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Brandless Abruptly Shuts Down E-Commerce Business

After less than three years in operation, Brandless, the online DTC brand originally known for selling generically labelled personal care and household products at a $3 price point, has closed.…

News February 11

Mastering Personalization In A Mobile-First World

Featuring: Jason Woosley of Adobe & Alicia Esposito of Retail TouchPoints If the 2019 holiday season taught us anything, it’s that digital commerce, and specifically mobile commerce, has reached a…

Podcasts February 10

Try Before You Buy: 31% Of Consumers Rent Apparel To Check Out New Brands

Clothing rental services are winning over a number of consumers: a recent survey of more than 1,000 people found that 8% have used or have considered using one. The top…

News February 10

Edgewell Terminates Harry’s Buyout Attempt After FTC Litigation

Edgewell Personal Care Company, the parent company of the Schick and Wilkinson grooming brands, has called off its attempt to acquire Harry’s less than a week after the Federal Trade…

News February 10

Simon To Acquire 80% Of Mall Operator Taubman Realty For $3.6 Billion

Simon Property Group will acquire an 80% ownership interest in Taubman Realty Group (TRG) in a deal valued at $3.6 billion, representing a 51% premium on Taubman’s share price. Taubman…

News February 10

The Case For Contextual Targeting

As the future of on-platform demographic targeting grows increasingly uncertain, advertisers are actively looking for better ways to overcome their eternal challenge of determining who best to reach and how…

Executive Viewpoints February 10

How To Get A Competitive Advantage In Your New Retail Business

Despite the rapid growth of e-Commerce ($740 billion projected in 2023 in the U.S. alone), traditional retail continues to dominate. According to the Small Business Administration, the retail trade industry…

Executive Viewpoints February 10

Sun & Ski Sports Leverages Customer Data To Optimize Marketing Campaigns, Engagement

When Jennifer Skeen, VP of Omnichannel and Marketing at Sun & Ski Sports, searched for ways to improve customer engagement across channels, she realized data would help answer two critical…

Features February 10

Birchbox Lays Off 25% Of Employees, Including Nearly Half Of NYC HQ Staff

Birchbox is laying off 25% of its global employees based in the U.S., the UK and Spain. The job cuts, which include 44 of the 94 employees stationed in the…

News February 7
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