Friday Humour
Took my son shopping and since being 3 is so stressful, retail therapy anyone?!?
What Tractor Supply Co. can teach other retailers
Article by: Nathaniel Meyersohn Truck driver Joey Dyer raises livestock on his six-acre Kansas City, Missouri, farm. But don't call him a farmer."It's more of a hobby farm than anything else right now,"…
Before & After, Faucet Company Showroom Update
Many consumer durable companies are going through major adjustments on how they position themselves at retail. In particular, the Décor industry which includes any surfaces or fixtures within the home that are purchased…
Automating Retail: Googly-Eyed Robots Are Coming to Nearly 500 Grocery Stores
Article by Tyler Durden Robots may soon be scooting around the aisles of your local grocery store. Approximately 500 robots will be coming to supermarkets in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, thanks to a strategic partnership between Retail Business…
The latest retail trend? Go small — it’s cheaper in big expensive cities
Article by: Aleksandra Sagan As retailers grapple with ever higher rents, many are making their stores downright tiny to cut costs Customers who don't work in the building that houses Kento Kitayama's tiny…
New Snapchat Study Reveals How Millennials Shop
Millennials are the new power customers. The latest study commissioned by Snapchat looks into what triggers them, how they like to pay and what they are more likely to spend on. Guess what, Millennials…
Brick-and-mortar retail doing just fine at Yorkdale, the mega mall defying all the odds
Article by: Leanne Delap As the clock approaches 10 a.m. each morning, Yorkdale is blissfully peaceful. It still belongs to the mall walkers, who use the 1.7 kilometres of corridors as indoor hiking…
The 2018 Retail Showdown: Black Friday vs Boxing Day
Article by: Chelsea Rho Lest you’ve been living an idyllic hunter-gatherer lifestyle in the northern reaches of this country, you’ve likely noticed the ascent of Canadian Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions from…
Top 10 Retail Insider Articles of 2018, with Updated Information [Feature]
By Craig Patterson We’re providing some updates to our top 10 most-read articles in Retail Insider in 2018, and what a year it was. Sears Canada closed its remaining Canadian stores, several retail…
Five Reasons Why Amazon Is Moving Into Bricks-And-Mortar Retail
Article by: Anna Schaverien Amazon is the world’s largest e-commerce company. But in the past few years, the online store has begun to make its first steps into the world of bricks-and-mortar retail.…