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Uber Unwraps Holiday Services Including Store Pickup, Robot Reindeer

Uber and Uber Eats have launched a suite of holiday-themed features and offerings available throughout December, including store pickup services for time-strapped…

Judge Rules Amazon Engaged in Anti-Union Activities in New York

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has won a ruling against Amazon for harassing employees seeking to unionize its JFK8 and DYY6…

Why UK Retailers Should Save Some of Their Christmas Marketing Spend for Chinese New Year

Christmas in the UK is already in full swing. The UK remains a global shopping destination and traditionally sees a significant influx…

Inside Hy-Vee’s RedMedia Expansion: From the Sofa to the Store

Although Hy-Vee has offered different components of retail media for some years, it has “been building in earnest” and officially launched Hy-Vee…

Goodwill Debuts New ‘Mini Shop’ in NYC

Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey (Goodwill NYNJ) has opened its first Mini Shop & Donation Drop location in Manhattan’s Upper…

Build-A-Bear Continues Push into Branded Content with Holiday Feature Film

Build-A-Bear Entertainment, a division of Build-A-Bear Workshop, is bringing its latest feature film, Glisten and the Merry Mission, to digital platforms following…

Sam’s Club Aims to ‘Strengthen Omnichannel Experience’ with New DCs in St. Louis, Minneapolis

Sam’s Club plans to open two new distribution centers (DCs) during Q1 2024 — a 370,000-square-foot facility in the St. Louis area…

Walmart Pilots Free HIV Screenings at 2 Virginia Pharmacies

Walmart has kicked off a three-month pilot offering free HIV screenings at pharmacies in Petersburg and Ashland, Va. The finger prick blood…

Neiman Marcus, Saks Still Unable to Come to Terms on Takeover Deal

Nieman Marcus has rejected Saks Fifth Avenue’s latest takeover bid, according to the Wall Street Journal. This offer had valued Neiman Marcus…

Travel CAMP: Marriott Bonvoy to Launch New Kids Club Experience

Marriott Bonvoy is collaborating with family experience company and retailer CAMP on a new “club experience” for toddlers and tweens. Reminiscent of…

Retail Logistics: Boosting Efficiency and Productivity

The retail industry is facing exceptional challenges in this post-pandemic era. Customers are more demanding, less loyal and more diverse than ever…

Coach CEO Q&A: New Las Vegas Fulfillment Center will Reduce Delivery Times by 50%+

To better serve a growing legion of West Coast customers, Tapestry, parent company of brands including Coach and Kate Spade, opened its…

Responding to Activist Investor Pressure, VF Lays Off Corporate Employees

VF Corp., the parent of brands such as Vans, The North Face and Timberland, has laid off approximately 500 corporate employees across…

7-Eleven International Buys 7-Eleven Australia for $1.1 Billion

7-Eleven will make a cash purchase of the 751-store 7-Eleven Australia chain for $1.71 billion Australian ($1.1 billion U.S.). The retailer, a…

Meta Preps to Bring Threads to Privacy-Conscious Europe as Musk Tells Fleeing X Advertisers to ‘Go F—’ Themselves

Meta is ready to launch its Twitter/X-competitor Threads in Europe this month, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the…

Walgreens Creates Tool for Discovering Prescription Discounts

Walgreens has partnered with RxSense to create the Rx Savings Finder, providing shoppers with easier access to prescription discounts. Now available free…

Rite Aid to Shutter 31 Additional Stores as Part of Restructuring

Rite Aid plans to close an additional 31 stores across 12 states as part of its bankruptcy restructuring, multiple sources report. These…

Black Friday Football Post-Game Report: A Win for Amazon, but Room for Growth

Our Editor’s Perspectives columns offer insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into the latest trends in retail, marketing…

The Harmonious New Workforce: Striking the Chords of the Modern Work Landscape with Offshore Talent

The era of cramped cubicles and solitary office spaces has faded into the past. In lieu of the monotonous buzz of fluorescent…

Hudson’s Bay Names Former President as New CEO

Hudson’s Bay has tapped Liz Rodbell, who had served as the retailer’s President from 2013 to 2017, as its new CEO and…

Ebay Invests in Trading Card Company as Part of New Agreement

Ebay and COMC, which stands for Check Out My Collectibles, have entered a commercial agreement that includes an investment by Ebay in…

Hearst Looks to Lead Media-Driven Ecommerce with New Digital Marketplace

Leading media company Hearst is “embracing the digital economy,” with plans to develop an ecommerce marketplace for its publications across fashion, do-it-yourself…

Party City Debuts New Online Party-Planning Marketplace in Las Vegas

Party City has launched a new digital party-planning marketplace, aptly called Party+ Marketplace, that brings together local vendors and service providers with…

Investment Firm Acquires Rover Pet Care Marketplace

Online pet care marketplace Rover Group has been acquired by private equity funds managed by Blackstone in an all-cash transaction valued at…

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