Appealing to the cultural and economic specifics of a foreign market is the key to getting consumers to shop more frequently and spend more.

Although back-to-school shopping started earlier this year, families are slowly tackling their supplies lists. According to the National Retail Federation's annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, the average family with children in grades K-12 has completed almost half (48 percent) of their shopping as of early August, slightly down from last year (50 percent).

Apparel is the most popular retail category among all channels, according to a survey by OneStop Internet. The survey revealed that apparel is driving online growth, with 45 percent of respondents saying they plan to buy more clothing online than any other retail category in the next year.

JDA Software Group, Inc. has partnered with the Category Management Association (CMA) on a new version of CMA's CatMan application.

The jobs of nearly 90 percent of garment and footwear workers in Cambodia and Vietnam are at risk from automated assembly lines – or "sewbots" – according to a new report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

Eco360 LLC, a subsidiary of EcoArk Holdings Inc., has partnered with Teradata to address supply-chain and retail inventory management.

Challenge: A large retailer needed an efficient and cost-effective way to handle products returning from stores into the reverse-logistics channel. The company was searching for a better way to manage merchandise for redeployment, return-to-vendor and liquidation.

Challenge: Today's 3PLs need every advantage to make them consistently more attractive to diverse client types year round.