As Foot Locker’s ‘Fast Break’ Strategy Pays Off, What’s the Next Play?
With Foot Locker’s initial strategy showing results, what’s the next step?
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Which of These 5 ‘Key Signals’ Is Most Important for Brands When Opening a New Location?
Location, location, location. What matters most for retailers and brands opening a new one?
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C-Stores Face Consumer Disinterest Due to High Prices, But Can Private Label Turn Things Around?
Can private label offerings cut consumer wariness over c-store pricing?
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What Are the Next Steps for Ross Stores As Sales Soar and Expansion Plans Continue Apace?
Ross Stores just delivered a very impressive first-quarter report card ending May 2, as Retail TouchPoints editor Adam Blair pointed out, with the company notching a whopping 21% total sales growth in tandem with an equally notable 17% comparable sales growth stat. As a result, share prices improved by over 7% by 2 p.m. ET…
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What’s Behind the ‘Revenge Shopping’ Taking Place, Despite an ‘Unaffordable’ Economy?
What are the primary motivators behind consumers remaining locked in on “revenge shopping”?
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What Does a Michaels Push Into Party Supplies Mean for the Staples and Party City Team-Up?
With earlier coverage and discussion covering last month’s news that Staples would be expanding its Party City store-in-store partnership drawing mixed reactions from analysts and commentators (including our BrainTrust panel), now further trouble could be looming on the horizon. Michaels has announced its intention to double down on leadership within the party supplies category via…
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Are the Stars Finally Aligned for Target To Recapture its Former ‘Aura’ Ahead of Q1 2026 Earnings?
With so many new initiatives, products, executives, and strategies enacted in the last year, is Target finally pushing into reclaiming its former glory?
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In Off-Price Retail, Who Has the Most Interesting Recent Traffic Story?
What’s going on with traffic at off-price retailers?
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Will Publix’s Reversal on Open Carry Policy in its Florida Stores Harm Business?
Will Publix’s decision in Florida harm its bottom line, or help it?
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Which Retail Jobs Are Most Threatened by AI Replacements?
Are management figures in retail the first to be threatened as AI matures (and takes jobs)?
