Macy’s Black Friday 2014 Sale Starts at 6pm Thanksgiving Day


Macy's confirmed today that the Macy's Black Friday 2014 Sale in stores starts already at 6pm. As reported a couple days ago, the 6pm start time has already leaked via an internal email. This is...

Macy’s Black Friday 2014 Sale Starts 6pm Thanksgiving Day


The Macy's Black Friday sale started at 8pm on Thanksgiving Day last year. That could change this year. An alleged internal email has leaked online that prepares employees for Macy's Black Friday...

Macy’s Black Friday Uncovered


Macy's Black Friday 2014 ReportDepartment stores, to many people, seem like a part of a bygone era. In reality, there are many that are still doing well and Black Friday is an excellent example of...

The App That Zaps Sales Reps, SuperSolver Takes Cues From Apple’s Sales Playbook


David Montoya didn’t like being a lawyer and hated being a CPA. In rapid succession, the MBA with a law degree cycled through a white shoe law firm and a Big Four accounting firm before finally...

Delivering Retail Sales Through Analytics With AgilOne


Retailers have known for the longest time that selling more products to an existing customer is generally easier than converting a new customer. This was a fact hundreds of years ago in the village...
    






JCPenney Store Closings


The ultimate motive behind anything is profit (of any kind). And J.C. Penney is no exception to the rule. Like many other retailers and business enterprises that have chosen lean thinking, the...
    






EverSense introduced at CES its new ‘Aura’ iBeacons for room temperature control


“Auras” are small iBeacons that will soon become an addition to the EverSense smart thermostat. It will allow iBeacons to ‘sense’ nearby iOS devices and adjust the room temperature accordingly. After...
    






Macy’s Job Cuts Affect 2500 Workers


Macy’s is ready to let go of some of its baggage. The extra ballast in the form of 2,500 jobs that are to be vacated is a key component of a well-thought-out scheme. Already, after the decision was...
    






Five Of The Smartest Retail Moves In 2013


Retailers reeled from all manner of missteps, blunders and outright fiasco’s this year – from Abercrombie & Fitch’s image battering no-large-sizes ethos to J.C. Penney’s sales hemorrhaging coupon...