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Ulta Lays Out Aggressive Store Expansion Plan to Reach Target of 1,800 Locations
Ulta Beauty has outlined a new set of strategic priorities to drive its growth and announced new long-term financial targets that include an acceleration of new store openings. With a…
News October 16
NRF Predicts up to 3.5% Increase in Holiday Spending Despite Economic Headwinds
The National Retail Federation predicts that this year’s holiday spending will increase by 2.5% to 3.5% over 2023 despite continued concern about a consumer pullback. This would equate to between…
News October 16
Why Luxury Brands Should Consider Making Each Store Unique
For decades, the mantra of retail success has been scalability. A brand’s ability to replicate the same look, feel and customer experience in each and every physical location has been…
Features October 16
4 Reasons to Invest in Custom Retail Lighting Schemes
While spatial planning is widely recognized as a key tool in shaping consumer behavior in brick-and-mortar environments, one crucial yet frequently overlooked aspect of retail design is lighting. As lighting…
Executive Viewpoints October 16
The AI Pricing Debate: Balancing Retail Innovation and Consumer Trust
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how retailers set prices, sparking public debate and drawing regulatory attention. The Federal Trade Commission’s recent announcement of an inquiry into “surveillance pricing”—the use of personal shopper…
Executive Viewpoints October 16
Think You Can’t Recycle That Old Clothing? Guess Again.
Guess has introduced Guess Again, a new product recycling program for U.S. online customers. The retailer already offers an in-store recycling program, in partnership with Homeboy Threads, that allows customers…
News October 15
Google Shopping Revamp: Leveraging AI to Remain ‘Essential to People’s Shopping Journeys’
Just in time for the peak holiday shopping period, Google has rebuilt its Shopping experience “from the ground up with AI,” bringing together its collection of 45 billion product listings…
News October 15
True Value Files for Bankruptcy, Preps for Sale to Competitor
Privately held hardware wholesaler True Value has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware as it prepares to sell “substantially all” of…
News October 15
Walgreens Plans to Shutter 1,200 Stores Over Next 3 Years
Walgreens Boots Alliance will close 1,200 stores in the next three years, including 500 closures during its 2025 fiscal year, which will end in August 2025, according to the company’s…
News October 15
