The North Face last week launched a global petition to make April 22, Earth Day, an officially recognized holiday. Introduced on April 16, the petition on Change.org had gathered more than 100,000 signatures as of this morning. What advice would you give The North Face for building on its Earth Day campaign in the years ahead?
RSR’s first-ever benchmark on the state of cloud computing in retail finds that the top expected benefits from the cloud for retailers are improving speed and agility while maintaining manageable costs. Have expectations around what cloud operating platforms can deliver for retailers changed over the years?
The forecast error in retail is as high as 32 percent, according to some estimates. Will artificial intelligence (AI) technology do any better? Do you see AI significantly transforming demand forecasting for retailers?
Sears Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October of last year. Now, the company is suing Mr. Lampert and a number of former board members. Did Sears only last as long as it did due to Eddie Lampert’s efforts, or did Eddie Lampert methodically tear the company down to the point where it was no longer viable?
Regional convenience store chain Wawa is expanding its footprint and improving its offerings in a way that’s a little Whole Foods, a little Instagram. Will Wawa’s more Millennial/Gen Z-focused offerings allow it to better compete as it expands its store footprint?
It stands to reason that Annie Young-Scrivner, who became CEO of Godiva Chocolatier in 2017, will use the knowledge she gained at Starbucks as her current company embarks on a major expansion of its café concept. Do Godiva Cafés have the potential to disrupt the foodservice market in areas where they are located in the U.S.?
Despite a slight rise in the preference for paperless discounts, more adults still prefer paper coupons, according to the latest annual survey of coupon use from Valassis. What’s supporting the strong bond between consumers and paper coupons?
H&M earlier this month launched Itsapark, an online “destination for fashion and lifestyle guidance.” Currently in beta, Itsapark enables users to upload questions about how to style themselves for occasions like job interviews or first dates as well as how to accessorize a look. What do you think of if H&M’s move to launch Itsapark with seemingly independent style advisors?
Visitors to the first full-sized U.S. location of global sporting goods brand Decathlon will find the checkout not at the front of the store, but all around them — on the iPhones carried by the store’s staff. Is having staff stationed throughout a store at mobile stations a good way to streamline the checkout process?
Livestream shopping is seeing explosive growth in Asia, and numerous platforms have launched similar experiences in the U.S. Could livestream shopping generate strong appeal with U.S. consumers?
