual Markopoulos Award

Retail TouchPoints and design:retail are thrilled to announce the return of the Markopoulos Award, one of the industry’s most prestigious honors. The award…

How UNTUCKit Scales Workforce Empowerment While Ensuring Chainwide Consistency

Workforce engagement and empowerment have come to the forefront, especially as more retailers struggle to build up their store headcounts. Both retailers…

Understanding the Machines: How Solution Providers Decrypt AI for Retailers

Approach your colleague and ask about his or her thoughts on Artificial Intelligence. About seven out of 10 people would mention that,…

How Decision Intelligence Empowers Retail Merchandising

Retail merchandising, like any field, has to keep up with a rapidly changing landscape. COVID-19 not only forced the shutdown of many…

Don’t be Scared: Halloween Spending to Reach Record Highs

Consumer spending on Halloween-related items is expected to reach an all-time high of $10.14 billion this year, according to the National Retail…

Target Increases Hours, Flexibility for Existing Associates to Cut Holiday Hires by More Than 20%

In a nod to the tight labor market, Target is gearing up for the holiday season by increasing hours for existing employees…

Amid Current Hiring Crunch, Diversity has Become Even More Critical to Retail Success

Diversity and hiring are both huge areas of focus for retailers at the moment, and now the two are converging as jobseekers…

Holiday Shopping 2021: How SEOs Can Help Clients Inspire, Deliver and Sustain

Every SEO strategy session with clients these days should include a moment of recognition and praise for how hard business owners are…

SKUx Helps Retailers Simplify Promotional Offers

Fintech company SKUx has launched SKUPay, a platform designed to transform coupons, rebates or promotional offers into serialized single-use offers. These offers…

Walmart Tags Products that are ‘Better’ for Customers’ Health and the Planet’s

Walmart has launched “Built for Better,” an online platform that uses icons to help customers identify and shop for products that are…

IPO Fever: Mattress Firm, Guitar Center Become Latest Retailers to Explore This Option

Retailers have been applying for IPOs at a steady rate in 2021 despite some uncertainty in the wider economy. The most recent…

Claire’s Debuts Subscription Service as it Seeks New Ways to Connect with Gen Z

Jewelry and accessories retailer Claire’s is tapping into “drop” culture with its newest offering, a subscription box service called Cdrop. Aimed at…

thredUP Gears up for Resale Boom with New Texas-Sized Distribution Center

Online consignment retailer thredUP plans to open a new 600,000-square-foot, 10-million-item flagship distribution center in Lancaster, Texas in 2022 that’s designed to…

How Data Can Help Build Loyalty for Your Private Label Brand

The pandemic has introduced more than 22 million U.S. consumers to online shopping channels since March 2020, fundamentally changing the way people…

Preparing for the Vaccine Mandate: Why Transparency and Flexibility Will be Vital Tools

Editor’s Note: The National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) have requested that the vaccine mandate include a…

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