With Independence Day celebrations in full swing again, it’s time to celebrate with friends and family alike. No one wants to spend time in their hot kitchen baking for guests to celebrate the holiday. DecoCookies, the number one hand-decorated cookie in the world, has created fresh baked butter cookies in […]
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16 Retailers That Are Actually Opening More Stores Right Now
Sephora A record 12,200 stores closed in 2020, according to Fortune, as COVID added new fuel to the already raging retail apocalypse, which had been trending for years before people had to mask up to leave the house. But that was only part of the story. Support Small: It’s Not […]
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E-Commerce a COVID-19 Lifeline for Retailers: Stocks to Gain
As life has been confined to indoors for over a year now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, activities necessary to support life from earning money and spending increasingly moved to online. In a nutshell, COVID-19 gave a massive push to virtual shopping as people were restricted from going outside in […]
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California bill would ban boy and girl sections at retailers
California’s large retailers would have to do away with boy and girl signage for toys and child care aisles, under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. Assembly Bill 1084 would require retailers with 500 or more employees “to maintain undivided areas of its sales floor where the majority of […]
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How Online Retailers Are Cutting Through The Noise
Tiny Bodega’s curated snack box is one example of the curation approach used to aid in product … [+] discovery. Tiny Bodega In the world of online retail, a new trend is emerging—and it centers around the theme of curation. Look around the internet right now and you’ll find more […]
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New Charleston-area retailers opening amid pandemic say it is ‘not for the faint of heart’ | Business
Some Charleston-area retailers and restaurants were quick to go under shortly after the ill effects of the coronavirus seeped too deeply into their livelihoods. Still, other entrepreneurs, some of whom lost their jobs because of the pandemic, soldiered on with plans to launch a business despite a virus that had […]
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Italian Luxury Retailers Get Digital Push
The year just ended has been significantly challenging for the fashion retail industry, which had to deal with multiple lockdowns and consequently with piles of unsold merchandise. But in 2020 Italy’s top luxury stores made significant investments that, in the year ahead, should help them maintain their position among the […]
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Shop the retailer’s huge after Christmas sale now
Trust us: These savings on top of savings are a big deal. (Photo: Saturday/Sunday) — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. You’ve already decked the halls, but what about your closet? Right now, you can give your wardrobe a […]
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Here’s When Major Retailers Are Open for Last-Minute Shoppers
Shopping couple is looking in the store window in the Mall. The holidays have a funny way of sneaking up on you when you’re living a busy life or surviving a pandemic. One minute it’s Thanksgiving and the next, boom, Christmas is breathing down your neck and you haven’t finished […]
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3 Ways Visual Merchandising Is a Retailer’s Secret Weapon to Win The Holidays
December 8, 2020 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The holiday season is important for most industries, but for retailers, it can make or break their entire year. Thousands, and sometimes millions, are spent retaining existing customers, attracting and retaining new customers and possibly taking a few customers […]
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Look inside three small local retailers and see why they opened new stores in Dallas and Frisco in 2020
Retail entrepreneurs are an optimistic bunch who live to share their creativity and good taste with the rest of us, but this year they’re struggling. Shops have toiled through a pandemic that delivered eight months of double-digit percent, year-over-year sales declines. At the same time, they’re spending more to keep […]
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Fayetteville retailers embrace Black Friday shopping tradition
Back in the day, Black Friday was just that — Black Friday. Akin to a retail holiday, the annual day of holiday shopping featured oodles of advertised blockbuster deals and deep discounts on the Friday after Thanksgiving. But Black Friday — which traditionally has launched the holiday shopping season — has morphed into […]
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53% off in retailer’s early sale OLD
There’s deals to enjoy on both versions of the smart speaker (The Independent/Amazon) Black Friday 2020 is getting closer and closer, with just days to go until the main event. It falls on 27 November and as England is still in its second national lockdown, the sales will all be […]
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53% off in retailer’s early sale
The Conversation JFK conspiracy theory is debunked in Mexico 57 years after Kennedy assassination Most conspiracy theories surrounding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination have been disproven. Kennedy was not killed by a gas-powered device triggered by aliens or by actor Woody Harrelson’s dad.But speculation about Kennedy’s Nov. 22, 1963 murder […]
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Retailers Bring Secondhand Sales to Their Own Commerce Channels
In a municipal recycling center in the Swedish city of Eskilstuna, the largest franchisee of the IKEA brand is preparing to open its smallest-ever store. The 800-square-foot outlet, slated to open Nov. 2, will be run by just three staff members, who, alongside performing usual store floor duties like ringing […]
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16 Ways Online Retailers Are Tricking You During Quarantine
When COVID-19 lockdowns started in March and brick-and-mortar stores became mostly off-limits, consumers flocked to shop online, driving a monumental growth spurt in online spending. According to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, e-commerce sales grew more than 30% between the first and second quarters of 2020; in the […]
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Clienteling Takes Fashion Retailers Directly to Shoppers
Retailers are finding ways to romance shoppers amid the pandemic. In the Hamptons and around New York City, a Jimmy Choo van makes house calls, showing up with the latest collection for an in-home preview party. Kate Spade and Coach offer Zoom dates with sales associates for consumers to view […]
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All the Brands and Retailers Helping to Get Out the Vote in November
By all accounts, the November elections are shaping up to be one for the record books. Not only will it include the first women of color as the Vice Presidential candidate for a major party, but the country also will be voting during a pandemic — a situation that is […]
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How the Pandemic Is Changing the Way Retailers Pick Product for Kids & the Whole Family
Heading into a spring season unlike any other, how top retailers are buying — and what they’re betting on. Will Cooper, SVP & GMM of women’s shoes, Saks Fifth Avenue, New York More from Footwear News Buying Logistics: “We are currently conducting all market appointments digitally. Vendors have enhanced photography […]