Retail Executive News

04/04/2012 - 10:37am
Report: Lowe’s investing to win customers

Lowe's is going on the offensive, and investing in a wide array of initiatives to win shoppers from rival The Home Depot.

04/03/2012 - 1:12pm
American Express stops selling gift cards in New Jersey over ZIP code requirement

American Express Co. has become the first company to pull its gift cards from being sold in New Jersey drug stores, supermarkets and convenience stores in response to a controversial new revision in the state's unclaimed property law.

04/03/2012 - 10:37am
HSN acquires Chasing Fireflies brand

HSN announced it has acquired lifestyle brand Chasing Fireflies.

04/03/2012 - 10:32am
Banana Republic, Google Offers join Starbucks in jobs effort

Starbucks Coffee Co. said that Google Offers and Banana Republic are joining with Starbucks and Opportunity Finance Network to support the Create Jobs for USA program.

04/02/2012 - 5:29pm
And the name of H&M’s new chain is…

Swedish fast-fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) plans to call its new retail brand “& other stories” according to various media reports.

04/02/2012 - 5:22pm
Jones Lang LaSalle expands retail services in Florida

Jones Lang LaSalle is enhancing the retail services it offers by adding boots on the ground in select local markets across the country, beginning with Florida.

04/02/2012 - 4:45pm
J.C. Penney Transformation: Two Months In

J.C. Penney is in the very beginning of its transformation. But the first component of the strategy — a new pricing model that jettisoned hundreds of promotions in favor a three-tier model — in already in place. And not surprisingly, experts are weighing in.

04/02/2012 - 10:54am
Saks selects Oracle applications to deliver business insight across all channels

Saks Inc. has selected Oracle's retail merchandising, planning and optimization applications and the Oracle e-business suite 12.1 to help integrate business operations and improve margins and profitability across all channels.

04/02/2012 - 10:50am
Online health and beauty retailer opens virtual pop-up in Toronto

Well.ca, the largest health, baby and beauty e-commerce retailer in Canada, has opened the first QR-code “virtual store” in North America, in Toronto.

04/02/2012 - 10:47am
Starbucks ramping up expansion in China

Starbucks Coffee Co. is planning to a major push into smaller cities in China, with a target of 1,500 stores in more than 70 Chinese cities by 2015, Bloomberg reported.

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