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Exterior facade of the Meta Lab pop-up on LA's Melrose Ave.

Meta Debuts Experiential LA Pop-Up for its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

Meta has opened a pop-up shop in Los Angles dedicated to its Ray-Ban smart glasses. Called the Meta Lab, the experiential store concept first debuted at Meta’s Connect conference for…

News November 12

Office Depot Partners with Grubhub for Delivery From 800+ Stores

Grubhub has added its first office supplies retailer, Office Depot, for on-demand delivery of 6,000+ items from more than 800 stores across 42 states. Office Depot also is now part…

News November 12

How QR Codes Modernize Holiday Shopping Experiences

1WorldSync’s 2024 Consumer Product Content Benchmark report revealed that 64% of shoppers have scanned a QR code on a product while shopping in-store. With a quick click on a smartphone,…

Executive Viewpoints November 12
Retail holiday hiring is facing new challenges this year.

How the Election, Wage Hikes and a Shortened Holiday Season are Impacting Retailers’ Hiring Strategies

Retailers are ramping up for the busiest in-store holiday shopping season since 2019, according to research from consultancy PwC. While that’s great news for merchants and the economy, particularly after…

Features November 12
That's Hot necklace from the Paris Hilton collection at Claire's.

Claire’s Teams with Paris Hilton for Sparkly New Collab

Early 2000s “it girl” Paris Hilton has teamed up with Claire’s to reach the next generation of fashionistas with a new jewelry collab.   Created in partnership with Hilton’s 11.11…

News November 11

Build-A-Bear Paints LA ‘Hello Kitty Pink’ with New Collaborative Workshop

Build-A-Bear Workshop’s IP partnerships have always been one of its biggest differentiators, but now the retailer is bringing its collaboration with Sanrio to the next level with a new workshop…

News November 11

Big Lots Enhances App with In-Store Rewards Access, Personalized Dashboards

Big Lots has upgraded its mobile app, available to current and new members of its Big Reward loyalty program and offering features including in-store rewards access, a personalized dashboard for…

News November 11
Independent grocers are rolling out Instacart Caper Carts in their stores.

Instacart Smart Carts to Roll into 5 Independent Grocery Chains’ Aisles

A number of local and independent grocers — including Bowman’s Market, Maurer’s Market IGA, Neiman’s Family Market, Queen’s Price Chopper and Soelbergs Market — are adopting Instacart‘s AI-powered smart Caper…

News November 11

StockX Co-founder Promoted to CEO Job

Sneaker marketplace StockX has named Greg Schwartz, the company’s Co-founder, President and COO, as its next CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Current CEO Scott Cutler, who was one of the…

News November 11
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