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Coldwater Creek Acquires Soft Surroundings, Adopts New Returns Solution

Coldwater Creek has completed its purchase of Soft Surroundings, a women’s clothing and accessories retailer that filed for bankruptcy protection in September 2023. The newly combined retailer has selected the…

News December 7
Wish is expanding beyond its consumer app to offer logistics services to non-Wish merchants.

As Shein and Temu Continue to Grow, Wish Turns to 3rd-Party Logistics as Survival Tactic

ContextLogic, the parent company of discount shopping app Wish, has launched a new third-party logistics service for non-Wish merchants called WishPost Smart Parcel. Wish’s goal for what it’s calling its…

News December 7
The new Sika Health marketplace brings together HSA and FSA eligible products for purchase online.

Sika Health Debuts New Marketplace Dedicated to HSA, FSA Purchases

Sika Health — a payment solution that enables ecommerce merchants to accept Health Spending Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) payments — has launched a new marketplace where consumers…

News December 7

Claire’s Expands to Mexico, Debuts Branded Body Care Products

Claire’s has opened a 1,227-square-foot flagship store in Mexico City’s Plaza Satélite that showcases the jewelry and accessories retailer’s reimagined look and feel, including the updated visual identify for PIERCED…

News December 7

The Challenges of Building a Beauty Brand and How to Overcome Them

In the beauty industry, every day brings with it the promise of innovation, creativity and, for many, the allure of starting a beauty brand. The excitement is palpable, driven by…

Executive Viewpoints December 7

Amazon Prime Campaign Helps Students Get Home for the Holidays Inexpensively

In a recent survey, Prime Student found that 79% of college students are saving up for travel, with 43% of those students prioritizing a trip home to see family or…

News December 6

NRF Retracts Claim that Organized Retail Crime Accounted for ‘Nearly Half’ of Retail Shrink

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has updated a report that had attributed “nearly half” of 2021’s $94.5 billion in retail shrink to organized retail crime, saying the data point was…

News December 6

Mirror Mirror Off the Wall: Tonal Offers Trade-In Deal for Former Lululemon Mirror Users

Editor’s note: This article was updated to reflect new information about Lululemon’s support for Mirror technology. At-home gym brand Tonal is launching a trade-in deal targeting Lululemon customers with Mirror…

News December 6
With the proliferation of marketplaces, the power has shifted to third-party sellers.

2023: The Year of the Marketplace Seller

Online marketplaces have been the talk of the town for the last couple of years. But, while they continued to make headlines in 2023, marketplaces themselves were no longer the…

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