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Chuck E. Cheese, Campus Retailer Follett Enter Retail Media Arena

The world of retail media has two interesting new entrants — the Chuck E. Cheese chain of family…

News May 20
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Wayfair to Enter NYC Market with 2027 Large-Format Store Opening in Yonkers

Wayfair will seek to replicate the success of its first large-format store, which opened in May 2024 in…

News May 20
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UPDATE: Sharon Leite Returns to Lead Vitamin Shoppe Under New Owners

[Update as of May 20, 2025] Private equity firms Kingswood Capital Management and Performance Investment Partners have completed…

News May 20
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Authentic Buys Dockers for $311 Million, Plans to ‘Reimagine the Brand for a New Generation’

Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) has purchased the intellectual property (IP) of the Dockers brand from Levi Strauss &…

News May 20
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Urban Outfitters Targets Gen Z with Gamified Back-to-Campus Campaign

Urban Outfitters (UO) has launched UO Haul, a multi-stage campaign designed to support students decorating a dorm room…

News May 20
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Pottery Barn to Cross the Pond with UK Digital Launch

Pottery Barn, a portfolio brand of Williams-Sonoma Inc., will makes its United Kingdom debut this fall with a…

News May 19
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Bath & Body Works Taps Nike Exec to Lead Company

Bath & Body Works has named Daniel Heaf as its new CEO, effective immediately. He replaces Gina Boswell,…

News May 19
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CVS, Walgreens, Kroger Snap Up Pharmacy Assets from Bankrupt Rite Aid

Editor’s Note: This story was updated on May 19, 2025 to include additional details of the assets purchased…

News May 19
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Roblox Bridges Virtual and Real-World Shopping with New Commerce Integrations

Digital gaming platform Roblox has been toying around with real-world commerce integrations for a while, but now the…

News May 16
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