Merchandising

In episode 404 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Donna Dozier Gordon, head of inclusion and diversity for region Americas at H&M, a global fashion brand offering the latest styles and inspiration for all. During the wide-ranging interview, Dozier Gordon discusses her role at H&M (1:40), the retailer's expansion of its extended size assortment…

Target is pulling some items from its Pride Collection off shelves following customer backlash, the company said Wednesday. Its LGBTQ+ products, launched at the beginning of May in acknowledgement of Pride Month in June, included more than 2,000 products, according to CNN. The items include clothing, accessories, mugs, shoes, books, pet accessories, and calendars. Target didn't…

As part of its annual Fastest-Growing Retailers report, which ranks the top 50 U.S-based, publicly traded companies based on year-over-year (YoY) sales growth, Total Retail profiles the top retailers in the ranking. This year that included a profile of Boot Barn, which increased its YoY sales by nearly 67 percent in its 2022 fiscal year, good for…

Planning for a new store location? If so, choosing the right strategies is critical to success. Here are various options that merchandise planning teams can consider. Inventory Planning for Your First Store If your company is preparing to launch its very first store, it’s an exhilarating and exhausting time. It’s also the time when your…

In this webinar, we’ll show the difference between the various types of traffic data.

While at Shoptalk 2023 in Las Vegas last week, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan spoke with Kristin Shane, chief merchandising officer at PetSmart, to learn more about the pet brand's agile merchandising strategies. Shane shares how PetSmart's merchant teams stay agile, the skills needed to be an effective retail merchant today, and how proprietary brands factor into the pet retailer's…

There’s no denying that more and more consumers are having products shipped to their homes. Yet the need for brick-and-mortar stores remains strong. And that makes it imperative for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands to prioritize building and maintaining retail partnerships. Just how important is physical shopping? A March 2022 PowerReviews survey showed that 95…

Amid economic turbulence, many retailers are revamping their marketing strategies to try and bring in more customers. However, increasing advertising spend is not the end-all-be-all solution to boosting their bottom lines. Instead, they can increase their revenue by more effectively capitalizing on the customer interactions they already have on their e-commerce platforms and outperforming competitors.…

The economic downturn is dramatically impacting consumer budgets, making shoppers think twice about their spending. This puts pressure on e-commerce merchants to adapt their online shopping experiences to maximize profitable conversions. Meeting this challenge requires a focus on five key areas: 1. Enhance e-commerce site search with dynamic ranking and merchandising. With every cent counting…

As Total Retail reported last week, H&M launched a resale program in collaboration with thredUP. “H&M Pre-Loved” offers shoppers an easy way to find secondhand pieces for their wardrobes. The new shop also continues the retailer’s sustainability mission of establishing circular business models for itself and customers. To learn more about its new resale program, Total Retail connected with Abigail…