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Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Home Furnishings Supply Chains

Government policies significantly impact supply chain dynamics — evolving trade regulations, stricter environmental standards, updated labor laws and increasing technological investments reshape how home furnishings products are designed, manufactured and…

Executive Viewpoints February 21
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Ikea Plans 8 New Smaller-Format Stores in 2025

Ikea will open eight new stores this year in the smaller format that it debuted in Dallas in November 2023. Building off a $2.2 billion investment in omnichannel growth, the…

News February 20
Adidas is bringing Buy with Prime to its website this spring.

Adidas’ Adoption of Buy with Prime Signals Growing Legitimacy of Amazon Offering

Adidas is the latest, and perhaps most high-profile, brand to announce that it will integrate Amazon’s Buy with Prime feature across its website and app. Introduced in April 2022, Buy…

News February 20

Ulta Beauty Connects Customers to DTC Brands’ In-Store Inventory

Ulta Beauty has partnered with retail connectivity solution Lucky to make DTC beauty brands’ in-store inventory available to shoppers in real time, allowing customers to choose same-day pickup or delivery…

News February 20
Walgreens storefront

Walgreens Partners with Grubhub for Nationwide Delivery

Walgreens has teamed up with Grubhub to bring both Walgreens and Duane Reade locations into the delivery platform’s network, providing customers with on-demand delivery of 15,000 items including beauty, health…

News February 20
Tapestry has sold Stuart Weitzman to Caleres.

Tapestry Offloads Stuart Weitzman to Famous Footwear Parent Company Caleres

In the wake of its failed merger with Capri Holdings, Coach parent company Tapestry is following through with its plan to “move with speed and boldness to accelerate growth for…

News February 20
Overview of Instacart's Connected Stores offerings.

Instacart May Have Started with Grocery Delivery, but its Future is Focused on Stores

Since its 2012 debut, Instacart has made significant progress in convincing Americans that grocery shopping can be done online. The pandemic helped, of course, but that alone can’t account for…

Features February 20

Website Bugs are Costing you Customers: Here’s How to Stop Them

Website hiccups can happen to the best of us. Just like when Ticketmaster released Electric Picnic sales without the loyalty code field available, e-store owners can fall short when they…

Executive Viewpoints February 20
Amazon's Inspire content feed, which is now defunct.

As TikTok Shop Expands to New Markets, Amazon Shuts Down Inspire Social Shopping Feed

While TikTok looks to offset a potential U.S. ban by expanding its ecommerce offering Shop to new markets, Amazon is reportedly giving up on its TikTok competitor Inspire, multiple sources…

News February 19
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