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Sodexo Plans Nearly 100 Cashierless Campus ‘Food Hives’
Campus foodservice leader Sodexo will open nearly 100 “Food Hive” markets on college campuses by 2026, beginning with the approximately 30 locations opening during the 2024-2025 academic year. The cashless…
News January 6
Solid Holiday Sales Point to Increasing Consumer Confidence
[Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Jan. 6, 2025 to include sales figures from Salesforce.] The presents are unwrapped, trees are out on the curb and the final sales…
News January 6
Setting the Tone for 2025: Moody Maximalism will Drive Style, Design Aesthetics
In 2024 everyone needed an Eras look (the more sparkles the better), Western styles spread well beyond the ranch and quiet luxury made some noise. But 2024 is sooo last…
Features January 6
Navigating the Tariff Era: A Strategic Roadmap for Retailers
The re-emergence of tariffs on the global trade horizon has once again thrust the retail industry into uncertainty. While policymakers often champion tariffs as a mechanism to protect domestic industries,…
Executive Viewpoints January 6
What Makes Thrive Market’s Marketing Team Thrive?
Featuring: Amina Pasha, Chief Marketing Officer, Thrive Market Amina Pasha has been in the CPG space for more than 20 years. While a good portion of that time was with…
Podcasts January 6
Goodyear Celebrates Centennial of Iconic Blimp with Merch, 100-City Flying Tour
Since 1925, the Goodyear Blimp has been a marketing icon, appearing everywhere from the Olympics to the first Super Bowl, not to mention songs, movies and TV shows and even…
News January 3
CFPB Sues Walmart for Illegal Payment Practices that Allegedly Cost Drivers $10 Million
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sued Walmart and Branch Messenger, alleging that the partners forced the third-party delivery drivers in Walmart’s Spark Driver program to use “costly deposit…
News January 3
Costco Bucks the Anti-DEI Trend
Costco’s board of directors has unanimously rejected a shareholder proposal to conduct a study of the retailer’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, saying it reflects the anti-DEI policy bias…
News January 3
UPDATE: Zulily Antitrust Case Against Amazon Moves Forward
[Update as of Jan. 3, 2025] A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington has ruled that Zulily‘s antitrust case against Amazon can move…
News January 3
