Category: Shopping
Macy’s new Backstage chain aims to appeal to shoppers who want to treasure hunt.
The store, which is opening next week in Elmhurst, Queens, is about the same size as a T.J. Maxx and offers Calvin Klein, Sunglass Hut and many of the other designer brands that shoppers come to expect at Macy’s department stores.
But the outlet is distinctly different from Macy’s department stores. Backstage is working with new brands, like Fila and Reebok, and new labels like Elf in the beauty section. And whereas shoppers can get basics like suits and makeup at Macy’s, Backstage is meant more for treasure hunting, the company says.
http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/08/27/a-look-at-macys-outlet-stores
J.C. Penney focuses on omnichannel growth after better-than-expected results
New omnichannel executive hires at J.C. Penney Co. are being charged with growing the company’s online sales, which Chief Executive Marvin Ellison said Friday had “accelerated sequentially from the first quarter” and drove business to the company’s brick-and-mortar locations.
J.C. Penney JCP, +0.23% announced on Aug. 3 that it had hired Michael Amend to serve as executive vice president of omnichannel. He was formerly vice president of online, mobile and omnichannel for Home Depot Inc. HD, +0.20%
ANGRY CUSTOMERS TO DITCH TARGET STORES AFTER THEY REMOVE GENDER-BASED SIGNAGE
The department store chain announced what it called “something exciting” Friday. After some customers complained about certain toys’ being designated as appropriate for girls, it is doing away with signs denoting gender classifications.
Target Ditches Gender Labels on Toys, Home and Entertainment
What’s in Store: Moving Away from Gender-based Signs
TARGET DITCHES GENDER LABELS ON TOYS, HOME AND ENTERTAINMENT
In an statement posted to their website on Friday, Target announced they were moving away from gendered signs in stores.
“Over the past year, guests have raised important questions about a handful of signs in our stores that offer suggestions based on gender,” the posting read.
http://www.infowars.com/target-ditches-gender-labels-on-toys-home-and-entertainment/
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