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Pet Supplies Plus Adds Grubhub Delivery Option

In a deal designed to make animals (and their humans) purr with satisfaction, Pet Supplies Plus and its emerging sister brand Wag N’ Wash have partnered with Grubhub for on-demand…

News January 28
The new Bookshop.org e-book platform will allow independent bookstores to take on Amazon's Kindle apps.

Bookshop.org Ratchets Up Battle Against Amazon with Addition of E-book Sales

As it marks its fifth anniversary, Bookshop.org has launched a new salvo in its battle against Amazon — a new e-book platform that will enable independent bookstores to sell e-books…

News January 28
Jason Buechel, CEO of Whole Foods and new VP of Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores.

Whole Foods CEO to Lead all of Amazon Grocery

Whole Foods Market CEO Jason Buechel has taken on an expanded role at Amazon and will now lead the company’s Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) division, which encompasses Amazon Go and…

News January 28

UPDATE: Philadelphia Whole Foods Workers Vote to Unionize

[Update as of Jan. 28, 2025] A majority of the employees at the Whole Foods flagship in Philadelphia’s Center City have voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers…

News January 28

Unlocking AI’s Potential for Retail Advertising

In an increasingly fast-paced advertising landscape, AI is no longer a futuristic concept — it’s here and a present-day necessity, giving those who use it effectively a massive advantage. A…

Executive Viewpoints January 28
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang giving a keynote at CES.

Pacvue Co-founder on How to Avoid the ‘Shiny Penny Effect’ with AI and Retail Media

Anyone who’s ever been to CES will tell you, it’s a biiiggg trade show. While a lot of the action happens on that vast trade show floor — where everything…

Features January 28
WHSmith store exterior in the UK.

WHSmith Considers Selling Off High Street Stores to Focus on Lucrative Travel Business

WHSmith has confirmed that it is exploring the sale of more than 520 High Street newsstand and bookstores to focus on its travel unit, which now accounts for three-quarters of its…

News January 27
Target store exterior

Target Joins Roster of Retailers Scaling Back DEI in Effort to ‘Stay in Step with Evolving External Landscape’

Target has joined the growing list of retailers and other institutions, including the federal government, pulling back on a number of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Target didn’t…

News January 27

Bloomingdale’s Brings Garden Brand Flamingo Estate to Rotating Pop-Up Space

Bloomingdale’s has transformed the rotating retail space at its New York City flagship in New York City into a pop-up market with its latest partner, Flamingo Estate.   Flamingo Estate is…

News January 27
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