Retail Stores

In episode 497 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Rene Federico, head of marketing for the U.S. at Primark, a global  fashion retailer founded and based in Dublin, Ireland. Listen in as Federico discusses Primark's growth in the U.S., focusing on marketing strategies to support this expansion (2:25). She details her role at…

We've all heard the narrative: brick-and-mortar retail is dying, e-commerce is the future and physical stores are relics of a bygone era. But here's what that narrative misses: for certain categories, especially in retail technology, the physical store isn't just surviving; it's thriving. And there's a very good reason why. At PayMore, we've built our…

U.S. retail sales remained unchanged from September to October as consumers moderated their spending ahead of the holiday season. The U.S. Census Bureau provided the October sales numbers earlier this week; the report was delayed more than a month because of the 43-day government shutdown that occurred earlier this fall. Americans spent $732.6 billion in…

An estimated 158.9 million consumers plan to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas, known as Super Saturday, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The figure is up from 157.2 million shoppers last year and surpasses the previous record of 158.5 million in 2022. …

Target has given its store in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood a new look, reports CNBC. The one-of-a-kind concept store, which opened Tuesday, will have rotating merchandise, curated displays chosen by celebrities and influencers, and other kinds of special programming, Chief Guest Experience Officer Cara Sylvester said. The Minneapolis-based retailer is in the middle of…

In episode 496 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Ed Evans, CEO of Consumer Cellular, the top-rated wireless provider that provides cell phones and no-contract service plans primarily to those 50-plus. Listen in as Evans details what's driving Consumer Cellular's brick-and-mortar expansion (1:45), the strategy behind determining new store locations (3:40), and building…

Consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, up 9.1 percent year-over-year (YoY) and above Adobe’s initial forecast ($11.7 billion, up 8.3 percent YoY). More than half of online sales (55.2 percent) came through a mobile device (vs. desktop), representing $6.5 billion (up 10.2 percent YoY). According to Salesforce data, the top performing…

Salesforce’s latest holiday findings, based on the global shopping data from more than 1.5 billion consumers across Agentforce Commerce, Marketing and Service, forecasts that Black Friday will remain the biggest day of the year for online shopping: Today is expected to drive $78 billion in online global sales (up 5 percent year-over-year) and $18 billion…

Dick’s Sporting Goods is planning to close a number of Foot Locker stores now that its acquisition of the sneaker company is complete, the company said Tuesday when announcing fiscal third-quarter earnings, reports CNBC. The company declined to say how many Foot Locker stores would be impacted and whether the restructuring will include layoffs. As…

This holiday shopping season is shaping up to be the most unpredictable in years. The macro-economic data has been sending mixed signals for months, with weak jobs reports alongside decent growth and retail sales that keep on keeping on. Throw in a sales funnel that increasingly looks more like a waterpark slide (and is about…