by Mike Duff | Jan 27, 2025 | Retail Articles
Foot traffic at retail, as assessed in the white paper by store visit researcher Placer.ai, was up at many major chains in the fourth quarter of 2024, but some exceptions crept into the mix. As such, according to Placer.ai, overall fourth quarter 2024 retail store...
by Mike Duff | Jul 22, 2024 | Retail Articles
TJX’s HomeSense and Kirkland’s Home topped their retail segments in the 2024 Newsweek America’s Best Retailers study of 7,000 consumers across the United States. Retailers receiving the highest scores in each category made the America’s Best Retailers 2024...
by Peter Giannetti | Apr 11, 2024 | Retail Articles, The Inspired Home Show, The Inspired Home Show 2024
To branding strategist Adrienne Weiss brand is a story. “It sounds like a throwaway line, but it’s not,” the CEO of Adrienne Weiss Corp. said at the recent Inspired Home Show during the show’s Inspiration Theater education program. “It’s literally at the heart of your...
by Mike Duff | Jun 20, 2023 | Retail Articles
Five Below has announced that Kristy Chipman will join the company as CFO and Treasurer on July 1, replacing Kenneth Bull, who was promoted to the COO role in March. Chipman previously was executive vice president, CFO and COO at Ruth’s Chris Hospitality Group....
by Mike Duff | Feb 8, 2023 | Retail Articles
Walmart U.S. has appointed Judy Werthauser as executive vp and chief people officer after an extensive search, the company announced in an internal memo obtained by HomePage News. Werthauser was chief experience officer with Five Below. She also was a board member at...