Monthly Archives: May 2012

Macy’s to Ship Online Orders from Stores

Posted on May 28, 2012 by bermanevansretail

According to the Wall Street Journal, Macy’s intends to utilize more than one-third of its stores as online-sales fulfillment centers. By shipping from sales locations, Macy’s hopes to better balance its warehouse inventory with sales-floor inventory and take on challenges posed by … Continue reading →

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A Technological In-Store Extravaganza for Tropicana

Posted on May 27, 2012 by bermanevansretail

As reported by Shareen Pathak in Advertising Age: “+Castro, the creative hot shop, led by innovation director Nico Pimentel, created a brilliant point-of-sale installation that combined water and augmented reality to launch the Tropicana Twister in Argentina. Here’s how it works: … Continue reading →

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Retail Revolution: A Trendwatching Story

Posted on May 27, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Read about “etail is retail is etail” by clicking the photo.

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