Wal-Mart Stores to bring customers auto insurance

This is the latest financial service to be available through the retailer’s stores and website.

By Daphne Howland • April 30, 2014

Many shoppers access websites or mobile, then go to the store

Some abandoned shopping carts on retailer websites may actually be serving as wish lists for brick-and-mortar shopping.

By Daphne Howland • April 29, 2014

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How artificial intelligence is shaping retail

More retailers are leaning on AI as a tool, tapping into the tech to improve customer service and support supply chain functions.

By Retail Dive staff

Rite Aid buys health clinic chain

The purchase of a Texas chain of health care clinics strengthens the drugstore company’s efforts to compete as a provider.

By Daphne Howland • April 29, 2014

Bangladesh: One year later

The retail clothing industry was shaken by the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. One year later, Retail Dive looks at different players dedicated to reform. 

By Daphne Howland • April 29, 2014

Revenue up, profit small for Amazon in Q1

The numbers reflect a busy first quarter for the company but have some investors worried about present earnings. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • April 28, 2014

CVS to offer insurance premium payment service

The drugstore retailer continues its move into a range of health care services.

By Daphne Howland • April 28, 2014

QueVision harnesses data to cut checkout lines

An infrared camera system predicts checkout needs so customer wait times can be curtailed.

By Daphne Howland • April 25, 2014

Canadian office supply retailer shuttering doors after 132 years

OfficeMax Grand & Toy, now owned by Office Depot Inc., will continue to sell online.

By Daphne Howland • April 25, 2014

Falling gun sales hit Cabela's bottom line again

The retailer insists its fundamentals are strong even as Q1 same-store sales plummeted.

By Daphne Howland • April 25, 2014

Sunglass Hut's future's so bright, it's gotta wear Shaded

The retailer is introducing kiosks with new designs and opportunities for customer interaction.

By Daphne Howland • April 24, 2014

Parents frown on some teen retailers

General merchandise retailers like Target and Wal-Mart Stores do better with parents than teen apparel retailers.

By Daphne Howland • April 24, 2014

What a concept: The ultimate brick-and-mortar experience

Even retailers closing their doors are opening concept stores that promise customers something different.

By Daphne Howland • April 24, 2014

FDA taking on e-cigarettes

New regulations for electronic cigarettes will make it harder for retailers to differentiate them from regular tobacco products.

By Daphne Howland • April 24, 2014

Pregnant retail workers seek considerations

Workers at Pier 1 and Wal-Mart Stores are suing over lack of accommodations for their healthy pregnancies.

By Daphne Howland • April 23, 2014

M-commerce becoming a retail imperative

Data increasingly shows that mobile-based shopping is becoming the most common form of digital commerce.

By Daphne Howland • April 22, 2014

Streetcars send cities back to the future

American cities of all sizes are building streetcar systems aimed at bringing new economic life to faltering areas, and retail is one of the biggest beneficiaries.

By Daphne Howland • April 21, 2014

Target fortifies subscription program

The company has added several items and is applying a discount to all subscription orders in an effort to take on Amazon.

By Daphne Howland • April 21, 2014

Study finds teens prefer stores

The young demographic has a value mindset and likes to shop at retailers that have physical stores.

By Daphne Howland • April 21, 2014

Activewear heats up with 'Net-A-Sporter'

Upscale apparel retailer Net-A-Porter is reportedly expanding its activewear offering to compete in the hot segment.

By Daphne Howland • April 21, 2014

M-commerce up 100% in Q1

Retail sales via smartphones and websites are up over last year, thanks in part to improvements in apps and websites.

By Daphne Howland • April 17, 2014

Women's apparel sales grew 4% in 2013

A study shows women are choosing quality over quantity.

By Daphne Howland • April 16, 2014

Retail sales bounce in March

The U.S. Commerce Department says retail sales saw their biggest growth since 2012.

By Daphne Howland • April 15, 2014

Hispanic millennials are America's great mobile-first demographic

A look into Hispanic-American millennials may give retailers clues about the future.

By Daphne Howland • April 15, 2014

Teen finds retail gold in lingerie dismay

Troubled by overly sexual options for her younger sister, a Wyoming teenager started a company to make the alternative bra she couldn’t find.

By Daphne Howland • April 15, 2014

Retail rental startup Storefront attracts major funding

The year-old enterprise links retailers and others to short-term real estate opportunities for pop-ups and other quickie leases.

By Daphne Howland • April 14, 2014