Store Systems

Store Closings: Retail Closures Could Reach 12,000 by Year’s End

Announced store closures have already exceeded the total for 2018 and already in July there have been announcements from Fred’s, Charming Charlie, and Dressbarn and more. Review the latest in retail store closings for 2019.

David's Bridal Announces Chief Store Experience and Supply Chain Officers

The specialty apparel retailer has named two industry veterans to top c-suite positions as it furthers its omnichannel evolution. See who joined the David’s Bridal team and the roles they will fill as the retailer continues to digitally transform.

Retail CEOs Who Got Fired for Missing Tipping Points

See the list of 14 CEOs who failed to navigate disruption and join RIS as we break out five recent memorable CEO oustings.

Hollister’s Intimates Brand Triples Store Count

Gilly Hicks by Hollister is tripling its standalone presence with a series of popup shops and a new data-fueled approach. See where the intimates brand is setting up and how it will separate itself from the crowd.

Experts’ Analysis: Amazon Prime Day Wrap Up

Amazon Prime Day has come to an end. The e-commerce maven says this year’s Prime Day was the “largest shopping event in Amazon history.” Get the details and hear takeaways from experts to keep in mind as you prepare for the holiday shopping season approaching.

Brad Weston Lands CEO Gig

The former Petco CEO is headed to a leading specialty retailer to head up its strategic growth initiatives and lead all aspects of the company’s retail operations. See where he is headed and the new role he will play.

Giant Eagle Goes Live With Checkout-Free Tech

The grocer is deploying a computer vision platform that allows customers to simply grab and go, enabling shoppers to skip the POS lane entirely. Learn the details of the new checkout-free experience.

Hari Govind Named SVP of Tech Infrastructure and Operations

The former Facebook executive is headed to a massive retailer to oversee its tech team operations. See where the industry vet is headed and the role he will fill at his new company.

Kroger Names Location of Another High-Tech Fulfillment Center

Grocery retailer Kroger and online grocery retailer Ocado have announced the location of a third planned high-tech customer fulfillment center. The $55 million investment is expected to create more than 400 new jobs and be operational in 2021.

Walmart Goes Live With Next-Gen Associate Scheduling

Associates can now seamlessly view schedules, swap shifts and pick up shifts at more than 4,600 Walmart locations. Learn more about the system and how it walks the thin line between scheduling for company need and providing consistency for workers.

Shopper Tracking: You Can't Improve What You Can't Measure

Stores used to be a black hole of accurate and meaningful shopper metrics, but thanks to major advancements in in-store tracking technology stores are now a treasure trove of shopper data and insight.

Retail’s Best Places to Work

Attracting and maintaining top talent is an operational necessity. But it remains a constant challenge for retailers in today’s hyper competitive job market. See which retailers joined Wegmans and REI on this annual ranking of the best companies to work for.

Kroger’s Digital Sales Soar, Will Serve Entire Nation by Year’s End

The nation’s biggest grocer continues to scale its reach thanks to digital and fulfillment initiatives that will put it in front of every U.S. consumer by the end of the year. Learn the details of its massive expansion.

3 Steps to Improve Employee Records Management

When employee documentation is still located in clunky paper file folders the processes for digitizing and securely storing those documents seems overwhelming. Here are three steps to get started.