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Inside One of Prime Day’s Biggest Success Stories — Liquid I.V.

There’s no denying the power of Amazon Prime Day: The annual sales event is now as much a summer staple as sandals…

Why the Second Sale Matters More than the First

The first purchase is cause for celebration, but it’s the second sale that really matters. That’s when a shopper starts to bring…

Guitar Center Aims to Turn Stores into ‘Tech-Powered Music Hubs’ with New AI Assistant

Guitar Center has launched an AI-powered shopping assistant, available not online, but rather on the store floor. The mobile-based Rig Advisor is…

Pacsun to Host Week-Long TikTok Shop Event with 24-Hour Livestream from LA

Pacsun will host a week-long Super Brand Day shopping event on TikTok Shop from July 24-30, featuring the launch of new styles,…

Target Brings Back BTS Personalization Stations at 500 Stores

Target is looking to continue the back-to-school sales momentum with ongoing sales on school essentials and the return of its personalization stations,…

It’s Your Relationship: The Hidden Cost of Sending Customers Off-Site for Verification

Brands are investing more than ever in building direct relationships with their customers. First-party permissioned data is now the foundation of marketing,…

Listen Now: True Religion’s Secret to Winning Over Gen Z

Five years after filing for its second bankruptcy, True Religion is back and better than ever under new owners. Since emerging from…

Are your Physical Stores Unknowingly Alienating 1 in 5 of your Customers?

15% to 20% of the global population is said to be neurodivergent. Though variations still exist from country to country, and even…

Vuori Accelerates International Expansion Plans

This article first appeared in our sister publication, Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (SESO) Vuori is accelerating its international expansion plans and opening…

Barbie Enters the Festival Circuit

Mattel has teamed up with Mischief Management to create the first festival dedicated to all things Barbie — Barbie Dream Fest. Designed for…

Apple Enters Saudi Arabia with Digital Storefront, Physical Stores Planned for 2026

Apple Retail has entered the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the launch of the Apple Store website and app, allowing customers in…

How Ecommerce Brands can Navigate Pricing Pressure and Protect Profitability in 2025

This year has proven to be a high-pressure environment for ecommerce brands. Rising supplier costs, climbing digital ad spend and ongoing tariff…

Back-to-School 2025: Season Stretches at Both Ends as Consumers Seek Value

Like the holiday shopping season, which has been steadily creeping back toward October (or even earlier), the back-to-school (BTS) season is stretching,…

Marketplaces Overtake DTC as Primary Digital Growth Channel

Marketplaces drove over 40% of total ecommerce growth in 2024, officially surpassing direct-to-consumer (DTC), wholesale and other channels for the first time,…

Walmart to Turn Vizio into its Newest Private Label Brand

Walmart’s plans for Vizio are beginning to crystalize: By the end of 2025, Walmart plans to convert Vizio into a private label…

Anthropologie Expands Social Impact Initiative to Include 4 Regional Nonprofits

With thousands of associates across the country and hundreds of stores in local communities, Anthropologie is on a mission to use its…

Leveling the Playing Field: How Smaller Retail Media Networks can Win Big with First-Party Data

Retail media is exploding. U.S. ad spend surpassed $50 billion in 2024 and continues to climb, yet the market’s spoils aren’t evenly…

Rent the Runway Raises Subscription Prices, Blaming Tariffs and Inflation

Rent the Runway has reportedly increased its subscription prices by approximately $2 per item, effective Aug. 1, according to Glossy. Subscribers currently…

The End of the Branded Pen: How Smarter Swag is Reshaping Event Marketing

In event marketing, the giveaway has long served as a reminder of a brand after the event is over. As consumer expectations…

Tariffs Hit Hard: Brand and Retail Leaders on 2025’s Biggest Challenge

This content first appeared in our sister publication Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (SESO) Uncertainty. Challenge. Change. These words define the landscape for…

3 Questions with CI&T’s Melissa Minkow: 2025 has Proven the Need for Supply Chain Resilience, Data Modernization

A lot has happened in the first half of 2025, so for to kick off the new season of the Retail Remix…

Kohl’s Taps JD Sports Exec for Top Digital Post

Kohl’s has named Arianne Parisi as its new Chief Digital Officer (CDO), responsible for driving digital business through the department store’s website…

Mirakl, Criteo Link up to Unlock Retail Media Opportunity for Third-Party Sellers

Commerce media solution Criteo and the retail media arm of marketplace solution Mirakl have launched a global integration to unlock as-yet untapped…

Alimentation Couche-Tard Abandons 7-11 Acquisition, Blames ‘Lack of Constructive Engagement’

Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT), which has been trying to engineer a purchase of 7-11 parent company Seven & i…

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