The marriage between brick-and-mortar stores and their e-commerce outposts was an inevitable one. The wedding, predictably, was lavish and multifaceted. And the honeymoon stretch includes lots of instances in which the sweet, smart logic of the union is on full display.

Just as the Germans have added a third gender that gives parents another box to consider ticking at their baby’s birth, a new concept shop in New York has introduced another category to the retail industry. To brick-and-mortar and online stores, add the notion of the permanent but ever-evolving pop-up shop.

Most folks don’t include chips and chocolate on their shopping lists — but they return home from the store with the stuff in their bags. The market for these goodies is largely courtesy of impulse purchases, impetuously made by shoppers who can’t resist their siren’s call from the retail shelves.

The argument around which retailers should have the right to sell hooch in this country is exasperating, emotional and enduring. Recent developments make the subject ripe for a recap.

The Canadian government is shining a (decidedly less environmentally friendly) light on its efforts to become more energy efficient, of late. In early October, the feds announced a proposal to pull back on their previously ambitious plans to overhaul Canada’s energy efficiency standards for light bulbs. Citing a desire to increase consumer choice and economically integrate our standards with those …

Just like a resourceful merchant, learn the ropes behind erecting pop up shops as they continue to grow in popularity in this inventive retail age.

In “Retail Rebooted,” the latest trend report out of New York-based marketing communications big shot JWIntelligence, a trio of key trends delivering change to the retail arena are revisited. The result of a quantitative and qualitative burst of research conducted among American and British retail players, experts and influencers, the report revises its take on three critical developments it identified …

Check out the 11 tips that you should follow while selecting your store's fixtures so that consumers are compelled to reach out for their wallets.

Retail workers, too often shuffled to the bottom of the deck when considering powerful occupations in this country, have been revealed to, perhaps, have the most power of all.