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Will Department Stores Be History By 2030?

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The report that Barneys New York is examining strategic alternatives that could include a bankruptcy or sale is the latest indicator that department stores — even the luxury ones — just aren’t moving the needle for shoppers. With that said, it’s obvious changes need to be made if these retailers want their remaining stores to matter.

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Year-End Review: Retail’s Top Success Stories Of 2018

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editors identified the bad and the ugly of retail in 2018 , highlighting key instances where retailers and others fumbled the ball. Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: I am going to take the same route I did with the “bad news” Q&A from last week and share a personal story that I think should be a lesson-learned for all retailers.

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Will ‘Dangerous Discounting’ Minimize Margins For The Back-To-School Season?

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Adam Blair, Editor: At a Retail TouchPoints Live! Glenn Taylor, Senior Editor: The Amazonification of retail definitely has pushed mass market companies like Walmart and Target. My concern lies with the department stores that have felt forced to discount heavily in their attempt to keep pace.

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Will Prime Day’s Rising Tide Lift All Boats, Or Swamp Them?

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Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: As a shopper, I wasn’t terribly impressed with the offers during Prime Day 2017, so the bar is set a bit low for me this year. Adam Blair, Executive Editor: Is it almost Prime Day again? I do hope to see some great Whole Foods deals, though, as a Prime member. for Kohl’s and “Black Friday in July!”

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Magento, NetSuite Conferences Illustrate What B2C Can Teach B2B

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By Glenn Taylor, Senior Editor While the Retail TouchPoints team is gearing up for next week’s 2018 Retail Innovation Conference in New York City, I had the opportunity to attend two user conferences this week in Las Vegas — Magento Imagine and NetSuite SuiteWorld.

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Rewards Case Study: A Look into The Nordy Club by Nordstrom

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Reward members can earn up to $20 off their order, or unlock experiences that will elevate the shopping experience at Nordstrom more than if you went to another department store. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on November 15, 2016, and was updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness on May 9, 2023.

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How Stores Are Handling Returns During the Pandemic

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Department store Macy’s also gave in-store shoppers an extra 30 days to return products and online shoppers an extra 60 days. What’s unclear…is just how many of these shoppers who go to a retailer’s store to return items they bought from another retailer end up making a purchase in store.”