Chico’s FAS has implemented e-commerce fulfillment for items that are out-of-stock in its stores. The capability will also be extended to fulfill from stores when an item is out of stock on the retailer’s website.
New research finds that millennials prefer shopping in stores rather that online, reports Women’s Wear Daily.
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Eva Mendes, known for always being fashion-forward, was named the new face of international luxury eyewear maker Luxottica. According to her interview in ELLE Magazine, she was the perfect choice for the campaign.
Merchants wear many hats within multichannel organizations. They are trend synthesizers, product experts, customer listeners, storytellers and brand-builders. They are often the passionate founders of unique offerings to a targeted niche audience (think Chuck Williams of venerable cookware retailer Williams-Sonoma).
The retail industry has long been chastised for not moving fast enough when it comes to technology innovation. Perhaps we are now making up for lost time as the industry has changed rapidly over the past ten years alone and retailers are investing in new solutions to keep pace.
Kohl’s Department Stores announced the opening of eight stores, bringing approximately 1,000 new jobs nationwide. The company now operates 1,134 stores in 49 states.
