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Payment Providers Partner to Offer Buy Now, Pay Later Service

Afterpay and Adyen are working together to offer Afterpay’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) services to retailers. Merchants on Adyen can offer…

Amazon Fulfillment Center Workers in Alabama Reject Unionization

In a surprisingly lopsided outcome, workers at BHM1, the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala., rejected the opportunity to join the Retail,…

Amazon Rollup Elevate Brands Raises $12.5M, Acquires 20th Brand

FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) aggregator Elevate Brands, which acquires and operates Amazon third-party businesses, has raised an additional $12.5 million in bridge…

BJ’s Wholesale Club President and CEO Dies at Age 48

BJ’s Wholesale Club President and CEO Lee Delaney died unexpectedly on April 8 due to presumed natural causes. Bob Eddy, EVP, Chief…

eBay Promotes Product Authentication Services with In-Person Events in 5 U.S. Cities

eBay is hosting a series of in-person product authentication events for collectors across the country to promote its new online Authenticity Guarantee…

How Advanced Search Helped FastGrowingTrees.com Reach New Heights

It all started with the world’s fastest-growing tree — the Royal Empress Tree. That’s an auspicious place to start a business, but…

Direct Mail Takes Center Stage in the Hunt for Incremental Reach Beyond Facebook

DTC brands rose to prominence because they mastered the art and science of performance advertising on addressable platforms like Facebook. Facebook made…

The Future of Retail: BOPIS 2.0 and RFID Technology

Like many others, retail is currently in its most testing period, yet buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) is currently revolutionizing the…

Inventory Optimization Solution Provider Trax Secures $640M in Fresh Funding

Trax, a cloud-based solution that helps CPG brands and retailers optimize their inventory strategies through data and analytics, has secured $640 million…

rue21 Expands Size-Inclusive Product Offerings to 36 More Stores

Specialty retailer rue21 continues to invest in its size-inclusive product offering, extending its plus-size fashion to an additional 36 stores. This move…

Serta Simmons Embraces Digital by Adding Tuft & Needle Executive to C-Suite

Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) will promote a Tuft & Needle executive to a C-level position at the parent organization to drive the…

Hatch Opens New Dispensary with ‘High-Design’ Experience

Cannabis brand Hatch has opened a new location in Wheeling, Ill., featuring a reimagined high-design setting rooted in comfort and care, with…

Best Buy Trials New Membership Program Combining Support and Free Shipping in 60 Stores

Best Buy is piloting a new membership program called Best Buy Beta that will offer customers an array of benefits, including: exclusive…

Verizon Media, Catalina Partner to Deliver User-Level Marketing Insights

Verizon Media has entered a partnership with Catalina that will integrate Verizon Media’s first-party data with Catalina’s sales insights to power new…

How the Rise of the Conscious Consumer is Fueling Resale’s Rapid Growth

Not too long ago, the sale of secondhand goods was driven primarily by value: shoppers looking to avoid breaking the bank on…

The Benefits Of A Referral Program

Having a referral program is one of the most effective ways to get more customers down the sales funnel. A study found…

Podium Introduces Stationary and Mobile Card Readers

Communication and payments platform Podium has released Podium Card Readers, POS-connected devices designed to provide more ways for local businesses to collect…

The Collected Group Files for Bankruptcy to Reduce Debt by $150 Million

The Collected Group Company (TCG), a women’s fashion retail group with brands including Joie, Equipment and Current/Elliott, has filed for bankruptcy protection….

The Future of the Mall

In determining the future of malls, operators and retailers have two choices: they can compete in a future they have helped to…

Maison De Papillon Launches Purpose-Driven ‘Project Gaia NYC’

New York-based luxury womenswear brand Maison De Papillon is reimagining the future of fashion with Its newest initiative, Project Gaia NYC. The…

Target Pledges to Spend $2 Billion+ with Black-Owned Businesses by 2025

In an effort to support diversity and change in the retail industry, Target has committed to spending more than $2 billion with…

Signet Expands into Jewelry Subscription Space with Acquisition of Rocksbox

Signet Jewelers — parent company of Kay, Zales, Jared and Piercing Pagoda — is expanding its digital offerings with the acquisition of…

Transformation in Retail: Secondhand Marketplaces and the New Consumer

Success in retail depends on understanding and meeting the needs of shoppers. As we move into a second pandemic year marked by…

MandM Direct Drives 2.4% Revenue Increase with Personalized Real-Time Recommendations

Online discount apparel retailer MandM Direct, which had previously relied on standard rules-based recommendations to guide website visitors through the shopper journey,…

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