- Merkle's Economic Resilience Dashboard Measures Bounce Effect From COVID-19
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Built to help marketers better understand the impact of COVID-19, the combination of data identifies the economic resilience of a county and how quickly a population might recover. It includ ...
- 89% Of Consumers Concerned About Returning To Brick And Mortar
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, May 1, 2020
Despite some consumers longing for those pre-pandemic days of shopping in stores, data released Friday suggests consumers may not be ready. ...
- Animal-Rights Activists Hail Macy's Decision To Stop Selling, Storing Fur
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Thom Forbes - Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Macy's, Inc. said it would stop selling furs in all of its affiliated stores, including Bloomingdale's, in early 2021. ...
- 'Town & Country,' Saks Fifth Avenue Team For Second Annual Jewelry Awards
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, January 18, 2019
The event honors the winners announced in the February issue of 'Town & Country.' The winners were chosen by a panel of designers, collectors, editors and influencers across 12 differe ...
- Madras Global Lands Macy's Business
Accounts on the Move, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Madras will create and manage content on Macys.com, including product images, product descriptions, which essentially will account for all ecommerce advertising. ...
- Penney's Makes Executive Cuts; Kohl's Embeds Aldi Stores
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Saturday, March 3, 2018
With Penney's Q4 comp-store sales up 2.6% and Kohl's' up 6.3%, "initiatives needed for department stores to compete more effectively appear to be taking hold," noted Moody's VP Christina B ...
- Push Consumers To Shop InStore
Research Brief, Jack Loechner - Friday, October 6, 2017
As Amazon continues to heap pressure on retailers by shifting customer expectations concerning fulfillment and pricing, department stores may be suffering more than anyone, says a new study ...
- Retailers Crash While The Economy Prospers
Research Brief, Jack Loechner - Thursday, September 7, 2017
The first half of 2017 saw more retail store closures than all of 2016. Fosen notes that, In the middle of an economic recovery, hundreds of shops and malls a ...
- As Online, Physical Retail Stores Merge, What Is The Future Of The Storefront?
Email Marketing Daily, Jess Nelson - Monday, June 19, 2017
Ecommerce has skyrocketed, yet "the brick-and-mortar store is still very much a part of the customer journey," says Michael Klein, head of retail, Adobe. Klein discussed how online and physic ...
- Abercrombie Admits It's Talking To Suitors
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Thom Forbes - Thursday, May 11, 2017
After rumors of talks surfaced from Reuters and in the "Wall Street Journal," Abercrombie & Fitch issued a brief statement last evening to confirm that it is talking with "wi ...
- Debenhams Considers Store Closures To Focus On Social, Mobile Shopping
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, April 20, 2017
Debenhams could close up to ten stores and close down a distribution centre as its new Chief Executive, Sergio Bucher, seeks to reverse a 6.4% fall in pre-tax profits. S ...
- Target Unveils Victoria Beckham; New York & Co. Bets Big On Eva Mendes
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, March 20, 2017
The Victoria Beckham line is heavy on dresses, skirts and rompers (even for adults), dominated by florals, gingham, scallops and satin. ...
- Neiman Marcus' 'Exploring' May Take It To Hudson's Bay
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Thom Forbes - Wednesday, March 15, 2017
You know there's serious trouble when a headline tails off with "... as business shrivels." That's how "Fortune" characterized the state of affairs at Neiman Marcus yesterday in following ...
- For Stores, Mobile Now 52% Of Digital Spend; Instagram Still Rules
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, August 31, 2016
When it comes to digital smarts, Nordstrom, Macy's, Kohl's and JC Penney rank at the Genius Level, according to the latest report from think tank L2. ...
- Macy's Says 100 Stores Are On The Chopping Block
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Thom Forbes - Friday, August 12, 2016
Macy's decision to close another 100 stores because they are worth more as real estate than as retail outlets drew a crowd of interested buyers yesterday. Its shares rose ...
- Down Under They Celebrate The Christmas Season
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, November 19, 2015
And Myers department store is doing it in grand style with newly developed Christmas characters from the same studio that produced the beloved "Wallace and Gromit" series and with ...
- Will John Lewis Spell The End For Free Click And Collect?
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, July 7, 2015
John Lewis made a "brave decision" to start charging for click-and-collect purchases under GBP30, but other retailers are unlikely to follow suit in the online battle for customers and revenue ...
- Dentsu Agency mcgarrybowen Resigns Sears Account
MAD, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, February 24, 2015
The resignation comes amid a consolidation review by the struggling Chicago-based department store chain, which spends an estimated $500 million to $600 million annually on ads. Sears closed 200 stor ...
- Target Tells Canada, 'So Long, Eh?'
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, January 15, 2015
The retailer began its expansion in Canada back in early 2013. But Canadians -- even those willing to drive across the border to shop at American Target stores -- ha ...
- Bloomie's Ties In With NBA All-Stars
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, January 12, 2015
Bloomingdale's is partnering up with "GQ" for three videos with the fashion-forward Houston Rockets shooting star James Harden, all inspired by "The Walk," when players show off their style ga ...
- NRF & the Mobile Path to Purchase
MobileShopTalk, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, January 13, 2015
The road map of the mobile customer journey if not a bit bumpy is at the very least becoming somewhat more complex. Some of the issues were candidly highlighted ...
- With Sales Up, Analysts Cautiously Upbeat About JCPenney
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Deutsche Bank describes the numbers as a "pleasant surprise," and says it is a good sign. "We expect that greater discretionary spending among lower-income consumers due to lower gas pric ...
- Macy's Turns To Day-After Marketing
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, December 24, 2014
With consumers continuing to shake up the way they view the seasonal retail calendar, Macy's is trying something new: Celebrating the days after Christmas in what it calls "The We ...
- Walmart, Best Buy, Home Depot Most Efficient Advertisers
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, December 2, 2014
With all the marketing hysteria surrounding Black Friday, it's easy to forget that consumers tune out most of it. But Kantar Media just crunched the numbers, comparing ad expenditures ...
- Macy's Focused On Mobile, Gen Y, Private Label
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, September 3, 2014
While the company has been testing this service for some time, "this has been somewhat under the radar and we are just now marketing this convenience, so we expect ...
- Despite Gen Y Efforts, Macy's Loses Steam
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Disappointing second-quarter sales results -- combined with the news that all retail sales barely gained in July -- have some observers nervous about retail in general, especially the crucial back-to-scho ...
- Hottest Retail Categories: Food, Fashion And Furnishings
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Friday, August 1, 2014
Grocery giant Albertsons registered a 432.7% gain, primarily from acquisitions. Boston-based Wayfair had a gain of 52.5%, while Ascena Retail Group, parent of clothing brands Justice and Dress Barn, gr ...
- What's Not to Love About Forever 21?
Engage:Moms, Maria Bailey - Friday, July 18, 2014
On any given night, on a not-so-infrequent basis, you can find me at the Forever 21 store in New York's Times Square. Call it a guilty pleasure or perhaps ...
- JCPenney, Macy's, Sears Flexing BTS Muscles
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, July 17, 2014
It may seem like summer just got here, but for the largest retailers, the fierce fight for back-to-school bucks is already on. JCPenney has announced a new campaign, Macy's h ...
- Penney Loses Suit, Gets A Tongue Lashing
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Thom Forbes - Tuesday, June 17, 2014
JC Penney not only lost the case brought against it by Macy's for cutting a merchandising deal with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, it also got a finger-wagging lecture about engagi ...