Inventory & Merchandising

Reimagined Champs Sports Stores Feature 3D Fitting Tools, Dedicated Running Club Spaces

Champs Sports has introduced its first two reimagined stores, designed to embody the brand’s “Sport For Life” platform. The stores, in Tampa,…

Affordable Beauty Retailer Miss A Aims to Have 100 Stores by Early 2026

Miss A, a value-priced beauty retailer with 65 stores, plans to boost its store count to 100 locations by Q1 2026. The…

Beyond the Registry: Rethinking the Path to Purchase for Modern Parents

The baby registry used to be the cornerstone of preparing for parenthood. Expecting parents would walk into a store, scan a list…

Kizik Takes its Hands-Free Shoes on a National Tour to Deliver ‘A-ha’ Moments

Everyone over the age of two has put on their shoes thousands of times, but hands-free shoe retailer Kizik insists that putting…

H&M Partners with Circulose to Scale Use of Materials Made from Discarded Textiles

H&M Group has entered a multi-year partnership with Circulose, a manufacturer of next-generation material made entirely from discarded textiles, to become one…

Home Depot Buys Specialty Building Products Distributor GMS for $4.3 Billion

The Home Depot’s SRS Distribution division will purchase GMS, a leading North American specialty building products distributor, for a cash tender offer…

JCPenney Upstages Bezos with $10,000 Wedding in Venice, California

After weeks of anticipation (and complaints from locals), the year’s most-talked-about wedding — between Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos and TV presenter Lauren…

Ikea Cuts Restaurant Prices 50% to Help Mitigate Cost-of-Living Pressures

In 14 countries around the world, Ingka Group, the largest owner of Ikea stores, is cutting the price of restaurant meals in…

From Hidden Gems to Bestsellers: How Machine Learning is Reshaping Online Retail Marketplaces

The evolution of ecommerce has seen traditional retailers such as Walmart, Target and Best Buy embrace the marketplace model by listing products…

PwC Back-to-School Survey: To Stretch Their Budgets, 37% of Parents will Only Buy Items on Sale

A back-to-school (BTS) spending survey conducted in May by PwC has some good news for retailers: shoppers are not planning to curb…

Resale Leaders Applaud New Congressional Recommerce Caucus

Major resellers including Etsy, Poshmark, Ebay and Depop, along with industry group American Circular Textiles, are expressing their support for the newly…

Staples Canada Launches Electronics Trade-In Program

Staples Canada and Allstate Protection Plans have introduced Staples Trade-in by Allstate, allowing Canadians to exchange unwanted electronics for Staples e-gift cards….

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Inventory & Merchandising

Reimagined Champs Sports Stores Feature 3D Fitting Tools, Dedicated Running Club Spaces

Affordable Beauty Retailer Miss A Aims to Have 100 Stores by Early 2026

Beyond the Registry: Rethinking the Path to Purchase for Modern Parents

Kizik Takes its Hands-Free Shoes on a National Tour to Deliver ‘A-ha’ Moments

H&M Partners with Circulose to Scale Use of Materials Made from Discarded Textiles

Home Depot Buys Specialty Building Products Distributor GMS for $4.3 Billion

JCPenney Upstages Bezos with $10,000 Wedding in Venice, California

Ikea Cuts Restaurant Prices 50% to Help Mitigate Cost-of-Living Pressures

From Hidden Gems to Bestsellers: How Machine Learning is Reshaping Online Retail Marketplaces

PwC Back-to-School Survey: To Stretch Their Budgets, 37% of Parents will Only Buy Items on Sale

Resale Leaders Applaud New Congressional Recommerce Caucus

Staples Canada Launches Electronics Trade-In Program

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