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David’s Bridal Brings Agency Head In-House to Lead Comms as Brand Evolution Continues

David’s Bridal has appointed Lisa Horton as Chief Communications and Creative Officer to oversee all facets of the company’s marketing, brand strategy,…

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…

The Six Trends Quickly Reshaping the Payments Industry in 2025

There’s never been a more exciting time in the world of payments. Innovation is happening at breakneck speed, open banking is tearing…

99 Ranch Market Joins Temu to Break Regional Barriers and Accelerate Ecommerce Growth

The beloved Asian supermarket chain is going national and creating jobs by becoming one of ecommerce platform Temu’s first pantry staples sellers….

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…

British Outdoor Brand Berghaus Launches in North America in Time for Oasis Tour

This article first appeared in our sister publication Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (SESO). British outdoor apparel brand Berghaus started planning its North American launch in the…

FTC Approves Alimentation Couche-Tard Acquisition of 270-Store GetGo Café

Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT), the Canada-based convenience store giant, has received approval from the Federal Trade Commission to complete its purchase of the…

CVS Launches Workforce Training Center in Chicago

CVS Health has opened its new Workforce Innovation and Talent Center (WITC) in cooperation with the Chicago Baptist Institute, where the center…

Walmart Opens its Own Beef Processing Plant in Kansas to Bolster Supply Chain Resilience

Walmart has opened its first-ever owned and operated case-ready beef processing facility in Olathe, Kan., continuing a yearslong effort to build an…

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….

Glossier CEO Kyle Leahy to Step Down, Search for a Successor Begins

Glossier CEO Kyle Leahy will step down at the end of the year, and the search for her replacement is underway. Leahy…

J.Jill Names Retail Veteran to Top Merchandising Role

J.Jill has named Courtney O’Connor as its SVP and Chief Merchandising Officer, effective June 30, 2025. O’Connor will succeed Shelley Liebsch, who…

How ‘Process Mining’ Refines Ikea’s Rich, Plentiful Data so it Can be Put to Use

Last year, 650 million people across 30 countries visited an Ikea store, and the company’s website attracted more than 4 billion visitors….

From Mobile Excellence Today to AI-Driven Commerce Tomorrow: Staying Relevant in the New Retail Reality

Ecommerce brands today face a critical junction. Rapid shifts in consumer behavior, combined with accelerating technological innovation, require retailers to prioritize mobile…

Walmart Tests Dark Stores in its Multi-Front Effort to Improve Delivery

Walmart has pursued numerous initiatives designed to improve its delivery speed and reach over the past year, and now the retail giant…

Walmart Deploys AI-Powered Task Management and Translation Tools for Associates

Walmart is in the process of deploying AI-powered tools to meet key store associate requirements, including a task management solution that has…

BOOsting Retail Employment: Spirit Halloween to Hire 50,000 Seasonal Associates

Spirit Halloween is seeking to conjure up 50,000 seasonal sales associates and store managers to staff the more than 1,500 locations the…

Listen Now: From Family Roots to Future Growth — Inside Bealls’ Century-Long Retail Journey

It’s rare for a retailer, or any business for that matter, to last for 100 years, which is what makes Bealls such…

Make Your Store Influencer-Ready: Design Choices that Drive Foot Traffic and Social Engagement

The power of social media influencers is impossible to ignore in today’s digital age, with over half of Gen Z using TikTok…

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