Move over china and pretty linens. Best Buy Co., the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain, has launched its first wedding registry, catering to couples interested in the latest gadgets, from flat-panel TVs to Apple iPads. Source: www.miamiherald.com The retailer will also have kiosks in its 1,000-plus large-format U.S. stores by early April, where customers can check out the… Read More »
JCPenney has decided to resurrect their catalog, after an insightful learning that the print catalog actually led to more online sales. Source: www.psfk.com
It has a very good chance of it, says at least one analyst. And Sears has done it before. Source: www.retaildive.com Sears Holding Corp.’s Shop Your Way program, which includes Kmart and Sears customers, features among the 10 most favored online retailers in the country, outperforming the e-commerce sites of L.L. Bean, Macy’s, and Sam’s Club, among others, according to Internet… Read More »
Wendy’s appears to be faring better than most, thanks in part to the installation of a comment point-of-sale system in more than 2,600 locations, helping to drive the chain’s mobile rewards and mobile ordering aspirations. Source: www.mobilecommercedaily.com The common POS system is positioned as the foundation of Wendy’s consumer engagement and marketing plans, including mobile rewards and mobile… Read More »
Ikea chief executive Peter Agnefjäll plans to double the size of the business by the end of the decade, and India is Ikea’s next target Source: www.telegraph.co.uk The company may have poured money into its website and app offer, which allows customers to place furniture in their “virtual” home to test how it might look, but Ikea still… Read More »
The journey to digital business is the key theme of Gartner, Inc.’s Source: www.gartner.com At the top of Gartner 2014 Hype is IOT & Wearables
To meet the needs of consumers by engaging and delighting them across all touch points, retailers must manage omnichannel and digital initiatives as a portfolio. Source: viewpoints.kalypso.com To meet the needs of consumers by engaging and delighting them across all touch points, retailers must manage omnichannel and digital initiatives as a portfolio. Doing this will help retailers gain… Read More »
Chipotle has seen its sales more than quadruple since 2000; Panera has watched its own more than triple in that time; and Shake Shack just went public despite operating only 36 outlets. What’s going on? Source: www.washingtonpost.com Americans spent more than $21 billion at fast casual restaurants last year, according to data from market research firm Euromonitor, which is… Read More »
Portuguese manufacturer Bitcoin Já launched its first bitcoin ATM at an event in Lisbon this weekend. Source: www.coindesk.com
No American ATM has ever been robbed with explosive gas. The same was true in Britain — until 2013. Now there have been more than 90. Inside the birth of a bomb spree. Source: www.bloomberg.com
