Inventory & Merchandising

AI-Powered Sort A Brick Re-Creates Full Lego Sets for Resale or Replay

Sort A Brick, a new Lithuania-based startup, is using AI to bring order to consumers’ dusty boxes of mismatched Lego bricks. The…

Walgreens to Pay up to $350 Million to Settle DOJ Opioid Lawsuit

Walgreens will pay $300 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice civil suit, filed in January 2025, that had accused the…

Harsh Returns Policies Push Retailers to Plan for New Types of Returns Fraud

Retailers understandably want to create strict returns policies to reduce instances of fraudulent or abusive claims. At the same time, a rigid…

Zales Tests Store of the Future as it Seeks to Make Fine Jewelry an Everyday Accessory

Zales has taken a playful approach in its latest campaign, “Own It,” as it seeks to take fine jewelry out of the…

Uniqlo, DXL, Babylist and More Turn to Resale, Recycling to Celebrate Earth Month

[Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Earth Day, April 22, to include more sustainability initiatives from brands including Anthropologie, Trove and…

Walmart Tests Experiential ‘Beauty Bars’ in 40 Stores; Amazon Beauty Event Returns

Seeking to compete with high-touch beauty retailers like Sephora and an expanded assortment at rival Target, Walmart will pilot Beauty Bars in…

How AI is Helping a Brooklyn Thrift Store Amp Up Both Sales and Environmental Impact

Nestled in a back parking lot of the industrial waterfront that lines Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal is an absolutely fantastic thrift store of…

Mattress Firm Adopts AI-Powered Inventory, Forecasting and Supply Chain Solution

Mattress Firm has selected Invent.ai to provide AI-driven inventory solutions for demand forecasting, store and DC replenishment and merchandise financial planning (MFP)….

Franchise Group Sells Vitamin Shoppe to Private Equity Firms

The Vitamin Shoppe has been sold to Kingswood Capital Management and Performance Investment Partners in a deal that Bloomberg Law has valued…

Walmart Leverages Geospatial Tech to Expand Delivery to 12 Million New Households

Walmart has deployed geospatial technology to create a data science model that divides geographic areas into precise hexagonal grids, with the goal…

Michaels Expands Party Assortment, Enhances In-Store Event Offerings

Michaels is stepping into the gap left by the recent demise of Party City with plans to add 500 new party supply…

WHY Brands Creative Exec: ‘Innovation is truly ingrained in our DNA’

Everyone says they support innovation, but at too many companies, that support doesn’t go much beyond mission statements and public relations. Organizations…

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Inventory & Merchandising

AI-Powered Sort A Brick Re-Creates Full Lego Sets for Resale or Replay

Walgreens to Pay up to $350 Million to Settle DOJ Opioid Lawsuit

Harsh Returns Policies Push Retailers to Plan for New Types of Returns Fraud

Zales Tests Store of the Future as it Seeks to Make Fine Jewelry an Everyday Accessory

Uniqlo, DXL, Babylist and More Turn to Resale, Recycling to Celebrate Earth Month

Walmart Tests Experiential ‘Beauty Bars’ in 40 Stores; Amazon Beauty Event Returns

How AI is Helping a Brooklyn Thrift Store Amp Up Both Sales and Environmental Impact

Mattress Firm Adopts AI-Powered Inventory, Forecasting and Supply Chain Solution

Franchise Group Sells Vitamin Shoppe to Private Equity Firms

Walmart Leverages Geospatial Tech to Expand Delivery to 12 Million New Households

Michaels Expands Party Assortment, Enhances In-Store Event Offerings

WHY Brands Creative Exec: ‘Innovation is truly ingrained in our DNA’

Taking the Pain Out of Customer Service: What Do Modern Retailers Need to Succeed?

2025 Benchmark Survey: How Retailers are Re-Affirming Brand Value Through the In-Store Experience

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Turning Curiosity into Commitment: How Intent-Driven Personalization is Redefining Digital Marketing

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