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Lidl Names New Chief Commercial Officer and First-Ever Chief Customer Exec

Discount supermarket retailer Lidl U.S. has named four executives with extensive retail experience to top posts, including naming Frank Kerr as the company’s first-ever Chief Customer Officer. Kerr is returning…

News March 8
Karissa Bodnar, Founder and CEO of Thrive Causemetics.

Thrive Causemetics Founder Reveals What it Takes for a Cause-Based Brand to Stay on Mission

Karissa Bodnar, Founder and CEO of clean beauty brand and DTC success story Thrive Causemetics, grew up in a small town in rural Washington state. She lived off a dirt…

Features March 8

2024 Brought New PCI Requirements. Hackers Can Help You Keep Up

As the average cost of a breach hits $4.45 million, regulatory authorities are driving more industrywide requirements to address growing threats. The critical role payment and financial services play in…

Executive Viewpoints March 8

Abercrombie Debuts Wedding-Themed (and Wedding-Adjacent) Collection

Abercrombie & Fitch has launched “The A&F Wedding Shop” both online and in stores. The collection of more than 100 items for brides, bachelorettes and guests has been designed not…

News March 7

Aldi Plans to Add 800 New U.S. Stores by 2028

Discount grocer Aldi will invest more than $9 billion over the next five years on its national expansion plan, which includes adding 800 stores to its U.S. fleet by the…

News March 7
Michaels has launched a new brand campaign and in-store selling activation to shine a spotlight on its MakerPlace by Michaels online marketplace.

Michaels Puts Makers in the Spotlight for New Ad Campaign, In-Store Selling Pilot

Michaels has launched a new brand campaign and in-store selling activation to shine a spotlight on its MakerPlace by Michaels online marketplace. MakerPlace by Michaels was designed to be an…

News March 7
Screenshot of current Zulily homepage.

Beyond Acquires Zulily, Plans to Revive Brand in Q2

Beyond, Inc. — parent company of Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock.com — has acquired the intellectual property of defunct flash-sale retailer Zulily, following that platform’s abrupt wind-down of its business in late 2023. Newly…

News March 7

Foot Locker Plans 4 ‘Store of the Future’ Locations in 2024

Foot Locker will launch its first “store of the future” in Willowbrook, N.J. next month, with an additional three stores planned for later in 2024. “These immersive experiences bring to…

News March 7

How AI is Ushering in the Future of Interactive Commerce

Quiet luxury, coastal grandmother, and cottagecore are just a few fashion trends that have emerged from the TikTok era. If you’re like me, you wouldn’t even know where to begin…

Executive Viewpoints March 7
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