Merchandising
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Target sets new "Threshold" for home with new private label program
HTT Staff, May 16, 2012Minneapolis - As an improving economic climate encourages Target shoppers to shop discretionary categories, the discount chain is giving a facelift to its private "Target Home" brand with a name change and a revamping of merchandise. More
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ShopNBC to expand home, narrows 1Q loss
HTT Staff, May 16, 2012Minneapolis - Putting more emphasis on other departments as it makes consumer electronics a less critical category, Shop NBC will invest in people and inventory as it moves toward its goal of having home account for 45% to 50% of sales. More
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JCPenney unveils new home brands
HTT Staff, May 15, 2012New York - JCPenney at its meeting with analysts here Tuesday evening unveiled a host of new brands for the home department, which will be revamped as of March 1, 2013 with a Martha Stewart shop as its anchor. More
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TJX: HomeGoods brand ‘more and more powerful'
HTT Staff, May 15, 2012Framingham, Mass. - Reflecting on the strong first quarter, TJX ceo talked up the HomeGoods division during the company's quarterly conference call this morning. More
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Target tops for value in Harris poll
HTT Staff, May 15, 2012New York - For the second year in a row, consumers named Target the Value Retail Brand of the Year, according to the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend (EQ) study. Kohl's was top-ranked among department stores, and Nordstrom scored the highest among luxury department stores. More
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Initial impact of JCPenney pricing shift to be discovered tomorrow
HTT Staff, May 14, 2012Plano, Texas - Late tomorrow afternoon, JCPenney's ceo will face analysts for the first time since he unveiled the company's ambitious makeover plan in February. More
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Target announces next set of collaborators for The Shops at Target
HTT Staff, May 14, 2012Minneapolis - The first group of short-run shop concept shops in Target stores is barely a week old, but the retailer has Tweeted the identities of the next group of brands its will carry beginning Sept. 9. More
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Ikea building its largest North American store in Montreal
Michael J. Knell, May 14, 2012Montreal - Ikea Canada has begun the expansion of one of its two stores here in North America's largest French-speaking city, which when completed in summer 2013 will be the company's largest outlet in North America with 469,694 square feet of retail space. More
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Ecommerce sales rose 17% in first quarter
HTT Staff, May 10, 2012Reston, Va. - Retail ecommerce sales posted their 10th consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth during the first quarter, up 17% to $44.3 billion, according to digital analytics firm comScore Inc. More
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Macy's coy on Martha in reporting strong Q1 sales
HTT Staff, May 9, 2012Cincinnati - Home was among the strongest performers at Macy's Inc. during a quarter that beat Wall Street expectations, with the Macy's stores' Hotel and Charter Club brands singled out as the strongest private labels in the department. More
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Lowe's revamps exec roles
HTT Staff, May 9, 2012Mooresville, N.C. - After naming Gregory Bridgeford chief customer officer last month, a new position, Lowe's is re-crafting key posts in merchandising, operations and strategic development. More
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Kmart expanding Sofia Vergara into home
HTT Staff, May 8, 2012Hoffman Estates, Ill. - Kmart will launch a home collection by "Modern Family" actress Sofia Vergara, whose exclusive apparel line debuted at Kmart last fall. More
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Sears launches localized specials in 12 states, two metro areas
HTT Staff, May 7, 2012Hoffman Estates, Ill. - Local deals are now available in 12 states as well as the San Francisco and Pittsburgh markets through SearsLocalAd.com, which provides shoppers with hundreds of local deals beyond the weekly Sears print circular or sears.com and shows in real time how many items are in stock at a particular Sears store. More
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Z Gallerie partners with International Checkout to sell overseas
Alex Lemonde-Gray, May 7, 2012Van Nuys, Calif. - Home accents retailer Z Gallerie has partnered with International Checkout to handle the retailer's overseas operations including shipping, customer service and returns, the companies said. More
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The Foundary launches extended-sale shops
HTT Staff, April 27, 2012Omaha, Neb. - Flash sales site The Foundary yesterday evening unveiled its Specialty Shops concept, where items will be available for purchase from 14 to 45 days as opposed to the site's traditional three-day sales window. More
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JCPenney announces more exec moves
HTT Staff, April 26, 2012Plano, Texas - JCPenney has made additions and promotions to its executive staff across the disciplines of logistics, store design and communications. More
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Family Dollar maintains discretionary offerings, but taking more "cautious" approach
HTT Staff, April 25, 2012New York - As its lower-income core customer base continues to be challenged by the economy, Family Dollar is increasingly adopting a guarded approach to its discretionary categories, including home. More
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Dollar General works hard to live up to name; vouches for non-consumables
HTT Staff, April 24, 2012New York - Even though consumables is its fastest growing business and considered a traffic driver, discount department store chain Dollar General stressed it continues to be an old-fashioned general store retailer where all merchandise categories are created equal. More
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Lowe's promotes two into new posts
HTT Staff, April 23, 2012Moorseville, N.C. - Lowe's late last week promoted Gregory Bridgeford chief customer officer and Rick Damron to chief operating officer, both newly created positions. More
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TJX exec is new Burlington chief merchant
HTT Staff, April 20, 2012Burlington, N.J. - Burlington Coat Factory will have a new head of merchandising next week as Paul Metcalf takes up the post of evp/chief merchandising officer, the company said as it announced its year-end results this morning. More
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