Business News
Shoppers Prepare for Record Singles Day, China’s Biggest 1-Day Shopping Event
Alibaba was the first company to capitalize on the holiday in 2009, and it's now the biggest 24-hour shopping event.
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Business Ideas
Why There’s Nothing Outrageous About Urban Outfitters’ Request for ‘Free Work’
The retailer sent an email asking employees to work on the weekend with no overtime. But before you jump to conclusions, read this.
By Carly Okyle
Business News
The Clock Is Ticking for Bonobos
After eight years and $128 million raised, the men's clothing e-tailer has yet to reach 'escape velocity.'
Building a Business
This High-Tech Startup Is Using Science to Hack the Dress Shirt
Ministry of Supply is reengineering fabric to create higher performance clothing for the workplace.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Your Brand Is Not Too Good For That
You should be selling your brand everywhere. After all, that's where the customers are.
By Greg Shugar
Tech
This 29-Year Old Tailor Is Relentlessly Working to Overhaul the Menswear Fashion Industry
Combat Gent founder Vishaal Melwani is proving that high fashion and high tech don't have to mean high prices.
Marketing
Selling Your Product to a Big Chain in 5 Painstaking Steps
There are miles of shelf space in a big-box store. Getting a few feet of it for your product is an ordeal worth enduring.
By Zeynep Ilgaz
Building a Business
Gap Is Doing Everything It Can to Become Cool Again
With consumers embracing cheaper fast-fashion alternatives like H&M and Zara, the retailer has found itself in need of a makeover.
Thought Leaders
How Greats Footwear Puts Its Best Foot Forward
A modern footwear company reimagines classic styles.
By Jason Ankeny
Marketing
Tap Into the Growing Luxury Market By Understanding the Buyers
People who can easily afford full price look just as hard for a deal as those who can't.
By Oren Levy
Tech
Why Google’s New Beacon Platform Is a Threat to Apple’s iBeacon
While Apple's Bluetooth technology only works with iPhones, Google's Eddystone works with iOS and Android operating systems.
By Laura Entis
Tech
What Shoppers Are Searching for This Back-to-School Season, According to Google
The search giant released new research about shopping trends this morning, and confirmed its long-rumored 'buy button.'
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Conceived Online, Birchbox Embraces the Beauty of Brick and Mortar
With dreams of becoming the next Sephora, the online subscription beauty service is expanding its physical footprint.
By Laura Entis
Thought Leaders
This Company Is Bringing Customers Savings by Being the Costco of Small Businesses
Jet is out to reinvent pricing for online shopping.
Thought Leaders
An Entrepreneur’s Journey From Pro Football to Retail Contender
The focus and discipline required to succeed in professional sports helped this player envision a second career.
Business News
This Is the Apple Watch’s Secret Profit Weapon
It retails for $49 but costs only about $2.05 to make.
By Reuters
Building a Business
How to Find Your Inventory Sweet Spot
You are what you sell, so we'll help you learn to match the needs and wants of your customers to the right goods and prices.
Building a Business
6 Policies Your Retail Business Needs to Succeed
It's details like these that can make you a success or doom you to failure.
Thought Leaders
6 Overlooked Ways to Vastly Boost Traffic to Your Ecommerce Site
From creating a value-driven blog to publishing videos, here are a few ways to increase traffic to your online store.
Business News
In ‘Year of Apple Pay,’ Many Top Retailers Remain Skeptical
Despite the company's optimism, others aren't so sure.
By Reuters
Business News
Here’s When the Apple Watch Will Hit Retail Stores
Be prepared. The date is set.
By Reuters
Building a Business
How to Find the Right Location for Your Store
Location is key to a successful retail operation. Get the facts on how to decide where to base your business.
Building a Business
6 Low-Tech Ways to Reduce Shoplifting
Lighting and personal greetings are among the low-tech ways you and can make your store less attractive to thieves.
Online Presence
How Mobile Tech and Social Media Are Merging to Change the Shopping Experience
The near ubiquity of smartphones and the irresistible lure of social media are upending how retail is done, all over the world.
By Oren Levy
Online Presence
In the New Golden Age of Ecommerce, Social Collaboration is Key
Brands and retailers have improved their ability to reach consumers in their social habitat but wider ecommerce must find ways to integrate and offer similar experiences.
Building a Business
4 Tips on How to Prepare for This Year’s Surge of Indian Tourism
Are you doing everything you can to roll out the welcome mat?