Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack said it’s “too early to tell” how the company’s decision to pull assault rifles from stores will affect the company’s financial performance over the long term, but it won’t beRead More…
It’s no secret that retailers are afraid of being swept away by the ongoing retail apocalypse — and with good reason. This year, more than 12,000 stores are expected to close , while 50 percent ofRead More…
(AP Photo/Mike Derer) Toys“R”Us, the iconic retail chain that has sold toys and games to millions of children for generations, is closing shop in the United States. After filing for bankruptcy protection in September and sufferingRead More…
Nowadays, 90 percent of smartphone owners use their devices in-store to research products, meaning brand owners and retailers face tough competition. Shoppers can be tempted not only by other retail store competitors, but by online storesRead More…
Conversion rate optimization (CRO) has gained tremendous popularity in the last few years as more companies try to figure out a way to generate higher ROI from their existing online marketing campaigns… but it has notRead More…
For many retailers, mobile traffic equals or exceeds desktop traffic. Now, according to Criteo’s latest commerce report (Q4 2017), mobile sales represent the majority of total e-commerce for retailers with successful shopping apps. Retailers that haveRead More…
I hate to break it to you, but you don’t know your customers as well as you think you do. A marketer’s understanding of a customer is usually an ideal view pushed by the brand teamRead More…
Historically, retailers have focused on the industry as an exchange. Customers wanted to purchase products from them, so the best way to secure more customers was to offer the best products or offer products for theRead More…
PITTSBURGH — Petrosoft, a global provider of retail technology solutions, has launched Petrosoft Marketplace, its business-to-business (B2B) retail technology e-commerce website. The site provides a way to discover and purchase end-to-end integrated technology solutions. Traditionally, a retailer’sRead More…
The outdoor goods and apparel retailer has scrapped its legendary unlimited returns policy whereby customers were allowed to return merchandise years after the purchase if they were not satisfied with the goods — with no questionsRead More…