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Cost Pressures Push Resale from Optional to Essential — for both Consumers and Retailers
Consumers had already begun to discover the joy and benefits of shopping secondhand, and now economic pressures have accelerated that adoption. In 2025, 59% of consumers shopped secondhand apparel, a…
Features April 2
Walmart México to Deploy Connected Store Platform in Small-Format Stores; Supercenters to Follow
By the end of 2026, Walmart de México y Centroamérica will deploy a connected store platform from Vusion across its Walmart Express smaller-format stores, to be followed by installations throughout…
News April 1
Canada Goose Spreads its Wings into Nordstrom as it Expands Marketplace Presence
Seeking to strategically expand its presence in the marketplace ecosystem, Canada Goose has partnered with Mirakl in order to activate on select marketplace channels while maintaining control over product presentation,…
News April 1
Allbirds IP Acquired for $39 Million
Sustainable footwear retailer Allbirds has been acquired by American Exchange Group (AXNY) for $39 million in a deal including Allbirds’ intellectual property and certain other assets and liabilities. The purchase…
News April 1
Home Depot Recruits AI Transformation Specialist as New Technology Leader
The Home Depot has named Franziska “Fran” Bell, PhD, as its new EVP and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective April 6. Bell most recently led AI transformation as Chief Data,…
News April 1
Stop Simply Optimizing Ads, and Start Designing for the Shopper Journey
Many advertisers have traditionally focused on tactical considerations in their performance marketing campaigns: placement strategies, creative formats and bid optimizations. Marketing used to operate in pretty predictable cycles, where you…
Executive Viewpoints April 1
CVS Opens Second of 20 Planned Small-Format Pharmacy-Only Stores in Chicago
CVS Health has opened an “apothecary-style” store in Chicago’s West End, the second of nearly 20 small-format stores — with footprints averaging just 3,000 square feet — that the retailer…
News March 31
Target Faces Boycott Threat as Teachers’ Union Urges Members to ‘Shop Local’
The 1.8-million-member American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union has passed a new resolution urging members to boycott Target stores as a way to protest the retailer’s anemic reaction to the…
News March 31
Marks & Spencer Selects Nordstrom for U.S. Fashion Debut
Iconic British retailer Marks & Spencer is bringing its bestselling womenswear to America in partnership with Nordstrom, part of M&S’s ambition to become a global brand. Last summer, the retailer…
News March 31
