In the first 6 mos of 2017, more shoppers "webroomed" than "showroomed" according to this study by @emarketer retail.emarketer.com/article/househ… #omnichannel

Now facing nearly three straight years of sales dips, Macy’s is attempting to fend off the challenges afflicting department stores around the country. trib.al/cZraH0v

Macy's e-commerce plan discussed here in this article from @sarahhalzak bloomberg.com/gadfly/article… #retail #ecommerce

BREAKING: Increase in U.S. retail sales in October signals resilient demand heading into the holiday shopping season bloom.bg/2jv1p4X

This from Brenda Washington: "And with online shopping, consumers are increasingly realizing they don’t need to do all their shopping on one day. The majority would prefer to shop in the second week of December." fastcompany.com/40496309/black…

Once again, Old Navy is the star of the show for The Gap #retail #ecommerce bloomberg.com/gadfly/article… via Sarah Halzack

In this year's holiday twist, Best Buy is selling Barbies and J.C. Penney has TVs strib.mn/2zNazAj

Deep dive by Phil Wahba on Macy's and how this Christmas season is truly do or die fortune.com/2017/11/20/mac… #retail #BlackFriday #BlackFriday2017

This helpful cheatsheet from Shareen Pathak breaks down everything you need to know about #Amazon Advertising digiday.com/marketing/chea… via Digiday #clipnsave #AMS #AMG

Stay on top of #retailtech trends with these #retailIT blogs! tech.mg/SmK4pC via BizTech Magazine

Interesting review of how Coca Cola uses #AI and #BigData to individualize customer experience. forbes.com/sites/bernardm… via @forbes

High-end stores that don’t actually sell anything are the future of #retail qz.com/1135230 via Quartz

From @Adage: The restaurant business must embrace digital transformation, faces unique challenges ==> adage.com/article/deloit…

Arby's to acquire Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.4B in restaurant shakeup usat.ly/2BkbkhF via @usatoday

Everlane to open first physical stores retaildive.com/news/everlane-… via Retail Dive + Daphne Howland

For the second year in a row, Business Insider has made a list of the top 50 most innovative Chief Marketing Officers. See who made the list ==> businessinsider.com/50-most-innova… #CMO

Kroger's stock shot up more than 11% in early trading this morning. Maybe Amazon won't conquer the grocery world after all bloomberg.com/gadfly/article…

Trends in retail, fitness, restaurant industries and thoughts on how brands must adapt from Heidi Froseth shoppermarketingmag.com/retail-intimac… Heidi Froseth via @path2purchaseIQ

The Whole Truth: A Wake-Up Call And Six Lessons For Emerging CPG Brands via @forbes forbes.com/sites/forbesag…

Retailers seek to inoculate themselves from competition with strong private-label offering, build new ones from scratch ==> bloomberg.com/gadfly/article… via A Gadfly