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Home Depot Boosts Pro Offering with $18.25B Acquisition of SRS Distribution
The Home Depot is acquiring building products distributor SRS Distribution for $18.25 billion in a bid to accelerate the growth of its pro offerings. The deal, which is expected to…
News March 28
Urban Efficiency: Strategies for Streamlining Last Mile Delivery Amid Growing Congestion
Recent reports show that traffic delays cost U.S. drivers an average of 51 hours of lost time in 2022, and that number is on the rise — in 2021, the…
Executive Viewpoints March 28
Google Personalizes Shopping Experience Using Customer’s Ratings and Brand Preferences
Google has begun using the zero-party data of customers’ thumbs-up/thumbs-down style ratings and brand preferences to better personalize its shopping experience, helping consumers find the exact products they want among…
News March 27
M&S to Host Reality Competition Series to Find its Next Fashion Designer
British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is on the hunt for a new fashion designer, and the search will play out on screens across the UK in a new reality…
News March 27
NY Times, WeightWatchers, GE Among First to Embed Instacart Fulfillment Tech via New API
Instacart has launched the Instacart Developer Platform (IDP), a publicly available API program that will enable third-party companies to integrate Instacart’s fulfillment and delivery functionality into their websites and apps.…
News March 27
Walmart Accelerates Clean Energy Commitments with Projects Generating Nearly 1 GW
Walmart is moving closer to its pledge of enabling 10 gigawatts (GW) of clean, renewable energy by 2030 — enough electricity to power 2 million households — with new commitments…
News March 27
Miniso Continues U.S. Expansion with Plans for 12 New Stores
China-based lifestyle retailer Miniso is continuing its rapid expansion across the U.S., with plans for stores in a dozen new markets through a partnership with mall operator CBL Properties. The…
News March 27
2024 Brick-and-Mortar Openings will Bring Untuckit Close to 100-Store Mark
Untuckit will open at least 14 new brick-and-mortar locations this year, with the first seven set to open by May in California, New York, New Jersey, Florida and Georgia, according…
News March 27
Secondhand Grew 15X Faster than New Apparel Sales in 2023, but ThredUp CEO Still Sees Ample ‘White Space’
A few years ago, buying resale online was still something that had to be sold to consumers. But as ThredUp’s 12th annual Resale Report shows, the need for a hard…
Features March 27
