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Party City IP Sold to Pop Culture Conglomerate for $20 Million

One of the final stages of Party City’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy is now complete — the retailer’s intellectual property (IP) and wholesale operations have been sold to an affiliate of…

News February 11
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How Fabletics Leverages Social Proof to Stand Out in the Athleisure Crowd

There’s no shortage of competition today in the athleisure sector, and like its counterparts, 12-year-old Fabletics is always looking for an edge. The brand’s first distinguishing mark is its membership…

Features February 11

In the AI Era, Metrics-Based Boosting is Still Key to Ecommerce Success

The ecommerce world is abuzz with talk about exciting ways to improve search results, increase conversion rates and maximize revenue with help from AI-powered solutions like vector search. To be…

Executive Viewpoints February 11

Skechers Plans up to 200 Store Openings in 2025

Following a year when Skechers generated record sales of $8.97 billion, a 12.5% increase over 2023, the footwear brand plans to continue its aggressive store expansion in 2025 by opening…

News February 10
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Hellmann’s Looks to Continue Big Game Momentum with Help from Walmart, Roku

Hellmann’s mayonnaise is hoping to build on the buzz from its “When Sally Met Hellmann’s” Super Bowl commercial with a multi-touch point campaign in partnership with Roku and Walmart Connect.…

News February 10

Investor Group Buys Back Southeastern Grocers Banners from Aldi

A consortium of private investors led by the current CEO and President of Southeastern Grocers Inc., along with C&S Wholesale Grocers, has acquired Southeastern Grocers and its Winn-Dixie and Harveys…

News February 10
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$8M Well Spent? The Ads that Scored (and the Ones that Fumbled) at Super Bowl LIX

Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX faceoff between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs was action-packed from start to finish and, as is always the case, much of the action…

Features February 10

How to Spot and Stop Socially Engineered Attacks in Retail

Cybercriminals are increasingly employing social engineering tactics to catch people when they’re exercising what psychologist Daniel Kahneman calls “System 1” thinking: A mode of cognitive processing characterized by making quick decisions…

Executive Viewpoints February 10

Thousands Strike at Denver-Area King Soopers Stores

Some 10,000 grocery workers in the greater Denver area went on strike against 77 of the region’s 121 King Soopers stores on Feb. 6, according to the AP and other…

News February 7
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