retail trends

Smartphones Are What's In-Store for Retailers

Report from the front on the ever-changing landscape of retail payment habits. Bricks and mortar retailers, long aware of how their customers have been using their smartphones in stores, are turning the tables and bringing more of their stores into our phones. In the first of a new series, Digiday looks at how Sephora, Sears, Walmart, Target, Ikea, Home Depot and

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Pop-Up Shops

Have you ever shopped in a pop-up shop? Econsultancy.com explains what they are: “Pop-up shops are temporary outlets, which allow brands to have a presence on the high street, or to extend their existing offline presence into new areas for a short time.” Larger brands in the United States have been using pop-up shops since

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What's Your Supply Chain Reaction?

We are reminded from time to time how retail store owners are wise to keep an eye on real estate investing trends. As an example, consider this recent article in National Real Estate Investor (NREI) titled, “What Retail Estate Investors Need to Know About the Transforming Retail Supply Chain.” E-commerce and brick-and-mortar stores, once competing sales channels,

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Mid Market Neighborhood in San Francisco Making a Turn Around

Columnist Herb Caen once referred to the Mid Market, a neighborhood in San Francisco as “le grand pissoir.” The neighborhood is well known for its homeless inhabitants. But, it looks like it might be making a turn around. An article by the San Francisco Business Times  titled “Mid Market retail starting to catch up”, discusses

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