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Study: Only 35% Of Retailers Effectively Personalize Promos — Is A Lack Of Data The Problem?
Retailers are still struggling to keep up with consumers’ desires for personalization when it comes to delivering promotions and services;. One reason for the shortfall is that there’s still a…
Features April 1Whole Foods, Amazon And Instacart Workers Strike, Call For Enhanced Disease Protection And Benefits
Some Whole Foods employees across the country staged a work stoppage on March 31, one day after workers at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse held a walkout that reportedly led…
News March 31Simon Property Group Reportedly Furloughs Workers; Kohl’s, Gap, Neiman Marcus Make Cuts
The country’s largest mall owner, Simon Property Group, has reportedly furloughed approximately 30% of its workforce and laid off an unspecified number of personnel, a person familiar with the matter…
News March 31
Walmart To Take Employee Temperatures, Provide Masks And Establish Social Distancing Framework
As one step in its efforts to handle the spread of COVID-19, Walmart plans to start screening its employees’ temperatures when they report to work, the company said in a…
News March 31
Navigating CPG Commerce During A Global Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic is a generational event impacting our entire global society at once. There is no precedent for what we are experiencing as governments, businesses, communities and economies around…
Executive Viewpoints March 31‘Shopping Night In America’ Promotes An Evening Of Safe Retail On April 1
HighStreet wants to help brick-and-mortar retailers combat recent sales declines through the creation of Shopping Night In America, a mini-shopping holiday designed to restore a bit of normalcy to consumers’…
News March 30
Instacart Workers, NY-Based Amazon Warehouse Employees Go On Strike Citing COVID-19 Concerns
Workers at Amazon’s Staten Island, N.Y. distribution center and grocery delivery contractors at Instacart are on strike, with both alleging that their respective employers have taken inadequate protection measures against…
News March 30
Publix Waives Tenant Rent Payments As COVID-19 Pressures Both Retailers And Landlords
The immense pressure social distancing is placing on brick-and-mortar stores is turning rent payments from a standard part of doing business to a point of contention: how can retailers afford…
News March 30
COVID-19 Impact: Rent The Runway, ThirdLove Lay Off All Store Employees, Macy’s, Stage Stores Furlough All But ‘Essential’ Staff
UPDATE: Macy’s is furloughing the majority of its approximately 130,000 employees, according to a company statement. The company said it has lost the majority of sales since its stores closed…
News March 30
