Retail
Virtual Roundtable: Fashion retail wakes from hibernation
From the C-Suite newsletter: Leaders at Hudson’s Bay, Indochino, CF and GroupM discuss reopening strategies.
Reitmans to close Thyme Maternity and Addition Elle
The company plans to permanently shutter 131 stores as it looks to optimize its retail footprint following creditor protection.
The new retail environment
Consumers have built increasingly complex shopping experiences for themselves, from what they buy to how they buy it.
The Shoe Company and DSW try on a new retail approach
To draw customers back to a highly tactile environment, the retailers have revamped stores and embraced new digital habits.
Lowe’s makes DIY a way to (safely) get out of the house
New campaigns for Rona and Reno-Depot go after targets with different experience levels, but an equal desire to be outside.
Hardware retailers prepare to keep being helpful
Home Hardware and Home Depot have been adapting what draws customers into their stores to the world of distanced retail.
Which categories were hit hardest at the start of the pandemic?
Ed Strapagiel’s analysis shows clothing and auto are facing the toughest road to recovery.
What are the new consumer segments?
Jackman Reinvents breaks down changing attitudes that are now driving consumers (and how to reach them).
The Beer Store helps you pay back the people you owe a drink
The retailer prepares for summer by positioning its value proposition as a way to thank neighbours that helped us in recent months.
Roots names new CEO
The retailer makes Meghan Roach’s leadership role permanent as it begins to grapple with the fallout of COVID-19.
Young people more cautious about economy reopening
A survey from H+K also reveals that nearly half of respondents in four provinces believe ‘business as usual’ is happening too quickly.
What will make customers feel safe in your store?
The latest IMI research breaks down how to soothe consumer concerns and drive brand affinity as the economy reopens.
Has the online grocery boom changed Toronto’s Fresh City Farms for good?
Why the organic grocer went through with a physical retail expansion amid unheard-of demand for online grocery.
Reitmans files for creditor protection
The already struggling retailer says a planned restructuring will include “optimizing” its bricks-and-mortar footprint.
Aldo files for bankruptcy protection in the midst of transformation
COVID-19 caused a dramatic loss of revenue and increase in losses that put the retailer’s plans off the rails.
