Month: August 2016

Toys R Us announced the appointment of Melanie Teed-Murch as president, Toys R Us, Canada, effective Sept. 1.

Source: Toys ‘R’ Us promotes chief merchant to president

Freds announced it has promoted COO Michael K. Bloom to chief executive, effective Aug. 29.

Source: Fred’s names retail veteran as CEO

Uber riders in San Francisco and Los Angeles are getting even more benefits when they book a ride.

Source: Uber, Visa partner with local merchants to offer discounted rides

In effort to protect its organization from potential data breaches and prepare for the delivery of new omnichannel services, Davids Bridal is modernizing its failover network.

Source: David’s Bridal future-proofs in-store network

Sears Holding Corp. is hoping to capitalize on the upswing in home improvement projects.

Source: Sears reenters category it exited four years ago

Target Corp. is losing its top marketing honcho just months before it enters its most important selling season.

Source: Target’s top marketing exec heading off to Uber

Cyber-criminals have been wreaking so much havoc among retailers that there has been a 137% jump in fraud attacks over the past four quarters, an issue affecting $7 out of every $100 of retail sales, according to the latest PYMNTS.com Global Fraud Attack Index.

Source: Report: Fraud attacks spike over past four quarters

The CEO of Davids Bridal is out after three years on the job.

Source: David’s Bridal CEO steps down; replaced by former Gap head

From new store prototypes to merchandise changes, Abercrombie & Fitch has been investing in efforts to transform and update its namesake and Hollister brands.

Source: Abercrombie & Fitch has changed. But do consumers realize it?

Things are looking bleaker for bankrupt Aeropostale.

Source: End of the road for teen apparel retailer?