Caitlin Palmieri

As we move closer to the end of the year, we wanted to highlight some of the retailers that have found success in 2018, and offer insights into why. For the last several weeks, we've profiled select companies on Total Retail's Top 100 Fastest-Growing Retailers report. This week we feature Publix, a Lakeland, Fla.-based supermarket…

Starbucks announced this week that it will cut 5 percent of its corporate workforce. CNBC reports about 350 employees in marketing, creative, product, technology and store development will be impacted, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said in a memo. Starbucks has been plagued with lagging U.S. sales for several quarters. The coffee giant has scaled back…

In this special episode of Total Retail Talks, recorded at the recent Total Retail Tech conference, Brian Schultz, senior director, e-commerce and digital product management for Crate and Barrel, gives a presentation on how the furniture and home decor retailer is using computer-generated imagery (CGI) on its website and in marketing materials to cut costs and…

It’s estimated that by 2025, online grocery could make up 25 percent of grocery sales — a tremendous jump from its current position of 2 percent of sales. This week, CPG brands and grocery retailers from across the country joined at the first annual Groceryshop conference, held in Las Vegas, to discuss the businesses, issues…

Fast-fashion brand bebe has partnered with private equity firm Bluestar Alliance to acquire the Brookstone brand and related assets. The acquisition opens new doors for wholesale distribution of Brookstone products to some of the largest retailers across the U.S. The Associated Press reports as part of the deal that 30 Brookstone airport store locations will…

In this special episode of Total Retail Talks, recorded at last month's Total Retail Tech conference, Guido Campello, CEO of Cosabella, gives a presentation on how the luxury lingerie brand is using artificial intelligence (AI) across its organization, from marketing (e.g., email automation) to website optimization (e.g., A/B testing) to product personalization.

Below you will find the full-length videos of our keynote presentations at Total Retail Tech, an event held in September 2018 that brought together retail executives and leaders for content and conversations on the intersection of retail technology and marketing. The presentations of Scott Emmons, head of the digital innovation lab at Neiman Marcus; and…

On Tuesday, Target announced plans to roll out a new toy experience in stores and online, in time for the holiday shopping season. Changes include devoting more aisles to selling toys in stores, hosting play days in stores and making the new dedicated space “absolutely permanent” lasting beyond the gifting season. CNBC reports Target will…

This is an excerpt from an interview conducted with Scot and Jacq Tatelman, co-founders of STATE Bags, a New York-based startup that sells high-end bags and backpacks for men, women and children, while practicing a get one, give one model — for every STATE bag purchased, the company hand-delivers a backpack filled with school supplies and…

In episode 167 of Total Retail Talks, Danielle DiMaiolo Rendini, senior director of project management at Barneys New York, discusses how the luxury retailer's in-store experience has changed over the last few years. Rendini offers insights on how in-store technology has helped the legacy retailer compete in this new age of retail, why omnichannel experience…