Marketing and Consumer Behavior
Retail
Marketing and Consumer Behavior
Holiday Countdown: Shoppers Turn Out, but Retailers Still Wary
Better weather and consumers getting more serious about buying gifts gave a modest lift to retailers last week.
— Dec 16, 2014
Digital Kiosks Fuse In-Store and Online Shopping
Simon Property Group and eBay Inc. have started to collaborate on creating technologies that spur traffic and improve the shopping experience in malls.
— Dec 15, 2014
Retailers Grapple With Shifting Holiday Patterns
Gains seen from the four-day Thanksgiving stretch weren’t enough to ease concerns about profit margins — nor how the season will play out come Dec. 25.
— Nov 30, 2014
Black Friday Takes Hold in U.K.
Britain’s biggest Black Friday yet has unleashed a storm of deep discounting, and while some deals are for VIP customers only, most are for anyone and everyone.
— Nov 28, 2014
Fixing the Angst Among Teen Retailers
Getting the attention of increasingly distracted young people gets harder each quarter.
— Nov 26, 2014
Age of Omnichannel Arrives Across Retail
A series of tech advancements look to link the online and offline experiences in a real way — more than just arming sales associates with iPads.
— Nov 26, 2014
Ferguson Protesters: 'Boycott Black Friday'
The Justice for Michael Brown Leadership Coalition has asked consumers to show their respect for Brown and abstain from shopping Thanksgiving weekend.
— Nov 26, 2014
Panel Laments Plus-size Challenge
Some $12 billion to $14 billion worth of business is lost each year due to not servicing the full-figured customer.
— Nov 25, 2014
Wired Retail Conference Returns to London
The worlds of social media, e-commerce and online content are becoming increasingly intertwined, delegates argued Monday.
— Nov 25, 2014
A Mall So Empty You Can Roll a Quarter Across and Not Hit Anyone
Built 24 years ago by a former subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corp., Steeplegate is one of about 300 U.S. malls facing a choice between re-invention and oblivion.
— Nov 21, 2014
Neiman Marcus Links With St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Dubbed “The Neiman Marcus Closet,” the exclusive service aims to create a personalized closet filled with merchandise for hotel guests upon arrival.
— Nov 19, 2014
