Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) has chosen NCR Corporation to provide the foundation of its in-store POS technology. BGC will start its infrastructure journey with NCR Emerald, a cloud-native POS solution that will help unlock robust, integrated capabilities across BGC’s physical infrastructure. “BGC places a priority on customer service, and we’re looking for ways to…
Continuing an ecommerce-focused growth strategy that launched when Francesca’s went private early in 2021, the retailer has purchased California-based wardrobe essentials brand Richer Poorer. The acquisition will add new product categories to the Francesca’s assortment and allow it to leverage Richer Poorer’s wholesale network, as well as help grow its share of wallet in the…
Aldi will open 120 new U.S. stores this year, maintaining aggressive growth despite many retailers slowing down their expansions in the face of economic uncertainty. The additions will bring Aldi’s U.S. store total to more than 2,400 by the end of 2023 and will span the entire continental U.S., with an emphasis on the Southeast….
Children’s specialty retailer Carter’s plans to open more than 50 new stores across the U.S. this year as it aims to hit the 1,000-store mark by 2027, Chairman and CEO Michael Casey said on the company’s Q1 2023 earnings call. Carter’s currently operates nearly 800 stores across the country. The 50 new stores will be offset by the closure…
As sustainability has become increasingly urgent in higher-level executive discussions, store design teams have had to face a new creative reality: that they need to integrate sustainability into every facet of their work, from the raw materials that go into the products they choose to the use of greenery and natural light in the finished…
With the rising number of online stores, making your e-commerce business stand out from the crowd can be challenging. Therefore, optimizing your wholesale store’s WooCommerce product list is essential to increasing conversion rates. Correctly displaying your WooCommerce product list can help increase conversion rates in your wholesale store. Using pagination or lazy loading can improve…
As National Small Business Month kicks off, some of the biggest names in U.S. commerce — including Walmart, Amazon and Meta — are touting how they support SMBs and introducing new tools and services to help them survive and thrive. To understand the current mindset of small-business owners given the challenging economic climate, Amazon…
The Container Store has debuted its Closet Clean Out resale program for apparel and accessories, powered by the ThredUp Resale-as-a-Service solution. Additionally, footwear and apparel retailer Sam Edelman has launched its ReLove resale initiative with support from the Archive platform. Known for its closets and organizational solutions, The Container Store’s program is unusual in accepting…
Barnes & Noble associates at the retailer’s flagship store at Union Square in New York City have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), seeking representation with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). This is the third union filing in the past month at the company’s stores, with…
Tuesday Morning has received permission from a bankruptcy judge to wind down its operations after nearly 50 years in business despite an objection from one of its investors. The retailer started closing 250 locations earlier this year, pursuant to its plan to exit Chapter 11 with a much smaller footprint, and began the process of…
