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The Container Store — once the premier hub for all things storage and organization — filed for bankruptcy amid mounting debt. The 46-year-old retail chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Sunday in a Texas district court.
Advance Auto Parts is Closing More Than 700 Stores in 2025
Nov 19, 2024 · Advance Auto Parts is closing more than 700 locations to shore up the company’s finances following another dismal earnings report, reports CNN Business.The car parts retailer, which has about 5,000 stores, said Thursday that the closures are part of its “strategic plan to improve business performance.”
5 Benefits of Brand Loyalty in Modern Retail Marketing
Aug 16, 2022 · Diane Keng Author's page. Diane Keng is the CEO and co-founder of Breinify, an AI and predictive personalization engine that helps brands curate dynamic, meaningful experiences for their consumers at scale.Diane is on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for enterprise technology and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, TechCrunch, OZY, and …
Consumers Spend Record $6.1B Online on Thanksgiving
Nov 29, 2024 · Consumers spent a record $6.1 billion online on Thanksgiving, up 8.8 percent year-over-year (YoY). Growth outpaced last year (Thanksgiving 2023: $5.6 billion, up 5.5% YoY), driven by big discounts across the board.
How Anthropologie is Reaching the Next Generation of Consumers
In episode 442 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Elizabeth Preis, global chief marketing officer at Anthropologie, a unique, full-style lifestyle brand in the URBN brands portfolio. Listen in as Preis discusses the evolution of Anthropologie's marketing approach over the past few years (0:55), customer overlap between the …
NRF: Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Decline YoY
Dec 3, 2024 · About 197 million Americans shopped over the five days from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday this year, data from the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed on Tuesday. The number of shoppers exceeded the retail trade association's forecast of 183.4 million, but was still lower than the 200 million shoppers in 2023.
Measuring the Impact of Holiday Sales on Small Businesses - Total …
Jan 17, 2024 · The holidays are big business. That’s not going to come as a shock to anybody — but just how important are they to America’s economy? The latest figures from Adobe Analytics show that from November 2023 to December 2023, Americans spent more than $222 billion shopping online. That activity was largely driven by an increase in total purchases.
A Shortened Holiday Season Puts the Pressure on Retailers
Dec 4, 2024 · E Ush Shukla Author's page. Ush Shukla is a Distinguished Engineer at Solace. As an Enterprise Integration Architect, Ush has more than 13 years of experience leading diverse teams in the implementation of large-scale middleware solutions across varied business domains.
Changes in Big-Box Retail Tell a Fascinating Story - Total Retail
Mar 28, 2024 · Spencer Jordan Author's page. Spencer Jordan is the Senior Vice President of Leasing for Columbus-based Steiner + Associates, the co-owner, developer and manager of the award-winning Easton Town Center and corresponding Easton Gateway.
How IoT is Revolutionizing the Retail Industry - Total Retail
Jan 3, 2024 · Fabrizio Mulas Author's page. Fabrizio Mulas is the smart module product manager for Telit Cinterion.In his role, Fabrizio leads and manages the smart module product line development and supports the software strategy in other areas relating to value-add software and developer experience.