Holiday returns
[fa icon="calendar'] 1/3/17 12:56 PM / by Mike Bruton
25% of all Christmas gifts are returned... only 5% make it back onto the same shelves. The rest may have a long and strange journey. https://goo.gl/bBDemL
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Retail in 2017
[fa icon="calendar'] 12/30/16 8:27 AM / by Mike Bruton
Five predictions for the retail sector in 2017: https://goo.gl/sD4UQ2
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Consumer confidence at 15-year high
[fa icon="calendar'] 12/29/16 2:35 PM / by Mike Bruton
Consumer confidence hits 15-year high as retailers prepare for 2017: http://linkis.com/com/LARDc
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Retailers ditch on-call scheduling
[fa icon="calendar'] 12/20/16 8:24 AM / by Mike Bruton posted in scheduling
Disney Store and other retailers drop on-call scheduling - https://goo.gl/F4Kpvg. Better automated scheduling provides the best long-term solution - please contact us for more information.
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Thanksgiving Weekend in Retail
[fa icon="calendar'] 11/28/16 7:45 AM / by Mike Bruton
Black Friday 2016 Update - more people, less spending: https://goo.gl/g5eyQv
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shopping without the checkout line
[fa icon="calendar'] 11/15/16 2:32 PM / by Mike Bruton
California Fresh Market offers line-free POS: https://goo.gl/YiZtf2
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Post-election update
[fa icon="calendar'] 11/10/16 8:03 AM / by Mike Bruton
Where does retail go from here? Get the NRF's take at: https://goo.gl/tYghuo
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More innovative uses for empty units in shopping malls
[fa icon="calendar'] 8/11/16 11:35 AM / by Mike Bruton
Free pop-up entertainment: https://t.co/XDHWxIOU8Y
Medical offices and climbing walls: http://goo.gl/c3pCt8
Ford Motors product planning center: http://goo.gl/KLGzer
Go-Kart track: http://goo.gl/lFDMQS
The evolution of brick-and-mortar retail - part two
[fa icon="calendar'] 7/12/16 10:18 AM / by Mike Bruton
Updates from two innovative retailers as well as the continuing reinvention of the shopping mall:
Barnes and Noble: http://goo.gl/Kncs8j
Best Buy: http://goo.gl/eDEKAr
Shopping mall tenant changes: http://goo.gl/wUzXpG
The Evolution of Brick-and-Mortar Retail - Part One
[fa icon="calendar'] 6/15/16 12:14 PM / by Mike Bruton
The world of retail continues to evolve, and the rise of online shopping has forced traditional retail to rethink their on-premise value propositions. This has forced some stores into bankruptcy while changing the landscape of shopping malls across the nation. As many sports fans know, the best defense is often a good offense, and several retailers are innovating their physical locations to attract shoppers with unique experiences that are hard to replicate online. Here are five stores that are charting new territory:
Target: https://t.co/wzt9OgcHk2
Samsung: https://t.co/H1VDrgi5YP
Ralph Lauren: https://t.co/8HJw0o7gzQ
Adobe: http://goo.gl/eBpmQc
John Lewis: https://t.co/NXp3kAqVYI
Do you have any examples of new innovative strategies to maximize the value of brick-and-mortar retail? Please leave us a comment so that we can feature it in a future post.
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Target: https://t.co/wzt9OgcHk2
Samsung: https://t.co/H1VDrgi5YP
Ralph Lauren: https://t.co/8HJw0o7gzQ
Adobe: http://goo.gl/eBpmQc
John Lewis: https://t.co/NXp3kAqVYI
Do you have any examples of new innovative strategies to maximize the value of brick-and-mortar retail? Please leave us a comment so that we can feature it in a future post.
