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Bold Colors and Shapes Define the New Joe Fresh Flagship in Toronto

The newly opened Joe Fresh flagship store in Toronto offers an energizing experience that embodies the brand’s essence with a youthful, fashion-forward…

Southeastern Grocers Debuts IPO

Southeastern Grocers — parent company of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie — has launched an initial public offering of…

Costco Launches Curbside Pickup Pilot in New Mexico

Costco is offering curbside pickup at three Albuquerque locations through a partnership with Instacart. All three locations are offering a selection of…

WSJ Report: Belk Lenders Try to Keep Retailer Out of Bankruptcy Court

Belk, and its lenders including KKR and Blackstone, are attempting to avoid filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection via an out-of-court deal,…

NRF 2021: High-Level Insights from Lowe’s, Chewy, Alibaba and Wayfair

Necessity forced the National Retail Federation Big Show from the physical world into the virtual one, but its reputation for insightful presentations…

Lightspeed Integrates Retail and Supplier Supply Chain Data for Greater Flexibility

Omnichannel commerce provider Lightspeed has launched the Lightspeed Supplier Network for North American retailers. The fully integrated stock ordering solution aims to…

Sensormatic Solutions Launches Platform to Combine Insights from Across Data Sets

Sensormatic Solutions has launched Sensormatic IQ, an intelligent operating platform for retail designed to increase visibility into operations and shopper insights. The…

Getting Retail Website Localization Right the First Time

The term localization for many retail professionals and marketers is closely linked to advertising localization — serving culturally appropriate advertising to key…

Kroger Pilots AI-Powered Shopping Cart

Kroger is testing an AI-powered shopping cart at a Cincinnati store, enabling shoppers to scan items and pay directly on the cart…

Qurate, NRF Foundation to Shine Spotlight on Diverse Small Businesses

Qurate Retail Group (parent company of HSN, QVC and Zulily) and the National Retail Federation Foundation are expanding their joint Small Business…

RetailROI Raises $210K with First Virtual Event

Since 2011, the Retail Orphan Initiative (RetailROI) has worked with the retail industry to raise funds to help vulnerable children worldwide. In…

Pinterest Partners with Solution Providers to Streamline Creation of Multiple Unique Ads

Pinterest has created a new badge, Dynamic Creative, that will let advertisers, including retailers, partner with platforms to design performance-driven pins with…

Barneys is Back, via Saks Fifth Avenue, in New York and Connecticut

Iconic luxury retailer Barneys New York has been brought back to life inside Saks Fifth Avenue’s New York City flagship via a…

Money Talks: Retailers Drop Brands Related to Trump Conspiracy Theories

Following the violent mob storming the U.S. Capitol this month, major retailers are distancing themselves from brands affiliated with spreading conspiracy theories…

Report: Birkenstock Could Seek Sale Valued at Nearly $5 Billion

Birkenstock is reportedly exploring a sale to private equity firm CVC that could value the company at more than $4.85 billion including…

Saving Shoppers from the Sea of Sameness

Picture yourself walking into a mattress store. Your hips and back hurt from your sagging mattress. You’re tired, you’re irritable — and…

Exclusive Q&A: Marketplaces Large and Small Benefited from COVID Ecommerce Surge

There’s a somewhat cynical (and often accurate) saying: No matter what happens, the rich get richer. Translated into the world of online…

GNC Partners With Girl Scouts to Sell Cookies Safely

GNC will host socially-distant cookie booths at select locations in support of Girl Scouts of the USA’s annual Girl Scout Cookie Program….

The 2021 NRF Big Show Chapter 2 Goes Virtual

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has moved Chapter 2 of its 2021 Big Show from an in-person to a virtual event. The…

Walmart Ecommerce Chief to Step Down, Work With Startups

Marc Lore, President and CEO of U.S. Ecommerce at Walmart, will retire at the end of January 2021. He will maintain a…

Office Depot Rejects Staples $2.1 Billion Bid, Remains Open to Other Options

Office Depot has rejected a $2.1 billion takeover bid from its rival Staples, according to a letter sent by Joseph Vassalluzzo, Chairman…

Yes You Can Compete Against Amazon: Recent Studies Suggest Retail Strategies

When it comes to ecommerce, retailers — especially small retailers — have long felt that attempting to compete with Amazon is a…

NRF 2021: Ulta, Home Depot Make the Business Case for Social Responsibility

Between COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer and the recent insurgence at the United States Capitol, 2020 was a…

Staffing, Sanitizing and Storeside Pickup: Lessons from the 2020 Retail Holiday Season

Another retail holiday season has come and gone — and the 2020 season was unlike anything we’ve ever seen. New research from…

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