These retailers are killing it in the current economy, unlike other companies that are blaming their slowing sales on inflation and the supply chain

Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Lululemon reported a jump in foot traffic to stores, proving that not all retailers are getting hit as hard by an economic slowdown.  Kohl's, Macy's, Nordstrom, and Target all reported slowing sales due to inflation and supply chain issues.  Lululemon isn't the only retailer still showing strength amid […]

These store and restaurant chains will be open on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. See how different retailers are ringing in 2019.

Go Nakamura/AP Images What’s open on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day? Many restaurant chains will remain open on New Year’s Day — and some will even offer New Year’s parties to celebrate 2019. Other big-name retailers, like Costco and Sam’s Club, will close on New Year’s Day. It’s time to ring in 2019. […]

How logistics firms can solve a multibillion-dollar issue for retailers

This is a preview of The Reverse Logistics Report from Business Insider Intelligence. Current subscribers can read the report here. Business Insider Intelligence With e-commerce becoming a lucrative shopping channel, retailers and their logistics partners have been primarily focused on how to quickly move goods through the supply chain and into the hands of consumers — a process […]

How brick-and-mortar retailers can bring personalization in-store to compete with e-tailers (AMZN, BABA, JD)

This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence,  click here. Current subscribers can read the report  here.  If we’re living through a “retail apocalypse” that spells doom for brick-and-mortar retail, as many have suggested, why are e-commerce leaders like Amazon, […]

How retailers are using mobile AR apps to improve customer engagement and boost sales

This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. The mobile augmented reality (AR) market is quickly becoming primed for the retail space. By blending the online and in-store shopping journeys, mobile AR promises to provide an immersive digital […]

Amazon: It’s not our job to worry about fears we’re killing retailers and destroying jobs

Reuters Amazon SVP Russell Grandinetti said it’s for society and government to figure out how to deal with the company becoming a $ 178 billion disruptor in the retail sector. “I don’t think it’s our job to do anything but try to be really good at what we do,” he told The Sunday Times. Amazon […]

How retailers are using mobile AR apps to improve customer engagement and boost sales

This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. The mobile augmented reality (AR) market is quickly becoming primed for the retail space. By blending the online and in-store shopping journeys, mobile AR promises to provide an immersive digital […]

An anti-Trump movement is calling for the boycott of these 27 retailers ($AMZN, $TJX, $M)

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque More than a year into Trump’s presidency, the movement to boycott retailers that do business with the president’s family is going strong. Retailers such as Nordstrom and Gilt dropped Ivanka Trump’s fashion line as the movement to boycott gained momentum last year.  However, 27 companies — including Macy’s, Amazon, and TJ Maxx — […]