Industry Headlines: March 14, 2013
- Sales at U.S. Retailers Advance by Most in Five Months: Retail jumped by much more than analysts expected. (Bloomberg)
- Which Is Better For Retail Sales, Online Or Offline Customer Engagement? The online are going off, the offline are going online. So what’s going on? (Forbes)
- UK on track for triple dip: Two months of declining economy could spell a third trip into recession. (The Telegraph)
- Target puts boutique Shops on hiatus: In-store boutiques are out, designer partnershops remain in. (StarTribune)
- Retail Gains Jobs in February: The unemployment rate dips, and retail is a big part of it. (Women’s Wear Daily – subscription required)
- Etsy Partners With Nordstrom, West Elm: More Mall Stores In Store?: The online marketplace is making partners around the retail world. (Forbes)
- Healthy offerings on retail menu at shopping centers: Fitness and health retailers are filling out neighborhoods centers. (USA Today)
- In religious retail, Benedict can’t hold a votive candle to John Paul II: The business of new popes through the lens of retail (The Globe and Mail)
