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PetSmart Expands Instacart Same-Day Delivery Service to U.S. Stores

PetSmart will offer same-day delivery from nearly 1,500 stores across the U.S. via an expanded partnership with Instacart, following a successful launch…

Seeking to Cut Food Waste Faster, Marketplace Expands to All Grades of Produce

Full Harvest, an online marketplace for commercial buyers and sellers of fresh products, will now handle all grades of produce — from…

E.l.f. Cosmetics Debuts Social-First ‘Vanity Table Talk’ Series

E.l.f. cosmetics is seeking to tap the power of celebrity with its new digital series, Vanity Table Talk. Last month’s premiere episode…

WSJ: Adidas’ Post-Ye Strategy to Focus on Sports Instead of Celebrities, Remaining Yeezy Stock to be Sold for Charity

As a number of Adidas’ high-profile celebrity partnerships fizzle out — or in the case of its collaboration with Kanye West, a.k.a….

How Uniqlo Plans to More than Triple its North American Store Count by 2027

Uniqlo reportedly plans to expand its North American footprint by 10% by opening 20 to 30 stores annually to reach 200 locations…

Amazon Retail and Cloud Growth Slows in Q1 but AI Investments Hold Promise

Amazon’s net sales grew 9% year-over-year to $127.4 billion in Q1 2023. Net income was $3.2 billion for the period, compared with…

Pinterest Opens to Third-Party Ads with Amazon as First Partner

For the first time ever, Pinterest is opening its platform to third-party ad demand, starting with a multi-year strategic partnership with Amazon….

Gap to Lay Off 1,800 Employees as Part of Restructuring Plan

Gap Inc. will cut approximately 1,800 jobs from its headquarters and upper-field workforce as it seeks to “simplify and optimize its operating…

Target Expands Drive-Up Returns Service to All 2,000 Stores

Target is rolling out its Drive Up Returns service nationwide following a successful pilot test. The retailer expects to upgrade all of…

Kroger to Upgrade In-Store Networking and Centralize Cloud Management

Kroger will improve networking support for in-store experiences, benefiting both shoppers and associates, by deploying the ExtremeCloud IQ cloud management and WiFi…

Meta Changes Instagram, Facebook Shops to Encourage In-App Transactions

As rival TikTok ramps up its shopping initiatives, Meta is streamlining its own commerce strategy to drive more in-platform shopping on Instagram…

Yahoo’s New Partnership will Enable Shoppable Retail Ads

Yahoo Advertising has teamed up with ecommerce marketing platform Pear Commerce to bring shoppable ad products to its demand-side advertising platform (DSP)….

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News Briefs

PetSmart Expands Instacart Same-Day Delivery Service to U.S. Stores

Seeking to Cut Food Waste Faster, Marketplace Expands to All Grades of Produce

WSJ: Adidas’ Post-Ye Strategy to Focus on Sports Instead of Celebrities, Remaining Yeezy Stock to be Sold for Charity

How Uniqlo Plans to More than Triple its North American Store Count by 2027

Amazon Retail and Cloud Growth Slows in Q1 but AI Investments Hold Promise

Gap to Lay Off 1,800 Employees as Part of Restructuring Plan

Target Expands Drive-Up Returns Service to All 2,000 Stores

Kroger to Upgrade In-Store Networking and Centralize Cloud Management

Yahoo’s New Partnership will Enable Shoppable Retail Ads

State of the Store: Exclusive Insights into Retailers’ 2026 Brick-and-Mortar Plans

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

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