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Untuckit is Setting Sights on Expansion and Internal Visibility is Helping it Get There

Untuckit has been on a multifaceted growth path in 2024. The apparel retailer is expanding its brick-and-mortar footprint with plans to open…

Levi Strauss & Co. Hires New Chief Commercial Officer to Drive DTC Transformation

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) has appointed Gianluca Flore as its new EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, effective July 29, 2024. Flore…

Home Depot ‘Retool Your School’ Program Awards Nearly $3 Million to 42 HBCUs

For the 15th year, The Home Depot has awarded grants for campus improvements to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as part…

Brooks Running Partners with Outside Interactive to Deliver Highly Localized Content

Brooks Running has joined forces with Outside Interactive, a creator of outdoor content, services and experiences, to bring local, personalized content to…

Primark President: ‘Our Business is Set Up for People to Grow Into’

Editor’s Note: As the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo (RICE) nears, we’re highlighting recent coverage of some of the speakers and companies that will…

The PR Perils of Inaccurate Sales Tax

It’s rare that sales tax issues make the news, and when they do, it’s generally not great for the seller. Earlier this…

Walmart to Accelerate Health Center Growth in Texas with 18 New Sites this Year

Walmart will add 18 new Walmart Health Centers in Texas in 2024, joining the four sites operating now. The first three openings…

Bark Ups the Ante in Petcare with Debut of Airline for Dogs

Omnichannel dog brand Bark has partnered with a jet charter company to launch Bark Air, an air travel experience designed “for dogs first…

Sweet Izzy

Plant-based ice cream shop Sweet Izzy set out to recreate the essence of its flagship location in Cape Cod, Mass. by evoking…

Fanatics Unveils Plans for Multi-Sport Fan Event in NYC: ‘Sports Fans Deserve a Place to Gather’

Digital sports platform Fanatics is moving into the physical world in a big way with its first Fanatics Fest NYC, to be…

Retail Media: Everything You Need to Know

For several years now the term “retail media” has been buzzing around both retail and media circles. Whether you’re looking for a…

Inside Westfield Century City’s Infrastructure Supporting Experiential Retail

Now embarking on its 60th year in business, Westfield Century City has become a beloved Los Angeles institution — one that has…

Retailers Get Real with AI: Four AI-Powered Apps We’ll See this Year

We are past the point of conjecture about whether AI will upend the retail industry; it already has. In a recent study…

Pet Valu to Optimize Pricing and Promotions with New Merchandising Solution

Pet Valu will deploy solutions from Relex to enhance pricing and promotions planning processes in its 780+ retail locations across Canada as…

Macy’s Adds 2 Arkhouse Directors to Board in Deal to End Proxy Fight

As part of an agreement with activist investor Arkhouse Management, Macy’s Inc. has named Arkhouse candidates, Richard (Ric) Clark and Richard (Rick)…

Wow Bao Links Loyalty Program to New Roblox Experience

Asian fast-casual restaurant chain Wow Bao is continuing its Web3 push with a new Roblox experience that is integrated with its Hot…

Ebay Debuts AI-Powered Fashion Curation Tool

Ebay has launched Shop the Look, a new AI-powered curation tool for fashion shoppers. U.S. and UK shoppers using iOS devices who…

The Dark Side of the Surveillance Economy and What Retailers Should Do About It

Businesses across the spectrum have benefited hugely from the rise of the “surveillance economy” — the business of gathering and using data…

Balancing Customer Loyalty in an Age of Growing Business Costs

Since 2020, the global economy has sat on pins and needles as the fallout from COVID-19 rippled through 2021, 2022 and 2023….

Shopify Helps Hawaiian Brands Say ‘Aloha’ to NYC

Shopify is partnering with Mana Up, an accelerator and venture fund for Hawaii-based products, on an immersive market concept designed to spotlight…

L.O.L. Surprise! Parent Company Goes DTC, Debuts Loyalty Program

MGA Entertainment, the company behind L.O.L. Surprise!, Little Tikes, MGA’s Miniverse and other beloved toy brands, has launched its own direct-to-consumer (DTC)…

Best Buy Adds Generative AI to its Customer Service Toolkit

Best Buy is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud to leverage generative AI technology for new customer service tools. The retailer also…

Shein Continues Canadian Charm Offensive with ‘Moving Billboard’ Campaign in Toronto

A new floral-themed streetcar has hit the streets of Toronto touting the offerings of online fashion retailer Shein as it travels around…

From Custom Worlds to Contextual Ads: Unlocking the Power of Games Advertising

Advertisers already have a healthy appetite for games advertising: IAB’s latest study on games advertising found that 40% of advertisers plan to…