In an effort to build on its positioning as America's department store, Macy's says it will introduce an "American Icons" summer campaign, a tribute that ranges from baseball and grilli ...

Target announced that it opened three pilot stores in Ontario on March 5. The stores are the first Target locations to open in Canada, and the first of 124 th ...

The survey, from Market Force Information, found that the Seattle-based Nordstrom topped the competition in six of the eight measured attributes, including customer service, atmosphere, no-hassle returns and designer opti ...

Despite an alluring new ad campaign, launched during the Oscars and prepared under no less a luminary than consultant Sergio Zyman, "the company is utterly destabilized," Howard Davidowitz, chairman ...

Target's limited-edition designer partnership with designer Prabal Gurung seems to have the right stuff. The Minneapolis-based discounter's line of floral dresses and women's fashion accessories under the Gurung name th ...

The NBA has teamed up with Sean John and Macy's for a multi-year deal centering on tit-for-tat programs at the Entertainment Series at NBA All-Star andNBA-themed events at Macy's nationwi ...

"Maroon 5" lead singer Adam Levine has launched a perfume. It's a self-titled fragrance. The scents for men and women, which launch in February 2013 exclusively at Macy's and Macys.co ...

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. will begin offering targeted discounts at certain times throughout the year, a major change for the company that had planned to get rid of those brand-compromisi ...

Macy's has restructured its senior executive team, effective immediately. Thomas L. Cole is retiring as chief administrative officer after a 41-year career. He will remain with the company through M ...

Ann Taylor says it is bringing back actress Kate Hudson as the face of the brand. The retailer says the actress will also develop a capsule collection for the chai ...

Mental health is an enormous issue facing our nation, but because it makes so many people feel so uncomfortable, very few companies publicly embrace it. ...

Edward S. Lampert, the chairman of Sears Holdings and founder and head of its majority shareholder, ESL Investments, took on the additional role of CEO of the retailer yesterday. ...

"Whether it's Best Buy, Target, Walmart or Toys R Us, we're seeing that brick-and-mortar stores have learned to adapt and even embrace the mobile shopper," Stephen Wyss, partner in BDO ...

Bed manufacturer and marketer Tempur-Pedic International Inc. has selected Carmichael Lynch as its creative agency of record following a competitive review. Tempur-Pedic also named Carmichael Lynch Spong as its publ ...

The department store unleashed its much anticipated Christmas 2012 commercial on November 9th. Statistics reveal that thousands of viewers swarmed to their Facebook and Twitter accounts to commend the n ...

Robert Passikoff, president of N.Y.-based Brand Keys, explains what happened to J.C. Penney in opting for a "fair and square" pricing strategy. He argues that, while people say they kn ...

Donald Trump, who has been known to treat facts as if they were expendable underlings, may be proving that bloviation has its limits. Or perhaps he has us just whe ...

In an effort to make sure its brightly colored diamond rings end up in women's stockings this Christmas, Zales let its fingers do the walking -- strutting down the runw ...

In stores, it is continuing the dream theme with designated gift zones that showcase gift-pairing options, such as pajamas with slippers. The "Dream Receipt" contest is scheduled to run fr ...

It says it will launch 13 new brands, such as one named Marilyn Monroe, and expand 11 others. Last spring, it said it would shift its sights to the $ ...

Michael Francis, who was ousted as president of J.C. Penney Co. in June, is reportedly going to Gap Inc. He will serve as a marketing creative advisor for Gap, a ...

"It's been a few years since we used all our stars as an ensemble cast," Martine Reardon, Macy's CMO, tells "Marketing Daily." And the new effort, from JWT, also subt ...

National retailers say August was good to them, with back-to-school shoppers buoying results. The International Council of Shopping Centers says its index of chain stores posted sales that were ...

Consumers didn't just hit the beach in July, they hit the mall, too: Monthly retail sales came in stronger than many observers had forecast, with the Gap, Target, Macy's a ...

While many of this year's back-to-school spending trends will be predictable, the National Retail Federation reports there are some new patterns that will drive spending higher. As a result, t ...

It's time for retailers to start wooing underage fashionistas with back-to-school fashion ideas, and Macy's is first out of the gate, offering widespread promotions, style advice, and family-themed events ...

Looks like the biggest fashion trend this season will be high/low pairings: Nordstrom says it will open Topshop and Topman departments in 14 stores this September, as well as onlin ...

"All marketing innovations are, to an extent, strategic bets," Ted Zittell, a Toronto-based consultant for McMillan/ Doolittle, tells "Marketing Daily." "But these two companies have shared values about both desi ...

In its just-released annual ranking of the biggest retailers, STORES Magazine reports that grocery chains are regaining their edge. Wal-Mart retains its top spot, of course. (It's bigger than t ...

Sears Holdings, the retailer controlled by Edward Lampert, is "open" to selling assets as it works to turn itself around, its chief executive said. "If there are assets that ma ...