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May 3, 2013

Retail sector's success shows the importance of innovation

Jobs data from the Department of Labor released Friday show that among the 165,000 jobs added overall were 29,000 in the retail sector, results that industry trade group the National Retail Federation heralded as possibly boding well for the economy in the future.

While the numbers themselves speak volumes, it's important to consider some of the factors behind them that explain why the sector has thrived.

March 20, 2013

NRF: Easter spending doesn't jump, on par with 2012

According to a new spending survey from the National Retail Federation, consumer spending for Easter 2013 will be flat when compared to the holiday last year.

June 11, 2012

FaceLube, former boxing champ Victor Ortiz target Hispanic men with new 'VO' skin care line

Men's grooming brand FaceLube has teamed up with former welterweight boxing champion Victor Ortiz to launch an exclusive men's anti-aging skin care line at La Curacao department stores.

April 25, 2012

NPD: Prestige beauty in China enjoyed double-digit growth in 2011

Total prestige beauty in China — which is those products sold mainly in department stores and Sephora stores in the top 10 cities in mainland China — rose 21% in 2011 compared with 2010, according to beauty market research by NPD.

December 19, 2011

Family Dollar getting executive suite in place before new store, expanded assortment push

Family Dollar Stores on Monday named Paul White to the position of EVP and chief merchandising officer. White will report to Mike Bloom, president and COO.

October 3, 2011

Overseer of Target's Canadian expansion quits

Michael Francis, Target's EVP and chief marketing officer, and the person charged with leading the retailer's expansion into Canada, has left the company, Target announced Monday.

August 3, 2011

Sears' social networking initiatives target Latino market

Sears Holdings is launching a Facebook page and a Twitter handle to address Latino consumers, the retailer said Wednesday.

June 17, 2011

Apple exec as JCPenney CEO could be boon for beauty

The fate of beauty initiatives at JCPenney, along with a lot of the company's other plans, just became a lot less clear following the hiring of former Apple executive Ron Johnson as CEO.

June 17, 2011

Ex-Apple exec fulfills dream, becomes JCPenney CEO

Things just got a whole lot more interesting in the mid-tier department store space now that JCPenney has hired former Apple executive Ron Johnson to be its CEO. Johnson is a former Target merchandising executive who for the past 11 years oversaw the growth of Apple’s wildly successful and widely heralded retail operation.

April 25, 2011

Macy’s acts on its beauty impulse

In an interesting twist, and undoubtedly a clear reflection of the blurring lines within beauty, Macy’s has implemented an open-sell concept of niche beauty brands inside select store locations. 

By October 2010, Impulse Beauty had made its way into more than 50 Macy’s stores across the country. An additional 50 Macy’s stores are expected to debut the concept in 2011. Impulse Beauty complements the department store’s traditional beauty counters, and enables customers to shop beauty brands on their own and seek help from beauty advisers if needed. 

April 25, 2011

Target preps cross-border, urban moves

Target is branching out. 

Buoyed by surging profits and customer satisfaction scores, the Minneapolis-based giant is reaching into Canada, preparing a new small-store format for urban areas and going after a bigger share of the nation’s grocery dollar. Target also is spending billions on store renovations, aggressively leveraging a new loyalty card program and growing its commitment to health at its pharmacies and in-store clinics. 

April 11, 2011

Sears boosts in-store, online beauty presence

Following the success of its 13-store test in 2010, Sears has announced that it now is expanding its in-store cosmetic departments to more than 100 stores and online.

February 16, 2011

Target to open small-format store in Chicago

Another Target store is coming to downtown Chicago, as the retailer disclosed it would open a small-format store under the new CityTarget banner in the Sullivan Center at South State Street and Madison Street.

January 17, 2011

Family Dollar names SVP apparel, home and seasonal

Family Dollar Stores announced that it has named Paul White to the position of SVP apparel, home and seasonal. White will report to Dorlisa Flur, EVP and chief merchandising officer.

January 5, 2011

Consumers shift ‘scents’ to mass

NEW YORK — A shift in consumer shopping is helping to fuel sales of women’s fragrances at mass. 

“Consumers are shifting their fragrance purchasing from high-end channels, such as department stores, to more mass-market channels, such as drug stores and supermarkets/hypermarkets,” stated research firm Euromonitor International. “While department stores have suffered a drop in foot traffic during the recession, store formats such as supermarkets/hypermarkets and mass merchandisers selling necessities have seen steady traffic levels.” 

November 22, 2010

Nielsen releases Black Friday spending projections

Consumers shopping this Black Friday will spend in a “mindful manner,” according to a new...

October 24, 2010

Korean retailer takes a ‘Mega’ leap into U.S.

Korean retailer Mega Mart took the wraps off its first U.S. store on Oct. 8,...

September 9, 2010

Macy’s expanding its open-sell beauty concept

Macy's said Thursday it will expand its in-store, open-sell Impulse Beauty concept to 54 locations...

March 16, 2008

Retail sales in health and beauty rise as other aspects in economy fall

Makeup sales are continuing to rise, even though retail sales in February were down 0.9...