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What’s driving the transformation of China’s department stores?

Inside Retail

Once seen as a staple of urban retail, department stores in China are undergoing a transformative reinvention. With malls, e-commerce giants, and niche retailers vying for consumer attention, these legacy institutions must reimagine their purpose in an increasingly digital and experience-driven retail environment.

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Maximizing Impact During Cyber Week: Lessons for Brands and Retailers

Wiser

Cyber Week has become a pivotal period in the retail calendar, driving significant sales growth both online and in-store. For brands and retailers, this week presents a crucial opportunity to refine pricing strategies, capitalize on heightened consumer demand, and remain competitive in a rapidly evolving market.

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As Ecommerce Growth Continues, Retailers Turn ‘Steely-Eyed’ Gaze to Profitability

Retail TouchPoints

But now, even as consumers return to stores, they have come to expect those omnichannel conveniences, meaning retail executives must find a way to make them financially viable. We’ve gotten very good at optimizing, merchandising, understanding the ebb and flow and consumer demand in those physical stores.

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VIDEO: Justine Suh on the secrets to a successful merchandising strategy

Inside Retail

Justine Suh: My first order of business at Dearfoams was to closely evaluate the brand’s current position in the marketplace across both our direct-to-consumer and wholesale businesses. Were very focused on innovation, product development, and on marketing efforts to stay ahead of our consumer needs. What does that look like?

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The Iconic prompts industry to ‘take notice’ of people with disabilities

Inside Retail

“With the introduction of The Iconic’s Adaptive Edit, I think we will start seeing major psychological, emotional and commercial benefits to many,” Sadler told Inside Retail , saying this segment (20 per cent) of the market has been largely ignored until recently. It’s been a major oversight and market failure.

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Former Eckerd CEO Stew Turley dies at 89

Mass Relators

He last received the accolade for the job he did in 1991 firmly reestablishing Eckerd as one of America’s premier drug chains while continuing to prove in the process that a chain operating under the constraints of a leveraged buyout could nonetheless exert a major impact in the retail marketplace.

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