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Fueled by Discounts and BNPL, Online Holiday Sales Grow 4.9%

Online holiday sales increased 4.9% YoY, reaching $222.1 billion for the period from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 2023, according to Adobe…

The Body Shop Assortment Certified as 100% Vegan

All of the products sold by The Body Shop have officially been certified as having 100% vegan formulations by The Vegan Society….

Pitney Bowes, PackageHub Launch Returns Drop-Off Network

Pitney Bowes and PackageHub have debuted a no-box, no-label returns drop-off network at nearly 1,000 locations nationwide, with the promise of hundreds…

Ikea Improves Forecast Accuracy with AI-Powered Demand Sensing

Ikea Retail (Ingka Group) has seen “game-changing” results since employing artificial intelligence-powered demand sensing technology. Over the past three years, the retailer…

Virginia Costco Workers Vote to Join Teamsters Union

Costco workers in Norfolk, Va. have voted to join the Teamsters Local 822, with the union calling this its first organizing victory…

JD.com Wins Antitrust Suit in China; Alibaba Fined $140 Million

JD.com has won a lawsuit against rival Alibaba Group in the High People’s Court of Beijing, which fined Alibaba 1 billion yuan…

NRF: Returns Reach 14.5% of Sales in 2023, Fraud Contributed $101 Billion in Losses

Returns totaled $743 billion in 2023, amounting to 14.5% of all retail sales, according to a report from the National Retail Federation…

Miniso Blind Box Carnival Surprises and Delights Shoppers Worldwide

Blind boxes have become a hot commodity for Gen Z and Gen Alpha consumers. With strategic packaging that keeps product contents hidden,…

Mastercard Data: Holiday Sales Climb 3.1% YoY

Preliminary data for the period from Nov. 1 to Dec. 24 showed a 3.1% year-over-year increase in both online and in-store retail…

Ulta to Debut Revamped Loyalty Program in the New Year

Ulta Beauty will kick off 2024 with a fresh look for its loyalty program a decade after its debut in 2014. Beginning…

The Latest Buzz: Whole Foods Enhances Support for Pollinators

Whole Foods Market has introduced a new “pollinator policy” for its produce and floral purchasing. By 2025, all growers will need to…

Walmart Brings BNPL to Self-Checkout in 4,500 Stores Via Expanded Partnership with Affirm

Walmart will offer buy now, pay later (BNPL) options at self-checkout kiosks in more than 4,500 U.S. stores through an expanded partnership…

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News Briefs

The Body Shop Assortment Certified as 100% Vegan

Pitney Bowes, PackageHub Launch Returns Drop-Off Network

Ikea Improves Forecast Accuracy with AI-Powered Demand Sensing

Virginia Costco Workers Vote to Join Teamsters Union

JD.com Wins Antitrust Suit in China; Alibaba Fined $140 Million

NRF: Returns Reach 14.5% of Sales in 2023, Fraud Contributed $101 Billion in Losses

Miniso Blind Box Carnival Surprises and Delights Shoppers Worldwide

Mastercard Data: Holiday Sales Climb 3.1% YoY

Ulta to Debut Revamped Loyalty Program in the New Year

The Latest Buzz: Whole Foods Enhances Support for Pollinators

Walmart Brings BNPL to Self-Checkout in 4,500 Stores Via Expanded Partnership with Affirm

Ready Your Brand: Leveraging Composable Architecture and AI to Scale and Simplify Digital Content

The Next Era of AI: Combining Consumer, Associate and Workforce Management Tools for a Cohesive In-Store Experience

Accelerating Your Growth: Why Automating Tax andCompliance Solutions Are the “Hidden Heroes” of Expansion

Case Study: Sony BRAVIA Professional Displays Power Stella McCartney’s Global Store Digital Signage

Multimodal Commerce: New Era of Online Shopping

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