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Ads Coming to Prime Video in 2024, but Amazon Promises ‘Meaningfully Fewer’ than on Other Streamers

Amazon is following the lead of nearly every other streaming service — including Disney+, Netflix and HBO’s Max — in announcing that…

Walmart: Virtual Worlds Offer Chance to ‘Experiment with a New Type of Commerce’

Walmart is actively pursuing what it sees as the “future of retail” in gaming environments. The company shared details about a number…

Staples Adds Uber Eats Delivery Option for School and Office Supplies

Staples has partnered with Uber Eats to make school and office supplies available for scheduled or on-demand delivery from its stores across…

Kroger Promises More Local Products on Shelves Post-Merger

Kroger will boost the number of local products on its shelves by 10% following the supermarket giant’s planned merger with Albertsons, which…

Foot Locker Continues Shift to Community Stores with New Chicago Location

Foot Locker has opened its new community-focused store at the Chatham Ridge Shopping Center in Chicago. The exterior of the store is…

To Tackle Workforce Issues, Retail Leaders Need to Display Their Vulnerability

With our Editors Perspectives column, you’ll get insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into the latest trends in…

Sunnier Economic Outlooks Drive Peak Season

While consumers still make plenty of online purchases, analysts expect ecommerce sales to grow more moderately in the near term compared to…

Walmart Adds Subscription Service for Everyday Essentials

Walmart is continuing its encroachment onto Amazon’s turf with the addition of a new subscription service for repeat purchases, similar to Amazon’s…

Uniqlo Charity T-Shirt Project Raises $4.77 Million for Global Peace Activities

Coinciding with the International Day of Peace on Sept. 21, Uniqlo reported that its Peace for All charity T-shirt program has donated…

Treat, no Trick: NRF Forecasts Halloween Spending will Hit Record $12.2 Billion

Total spending on Halloween is expected to reach a record $12.2 billion this year, up from 2022’s record $10.6 billion, according to…

The Limited Role of AI in Ecommerce

In today’s digital age almost all of us have experienced the thrill of clicking “add to cart” and the subsequent anticipation of…

Harnessing Collaborations to Drive Brand, Product and Revenue Results

While collaborations have always been part of the brand marketing playbook, the multiple facets (and attendant hype) generated by the Barbie movie…

Amazon Brings its Newest Series Gen V to Life with Shoppable Virtual Experience

Amazon has launched a new virtual experience where fans can shop for products from Prime Video series and movies, beginning with the…

Walmart Pilots Pet Services Center in Georgia

Walmart has opened its first-ever Pet Services center at the same store in Dallas, Ga. Where it piloted the first Walmart Health…

Amazon, Target, Macy’s Plan to Hire Combined 388,000 Employees for the Holidays

Some of the biggest retailers in the U.S., including Amazon, Target and Macy’s, have announced their plans for holiday hiring, but all…

Timex Decides It’s Time for a Circular Program for Watches

Timex will seek to keep watches “on wrists and out of landfills” with the debut of its Timex ReWound program, according to…

Verizon Prepaid Brand Opens 50th Los Angeles Store

Total by Verizon, the telco’s prepaid wireless brand, will mark its one-year anniversary this month with the opening of its 50th store…

Why One DTC Brand Bucked the SoHo Trend and Opened its First Store in Charleston

Over the last few years, a playbook of sorts has emerged for DTC brands: An enterprising soul puts a new spin on…

In Luxury Retail, Design Trends Point to Experience

What’s the most important aspect of luxury retail design today? If you said “mastering techniques to improve in-person experiential settings,” you’d be…

Real-World Reminders Can Make CTV Ads More Impactful

We’ve all heard the stats about the thousands of marketing messages the average consumer is exposed to weekly, and yet advertisers continue…

Instacart’s Long-Awaited IPO Values Company at $10 Billion

Instacart has made its initial public offering (IPO), pricing its stock at $30 per share and valuing the grocery delivery and technology…

TikTok Launches First-Party Measurement Solution for Advertisers

TikTok has launched Attribution Analytics, a first-party measurement solution designed to help marketing teams understand the bottom-line impact of the social network’s…

Sam’s Club Adds More Robust Performance Dashboard for RMN Advertisers

Sam’s Club has launched a new media and sales performance dashboard, designed to create a “central source of truth” for brands that…

Amazon Extends Just Walk Out Technology to Apparel and Fan Gear with RFID

Amazon has incorporated RFID capabilities into its Just Walk Out cashierless technology to handle the sale of apparel and fan gear at…

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