All North America articles – Page 20
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GalleryStore gallery: Urban Outfitters’ Space Ninety 8 store blends into Brooklyn
Urban Outfitters’ concept store Space Ninety 8 uses alternative store design to fit in with its faded industrial setting in Brooklyn.
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OpinionComment: How sustainable is Black Friday as a retail event?
Black Friday is a big date in the retail calendar. But as sales start earlier and discounting becomes normal will sales fatigue kick in?
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NewsMacy's extends Black Friday savings to UK online shoppers
US department store Macy’s is offering British shoppers a special Black Friday promotional code and a flat fee on shipping until December 18.
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NewsDutch retail group Ahold unveils €2.5bn sales target for 2014
Ahold has revealed an ambitious online target of €2.5bn in online sales by the end of 2017, from a forecast €1.4bn in sales in 2014.
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GalleryStore gallery: Boohoo.com’s New York pop-up shop raises brand awareness
Etailer Boohoo.com has used its New York pop-up shop to combine online and physical retail, increasing brand awareness in the process.
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OpinionComment: Tesco must find its heart to regain core customers
Tesco’s continued difficulties are the result of hubris and the inability to engender affection among core UK consumers.
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NewsToys R Us to launch digital store maps to help with Christmas rush
Toys R Us’s US shops will launch digital store maps that can be accessed via customers’ phones to help them find a specific toy or deal.
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NewsTarget bolsters risk and compliance team following data breach
Target has appointed its first chief risk and compliance officer almost a year after the retailer was rocked by a massive cyberattack.
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NewsWalmart’s mobile app searches stores for its customers
Walmart’s latest mobile app feature allows customers to search a particular store for items on their shopping list.
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GalleryStore gallery: A tour of Topshop’s Fifth Avenue store with Sir Philip Green
Topshop has opened its second store in New York at one of the world’s most famous addresses. Retail Week takes a tour with Sir Philip.
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GalleryIn pictures: Topshop's Fifth Avenue store in New York opens tomorrow
The 40,000 sq ft Topshop/Topman that is to open on New York’s Fifth Avenue tomorrow is the fashion retailer’s second-largest branch.
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NewsBloomingdale's opens hi-tech Silicon Valley store to test innovations
Bloomingdale’s is targeting the tech community in Silicon Valley with a hi-tech department store featuring smart dressing rooms and mobile checkouts.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Macy’s tests retail tech innovations
Macy’s has been upping its game in the world of retail technology recently in a bid to further blend the realms of online and offline.
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GalleryStore gallery: Topshop, Uniqlo and Los Angeles’ other retail stars
Uniqlo, Converse and others have set up shop in Los Angeles, using unique visual merchandising to stand out in the star-studded city.
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NewsTarget offers free shipping to all customers in run-up to Christmas
Target is offering free shipping on all products on its website in the run-up to Christmas as it seeks to lure customers from rivals.
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NewsBoohoo.com offers customers bricks-and-mortar access with New York pop-up
Online fashion retailer Boohoo.com is offering consumers bricks-and-mortar access to the brand through a pop-up store in New York.
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NewsUS retailer Sears Holdings eyes further 100 store closures
Struggling US retailer Sears has accelerated its store closure plan and is expected to unveil a further 100 closures as part of its turnaround plan.
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OpinionComment: Can Primark’s US launch succeed where others have failed?
Primark’s deal to lease retail space from Sears in seven US locations follows a well trodden path. Can it succeed where others have failed?
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GalleryStory gallery: Trader Joe’s LA store brings humour to discount retail
Aldi-owned US discount grocer Trader Joe’s seeks to inject humour into the business of food shopping with its Los Angeles’ branch.
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CartoonBlower's retail cartoon: Primark to open seven US stores
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Primark’s deal with Sears to lease space to open seven Stateside stores.