The Next E-commerce Emerging Market: The Middle East
By far the largest economic engine in the United Arab Emirates over the past five years is e-commerce. Dubai’s population is approximately 3.2 million, over half of which is comprised of foreign nationals who are moving in droves to the UAE simply for one thing—work. This is now creating a global melting pot that is driving the demand for retail e-commerce. With all this growth brings growing pains for certain businesses, including the transportation industry.
Retailers Urge Tenn. Supreme Court to Uphold Felony Conviction for Serial Shoplifters
This term the Tennessee Supreme Court will decide whether the state of Tennessee can use its burglary statute to prosecute serial shoplifters who have...
Learnings in the Quick-Service Restaurant Segment
Over the years, LP Magazine has interviewed a number of executives in the casual and quick-service restaurant industry as well as published contributed articles...
Back-to-School Shopping Survey Finds In-Store Purchases Will Outpace Online
A 2019 US Back-to-School Shopping Trends survey of more than 1,100 consumers revealed that an overwhelming majority of respondents will be doing their back-to-school shopping in store this year, with less than 2 percent of respondents stating that they plan to do all their back-to-school shopping online.
5 Ways to Take Aim at Moving LP Targets: BOPIS and Cashier-less Checkout
Loss prevention is a moving target. Every time a new retail strategy is put in place, such as buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS), it’s up to loss prevention professionals to devise countermeasures to combat the new theft opportunities that arise. Best Buy, Acme Markets, and Wegmans loss prevention executives give their recommendations.
Five Companies That Are Truly Living Their Brand
Too many companies think brand-building belongs to the marketing department. But actually, it’s everyone’s business according to brand strategist Lindsay Pedersen. Retailers of all...
They’re Back! Three Retailers Once Thought Dead Are Rising from the Ashes
We have talked a lot about the changing retail landscape and the struggles of major iconic brands such as Sears, JCPenney and Macy’s. These...
Retail Resurgence: 90 Percent of Gen Z Shoppers Have Made an In-Store Purchase Within...
Nearly 60 percent of 1,009 young people polled said they’ve visited a mall within the last week and almost 90 percent have made an...
Day 1 of the 2019 NRF PROTECT Loss Prevention Conference and Expo
“Over the next several days loss prevention professionals will have the opportunity to equip themselves with valuable industry knowledge, techniques, and the latest technologies so they can tackle their biggest loss prevention challenges” said NRF executive Bob Moraca.
How to Improve Your Customer Conversion Rate
While declining store traffic continues to dominate the headlines and remains the reason most frequently cited for lackluster store performance, it’s only part of the story.