February 25, 2010
Don't Bet on a Retail Recovery
Consumers are spending more, but mostly it's a dead cat bounce.
February 19, 2010
Wal-Mart Apparel Disappoints
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. remains very much the king of the retail hill, but the discount giant’s continuing struggles with apparel last year have convinced analysts the company has yet to figure out exactly who it’s trying to dress.
February 2, 2010
Top 3 ecommerce Trends for 2010
Social media integration, improved metrics and mobile commerce are expected to see increased attention this year
February 2, 2010
FIT Team to Compete at World Retail Congress
Karabus Management co-sponsors an event to select the team from the Fashion Institute of Technology that will participate in an international student competition at the 2010 World Retail Congress in Berlin to develop the best retail concept for the future.
February 1, 2010
Stores Magazine - Keys to Success
As the economy slowly recovers, retailers are restructuring their operations to improve business and financial performance in 2010 and beyond.
January 19, 2010
CFO Study Highlights New Priorities
Retailers are taking a broader approach to inventory management, looking beyond merely cutting orders, according to a survey of CFOs of U.S. and Canadian retail chains by Karabus Management, a subsidiary of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Canada.
January 5, 2010
Ecommerce sales growing faster than store sales for many Canadian retailers
Canadian retailers are seeing more traffic than ever to their ecommerce websites, but many admit that they are not fully utilizing their ecommerce services, according to a recent report from Karabus Management.
January 4, 2010
Gauging Retail Shares: Challenging Year Ahead After a Buoyant 2009
Hello, 2010. Be kind. That’s retailers’ likely New Year’s wish as they hope their nascent sales turnaround follows the lead of the sector’s stocks, which rallied back 47.2 percent last year as the credit markets loosened and the recession eased.