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Fanatics to Debut Community-Friendly Flagship on London’s Regent Street

Fanatics Collectibles will launch its first-ever flagship store in London this spring in an 8,647-square-foot space designed for interactive community-building events such as monthly trade nights, kids’ rip events, athlete…

News January 22
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Trump, Tech CEOs Make Extravagant Promises with Launch of AI Investment Project ‘Stargate’

The parade of Big Tech CEOs through the White House continued on Tuesday as the CEOs of OpenAI and Oracle, joined by the CEO of SoftBank, joined newly inaugurated President…

News January 22

Why People-Centered Design will be One of 2025’s Hottest CX Trends

Some 2025 retail design trends are easy to predict; for example, it’s a good bet that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a starring (or at least supporting) role. But we…

Features January 22

Thinking Locally to Drive PoS and Expansion Campaigns

Your brand has had great success at home, and now you want to duplicate that in additional markets, maybe even expand internationally. Yet conducting point-of-sale (PoS) campaigns in new regions…

Executive Viewpoints January 22

An Old Sticking Point for More Sustainable Supply Chains

Across the globe in 2024, 31.5% of overall plastic waste is expected to be mismanaged after disposal. This means it will either remain uncollected or improperly managed, ending up in…

Executive Viewpoints January 22

Justice Department Accuses Walgreens of Dispensing ‘Millions’ of Illegal Opioid Prescriptions

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil suit against Walgreens alleging that the pharmacy retailer dispensed millions of unlawful prescriptions for opioids despite “clear red flags that indicated…

News January 21
President Donald Trump took office Jan. 20, 2025.

Day 1: Trump Moves to Save TikTok, Threatens Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, EU

President Donald Trump got straight to work Monday, Jan. 20. Within hours of taking office, Trump made a number of major moves via executive order, including negotiating the return of…

News January 21

Costco Teamsters Authorize Strike when Contract Ends on Jan. 31

By an 85% margin, Costco workers have authorized a strike by the 18,000 employees who are members of the Teamsters Union, to take effect on Jan. 31, 2025 when their…

News January 21

Advance Auto Parts to Shutter 523 Stores, Exit 204 Independent Locations

[Update as of Jan. 21, 2025] Hilco Real Estate will manage the disposition of more than 200 leased and 24 owned Advance Auto Parts locations across 46 states, consistent with…

News January 21
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