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Dollar Tree Partners with Uber Eats for Delivery from Nearly 9,000 Stores

Dollar Tree has partnered with Uber Eats for same-day on-demand delivery from its nearly 9,000 stores across the country. Uber has now…

Walgreens, Now Privately Held, Names New CEO

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), now privately owned following its March 2025 $10 billion acquisition by Sycamore Partners, has named Mike Motz as…

Exclusive Q&A: Why Tariff Upheavals Create a Space to Talk About Circular Commerce

One can argue about the economic value of tariffs themselves, but the uncertainty of U.S. trade policy under the current administration is…

Unravelling Risk: Why Climate is Fashion’s Next Financial Reckoning

In fashion, timing is everything. But climate change is turning the industry’s greatest strength – speed – into a liability. The sector’s…

Warby Parker Teams Up with College Football QB Arch Manning

Warby Parker has inked a three-year partnership with Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning, a glasses wearer since the age of three and…

UPDATE: New Claire’s Owner to Keep Nearly 800 Stores Open

[Update as of Aug. 27, 2025] More details about Ames Watson’s plans for Claire’s have been reported by WWD, citing court documents….

Staples to Pilot Stanton Optical Shop-in-Shops this Fall in Pennsylvania

Staples has partnered with Now Optics to bring the company’s Stanton Optical retail brand into its stores this fall, starting with locations…

Why U.S. Retailers Should Take a Page from Europe’s In-Store Advertising Playbook

Modern retail media is built on clicks, but the overwhelming majority of conversions still happen in the aisles. Every square foot between…

Skechers to Reward College Designers with Paws for a Cause Scholarship

For the third year, Skechers will sponsor the Paws for a Cause Design Scholarship, rewarding college students and helping pets in need…

Save A Lot Promotes COO to Top Post

Save A Lot has named Bill Mayo, the supermarket’s current COO, as its new CEO. Current leader Fred Boehler will be stepping…

Lululemon Names First C-Level AI Officer

Lululemon has tapped AI and retail veteran Ranju Das for a newly created position, Chief AI and Technology Officer, effective Sept. 2,…

How Pre-Orders Give Brands Flexibility to Thrive During Unprecedented Times

Think back five years. COVID-19 had a ripple effect on the global supply chain, throwing the retail industry into upheaval. Brands pivoted…

The Tech Retailers are Eyeing: AI, Yes, but also RFID and Mobile POS

As one of the industry’s largest providers of retail technology, Aptos is intimately attuned to retailers’ challenges and needs. This year at…

Dillard’s Buys Longview, Texas Mall that it Anchors

Department store retailer Dillard’s and mixed-use real estate developer Trademark Property Co., have purchased the 646,000-square-foot Longview Mall in Longview, Texas, where…

Urban Outfitters Features New and Vintage Levi’s in Second ‘On Rotation’ Iteration

Urban Outfitters (UO) has teamed up with Levi’s for its second On Rotation shop-in-shop program, designed to create a one-of-a-kind denim destination…

Best Buy and Microsoft Celebrate Teens’ Creativity with Limited-Edition Tablet Covers

Best Buy and Microsoft have collaborated to produce a limited-edition version of the Microsoft Surface 13” Keyboard (a.k.a. Type Covers) decorated with…

Are Influencers Losing Value or is Your Business Leaving Impact on the Table?

Spoiler alert: Many brands are not reaching their full impact when it comes to working with influencers. What was once considered a…

NBCUniversal Research: Consumers Won’t Skimp on Back-to-School — but They Will Spend Carefully

Schools are already open in some parts of the country, but the 2025 back-to-school (BTS) shopping season still has a few weeks,…

Aldi to Set up Shop in NYC’s Times Square in 2026

Discount supermarket Aldi will enter the Midtown Manhattan area next year with a 25,000-square-foot store on 42nd Street at the edge of…

Security Association Seeks Members for New Retail Advisory Board

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has created a Retail Security Advisory Board and is calling for SIA member volunteers to join the…

Temu Streamlines U.S. Seller Onboarding Processes

China-based discount retailer Temu has adopted solutions from Rithum (formerly CommerceHub and ChannelAdvisor) to simplify onboarding of U.S. sellers. Now, Rithum users…

The Future of Agentic AI Ecosystems in Retail

Agentic AI, where autonomous agents perform actions on behalf of people, may be relatively new, but it’s advancing at a rapid pace….

Fabletics Deploys RFID-Powered Inventory Management Solution

Fabletics has launched the gStore SaaS retail solution from GreyOrange in 74 of its 100+ stores, giving managers and associates a real-time…

Tops Partners with Healthcare Benefits Provider to Streamline Healthy Purchases

Tops Friendly Markets has integrated the Basket Adjudication Service (BAS) from supplemental healthcare benefits provider NationsBenefits at its point-of-sale. The BAS provides…

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