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Stop Waiting on Advertising. New Products Should Fly off the Shelf. 

Every retailer’s nightmare is a shelf stocked with products that just won’t budge — a frustrating reality that many are currently facing. Even with research tools and ad tactics galore,…

Executive Viewpoints July 30

Apple Store Employee Union Wins 10% Raises for Maryland Store Workers

More than two years after the first Apple store’s employees voted to unionize, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) has negotiated…

News July 29
A machine mixes green waste and depackaged food waste to start the composting process at one of Denali's facilities in Phoenix, Arizona.

Walmart Institutes ‘De-Packaging’ Technology to Turbocharge Food Waste Recycling

Walmart has partnered with organic materials recycler Denali to improve its food waste recycling process at more than 1,400 Walmart and Sam’s Club locations across the U.S. The program is…

News July 29
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Content, Creators & Creativity: Why Milani Cosmetics’ Marketing Stands Out  

Featuring: Jeremy Lowenstein, Chief Marketing Officer, Milani Cosmetics Milani Cosmetics has been around for more than 20 years. And although plenty of beauty trends have come and gone in that…

Podcasts July 29
Instacart’s Electronic Shelf Label Software Launches Chainwide at Schnuck Markets.

Schnucks Integrates Instacart Software into Electronic Shelf Labels to Improve Online Order Accuracy

Schnuck Markets will roll out the Carrot Tags’ pick-to-light functionality from Instacart chainwide. The capability connects with Schnuck’s electronic shelf label (ESL) system from Aperion to light up the labels…

News July 29

From Frustration to Loyalty: How One Retailer Increased NPS by 70% with Customer-Controlled Substitutions

Have you ever unpacked your grocery order, excited to make a recipe, only to find a weird substitute for a key ingredient? While some might find oatmeal raisin a satisfactory…

Executive Viewpoints July 29

Exclusive Q&A: ‘Sustainability Won’t Just be a Positive, it Will be Essential’

When the raw ingredients in your products come from a natural wonder that’s practically on your doorstep, and it’s being threatened by climate change, sustainability quickly moves from an abstraction…

Features July 29
Indochino is opening 5 more shop-in-shops at Nordstrom.

Nordstrom Adds 5 More Indochino Shop-in-Shops

Nordstrom is expanding its shop-in-shop partnership with custom apparel brand Indochino by adding five new locations, bringing the total number of Indochino shops in Nordstrom stores to 32. The partners…

News July 26

Starbucks Commits to Solar Purchases that will Power Illinois Communities

Starbucks has committed to long-term purchases of renewable energy generated by community solar provider Nexamp, anchoring the deployment of more than 40 Megawatts of solar energy in Illinois communities. Construction…

News July 26
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