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Ulta Continues Middle East Expansion with UAE Debut
Ulta Beauty will make its debut in the United Arab Emirates with the opening of a store in the Mall of the Emirates on Jan. 29. The store will be…
News January 23
New TikTok U.S. Spinoff Hits Snags in First Week: Outages, Claims of Censorship
[Update as of Jan. 27, 2026] The newly formed TikTok U.S. spinoff has had a bumpy first week, with reports of outages and accusations of censorship from high-profile personalities including…
News January 23
UPDATE: Guess? Completes Deal with Authentic to Go Private
[Update as of January 23, 2026] Authentic Brands Group and Guess? have completed the transaction to take Guess? private, with all details of the deal in line with what was…
News January 23
Why Most Retail Apps Become Ghost Towns
Engagement is the key driver of measurable growth in retail. Loyalty programs are no longer punch cards and stamps and have become an integral part of everyday life on customers’…
Executive Viewpoints January 23
5 Lessons the Fashion Industry can Take from the CSRD
Global industries are feeling the added strain from increasingly stringent sustainability regulations. For fashion brands today, how a company reports its ESG efforts can define its reputation just as much…
Executive Viewpoints January 22
How Barnes & Noble Used its Stores to Launch a New Chapter
Prognosticators have gleefully foretold the death of the store for decades now, and it still hasn’t come true. In fact, in the case of Barnes & Noble, the chain’s stores…
Features January 21
Bloomingdale’s Aims for the Heart with ‘Wuthering Heights’ Activation
What’s more romantic than doomed, tragic love playing out over windswept moors? Nothing, according to Bloomingdale’s, which will feature an array of products inspired by a new film adaptation of…
News January 21
GameStop to Close Nearly 500 Stores Before Fiscal Year Ends on Jan. 31
[Update as of Jan. 21, 2026] GameStop will reportedly shrink its brick-and-mortar footprint by 475 stores in 43 states this month prior to the end of its 2025 FY on…
News January 21
How to Turn Packaging into a Revenue Driver (Not just Another Cost)
Most marketing teams treat packaging as someone else’s problem. You hand off specs to operations, they negotiate with suppliers and you move on to campaigns that feel more exciting. But…
Executive Viewpoints January 21
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