Marks & Spencer goes bullish on physical with 20 new stores
Marks & Spencer, the major UK-based food and apparel retailer, is demonstrating its commitment to the art of physical store retailing......
Uptick in major Manhattan retail leases point to a recovery
NYC realtors who have been looking for signs that the plague of retail vacancies might be coming to an end took......
Predictions for how retail formats will catch up with the times in 2023
Forbes contributor and RetailWire BrainTrust panelist Nikki Baird takes stock of what the pandemic has wrought (and inspired) in store design......
Neiman Marcus fills two newly created chief positions
In support of Neiman Marcus Group’s (NMG) Revolutionize Luxury Experiences growth initiative, the retailer is welcoming Nabil Aliffi in the newly......
‘Zillennials’ seen as a distinctive spending segment
We know, it’s hard enough to keep track of the distinctions between generations without creating new hybrid groups, but consider the......
Alibaba has a new shareholder – the Chinese Communist Party
According to a report late last week, an internet regulatory arm of the Chinese government is buying minority shares in an......
Canadian grocery shoplifters brag on social, feeling justified
Dalhousie University professor Sylvain Charlebois recently decried the level of shrink in Canadian grocery stores in a Twitter post, castigating consumers......
ALDI (yes, that’s right) scores a viral hit with its $12.99 ‘sparkle dress’
Back in December, scores of ALDI fans shared their delight on social media over a sparkly, front-knot dress that the discount......
NRF spins off its Big Show for Pan Asia Pacific
The National Retail Federation (NRF) released news yesterday that the trade association will partner with event organizer Comexposium to host “NRF......
Bed, Bath & Beyond considers sale of Buy Buy Baby, other assets
As part of contingencies for a potential bankruptcy, Bed Bath & Beyond is reportedly speaking to private equity firm Sycamore Partners......
Google Cloud unveils AI tool to tackle shelf inventory accuracy
Ahead of the NRF Big Show taking place this week in NYC, Alphabet’s cloud division announced the development of a new......
In ‘striking’ decline, Apple and Meta fall off Glassdoor’s 100 best list
Both Apple and Meta (née Facebook) have ranked in Glassdoor’s list of employee-rated best places to work for over a decade......
Twitter tries to hold on to big advertisers with $250k dollar-for-dollar offer
In efforts to correct what Elon Musk described in November as “a massive drop in revenue,” Twitter is offering to match......
Deloitte: Retailers see consumers cutting back in 2023
In a survey of 50 retail execs representing companies with $10 billion+ in annual sales, “nearly all” said they are worried......
Pepsi reformulates Sugar Zero for a ‘new improved taste’
An updated version of Pepsi’s Sugar Zero is hitting store shelves, promising a more “refreshing and bolder taste profile.” The new......
San Fran Burger King owners slapped with heavy fine for labor violations
Burger King franchise owners, Monu Singh and Harkiran Randhawa, of the Golden Gate Restaurant Group, must pay former employees $2.2 million......
Drug stores lock up entire categories of products, irritating shoppers
Shrink is growing (yes, we said that) to damaging levels at chains stores nationwide, largely driven by organized crime rings, and......
Food delivery ordering growth slows as consumers pinch pennies
Growth in the number of orders placed with DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub slowed to about 5 percent, on average, in......