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Apple Accelerates Reopening Process With Emphasis On Curbside Offerings

Apple will reopen approximately 100 stores this week, bringing its total number of reopenings to about 130. The retailer began the process…

BigCommerce And Happy Returns Partner To Improve Returns CX

BigCommerce has integrated its e-Commerce platform with the Happy Returns suite of returns software and reverse logistics infrastructure. Through Happy Returns’ Online Return…

Fender Extends Free Online Lessons, Adds Payment Options

As more consumers take advantage of stay-at-home time to explore their talents, Fender, the iconic instrument brand and DTC retailer, is rolling…

Alibaba E-Commerce Sales Rise 19% In Latest Quarter, Surpassing Expectations

Alibaba was another beneficiary of the new shopping habits caused by social distancing, with e-Commerce sales up 19% to nearly $13.2 billion…

COVID-19 Resource Guide: Data, Tools And Blueprints For Recovery

The challenges of operating under COVID-19 have left many retailers struggling, but they are not alone. Players across the industry, from industry…

L Brands To Close 250 Victoria’s Secret And 50 Bath & Body Works Locations

L Brands is planning to permanently shutter approximately 250 Victoria’s Secret and 50 Bath & Body Works stores in the U.S. and…

BJ’s Wholesale Club Generates 27% Sales Growth, 350% E-Commerce Increase In Q1

BJ’s Wholesale Club has joined Walmart, Target and other essential retailers that are succeeding in the face of the COVID-19 crisis: the…

Lowe’s Boosts Comp Sales 11.2% In Q1; Ace Hardware Online Sales Leap 580% In April

Like big box retailers Walmart and Target, home improvement giants Lowe’s and Ace Hardware have benefited from their status as essential retailers…

Walmart Unifies Grocery And Walmart Apps, Adds Fulfillment And Payment Options

Walmart is in the process of merging the Walmart Grocery and Walmart apps in order to streamline the shopping experience. The retailer…

New Shops Feature Lets Retailers Create Single Online Store On Both Facebook And Instagram

The debut of Facebook Shops represents the platform’s latest effort to promote commerce on its Facebook and Instagram networks. Despite Facebook’s 3-billion-user…

JCPenney Continues Store Reopening Process At 64 Locations In Four States

JCPenney’s bankruptcy-related store closures aren’t slowing down the reopening process for the remainder of its locations. The retailer reopened 64 locations in…

Target Credits Q1 Success To 278% Growth In Same-Day Fulfillment Volume

Target has reported strong earnings that rivaled Walmart’s for Q1 2020, with a 10.8% same-store sales jump, driven by a 141% increase…

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News Briefs

Apple Accelerates Reopening Process With Emphasis On Curbside Offerings

BigCommerce And Happy Returns Partner To Improve Returns CX

Fender Extends Free Online Lessons, Adds Payment Options

Alibaba E-Commerce Sales Rise 19% In Latest Quarter, Surpassing Expectations

COVID-19 Resource Guide: Data, Tools And Blueprints For Recovery

L Brands To Close 250 Victoria’s Secret And 50 Bath & Body Works Locations

BJ’s Wholesale Club Generates 27% Sales Growth, 350% E-Commerce Increase In Q1

Lowe’s Boosts Comp Sales 11.2% In Q1; Ace Hardware Online Sales Leap 580% In April

Walmart Unifies Grocery And Walmart Apps, Adds Fulfillment And Payment Options

JCPenney Continues Store Reopening Process At 64 Locations In Four States

Target Credits Q1 Success To 278% Growth In Same-Day Fulfillment Volume

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