We may be in the throes of a a “retail apocalypse,” but there’s still plenty of newsworthy happenings for brick and mortar stores.
While JCPenney plans to discontinue sales of appliances and furniture and close 24 stores, they are still trying to rejuvenate the brand with the addition of high tech personalized dressing rooms and personal styling services and a partnership with Thred-Up to resell women’s clothing and handbags.
We may be headed for a recession, but that hasn’t affected sales at Walmart where year-over-year sales increased by 2.8% last quarter.
Christmas creep has always annoyed shoppers, but All Hallows Eve is following suit as well with a number of retailers displaying Halloween merchandise well before Labor Day.
Fashionista explores whether “Store” has become a dirty (or perhaps outdated) word in the ever-evolving retail landscape.
Finally, RetailWire discusses targeting amenity-based loyalty programs to top level customers.
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