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NRF: Holiday Spending Could Top $966B, but Shift from Goods to Services Continues

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is predicting robust holiday sales, with U.S. spending forecast to climb 3%-4% over 2022, generating between $957.3…

Best Buy, Home Depot Embrace Live Video Shopping for Holiday

Ahh, holiday fare: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, How the Grinch Stole Christmas…and live video shopping from two of the country’s biggest retailers,…

Camping World Taps Instacart for Delivery of RV Supplies

Recreational vehicle (RV) retailer Camping World will offer same-day delivery of nearly 1,800 products via a new deal with Instacart, marking the…

Walmart Shows Off $500M in Store Upgrades with 117 ‘Re-Grand Openings’

This week, Walmart is spotlighting its $500 million+ investment in store remodels with 117 simultaneous ‘re-grand openings’ in 30 states. The upgraded…

Price Chopper Expands Food Waste Reduction Efforts

Price Chopper/Market 32 has expanded its partnership with fresh grocery platform Invafresh, which already helps the 131-store supermarket chain prevent 20 tons…

FreshDirect Picks 6 ‘Rising’ Companies for New Local Supplier Initiative

FreshDirect has selected six NYC-area brands for its initial Rising Industry Producers and Entrepreneurs (R.I.P.E.) initiative, a one-year pilot program for food,…

HomeGoods Pulls the Plug on Ecommerce Site

HomeGoods will shut down its ecommerce site on Oct. 21, 2023. The off-price furniture and décor retailer, a subsidiary of The TJX…

Zulily Supports Stressed-Out Moms this Holiday Season with Help from Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness

The holidays are a time of joy and charity, but they are also a time of stress, overeating/drinking/indulging, money worries and family…

Vitamin Shoppe Deploys Mobile-First POS and Unified Promo Solutions

The Vitamin Shoppe will update its point-of-sale and promotions capabilities chainwide with solutions from Jumpmind. The retailer will deploy Jumpmind Commerce, a…

Amazon, Expedia, Glassdoor Launch Coalition to Fight Fake Reviews

Some of the biggest names in online commerce have formed the Coalition for Trusted Reviews, a cross-industry collaboration seeking to define best…

Best Buy to Exit Physical DVD and Blu-Ray Sales in 2024

In yet another sign of the triumph of streaming, Best Buy will reportedly stop selling physical DVDs in-store and online beginning in…

Walmart to Open 5th Next-Gen Fulfillment Center in 2026

Walmart, which had announced plans to open four next-generation fulfillment centers in June 2022, will build a fifth location scheduled to open…

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News Briefs

NRF: Holiday Spending Could Top $966B, but Shift from Goods to Services Continues

Best Buy, Home Depot Embrace Live Video Shopping for Holiday

Camping World Taps Instacart for Delivery of RV Supplies

Walmart Shows Off $500M in Store Upgrades with 117 ‘Re-Grand Openings’

Price Chopper Expands Food Waste Reduction Efforts

FreshDirect Picks 6 ‘Rising’ Companies for New Local Supplier Initiative

HomeGoods Pulls the Plug on Ecommerce Site

Zulily Supports Stressed-Out Moms this Holiday Season with Help from Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness

Vitamin Shoppe Deploys Mobile-First POS and Unified Promo Solutions

Amazon, Expedia, Glassdoor Launch Coalition to Fight Fake Reviews

Best Buy to Exit Physical DVD and Blu-Ray Sales in 2024

Walmart to Open 5th Next-Gen Fulfillment Center in 2026

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