Retail sales

Building The House of LR&C Apparel Brand Takes More Than Celebrity Backing
Building The House of LR&C Apparel Brand Takes More Than Celebrity Backing
January 12, 2023  |  Retail

Experienced leadership is always valuable and having a few crises under your belt never hurts. That’s the message from Christine Day, CEO of fashion brand The House...

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To Compete With eCommerce, Physical Stores Need to Act More Like Online Retailers
To Compete With eCommerce, Physical Stores Need to Act More Like Online Retailers
January 12, 2023  |  Retail

For retailers facing stiff competition from online foes, innovation has become mandatory. Fresher standards for online shopping that emphasize efficiency, convenience and payment choice have...

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Millennial-Targeted BNPL May Help Digital Banks Retain Customers
Millennial-Targeted BNPL May Help Digital Banks Retain Customers
January 11, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Bank-backed BNPL may be a hook for digital-only institutions to lure millennials away from more traditional mainstays. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans from FinTechs...

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Curbside-Pickup-Only Grocer Opens in Oklahoma
Curbside-Pickup-Only Grocer Opens in Oklahoma
January 11, 2023  |  Retail

One of the first curbside-only grocery stores in the United States has opened its digital doors. On Tuesday (Jan. 10), JackBe, a retailer that describes itself...

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Women’s Apparel Slump Drives Retail Rethink of Cross-Channel Strategies
Women’s Apparel Slump Drives Retail Rethink of Cross-Channel Strategies
January 10, 2023  |  Retail

Retooling cross-channel shopping options could be a key strategy for women’s clothing retailers weathering the economic climate. Data from PYMNTS’ ConnectedEconomy™ report “The Gender Divide” demonstrates...

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Amazon’s Buy With Prime Sets Sights on Off-Platform Payments Ubiquity
Amazon’s Buy With Prime Sets Sights on Off-Platform Payments Ubiquity
January 10, 2023  |  Retail

Job cuts and slowing growth aside, Amazon’s payments ubiquity march — reaching well beyond its own platform — continues unabated. By making Buy With Prime available...

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Amazon Invites More US Merchants to Buy With Prime
Amazon Invites More US Merchants to Buy With Prime
January 10, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon is opening its invite-only Buy With Prime program to a much wider merchant pool. Beginning Jan. 31, the program will be available to all eligible U.S....

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Abercrombie & Fitch Sees Record Q4 in Women’s Apparel
Abercrombie & Fitch Sees Record Q4 in Women’s Apparel
January 09, 2023  |  Retail

Abercrombie & Fitch has boosted its fourth-quarter outlook, driven by record demand for women’s apparel. The retailer of apparel and accessories for men, women and children...

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Rite Aid CEO Departs and Ailing Drug Store Chain Names Interim Leader
Rite Aid CEO Departs and Ailing Drug Store Chain Names Interim Leader
January 09, 2023  |  Retail

Rite Aid has appointed an interim CEO as the company deals with a “dynamic environment.” Elizabeth “Busy” Burr, a member of the company’s board of directors,...

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