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Meta and Amazon have teamed to enable social commerce shopping.

Amazon Links Up with Meta, Snap to Enable In-Platform Social Purchases

[This story was updated on Nov. 14, 2023, to include news of a similar partnership with Snapchat.] Meta and Amazon have quietly debuted a new closed-loop social commerce experience that…

News November 13

Toys ‘R’ Us Plants a Flag(ship) in Mall of America

Toys “R” Us will open its second mall-based flagship store on Nov. 17 at Minnesota’s Mall of America, just in time for the holiday season. The 11,000-square-foot store is the…

News November 13

Consumers Just Keep Spending Online: Here’s How to Keep it Going this Holiday Season and into 2024

August’s overall retail sales in the U.S. showed continuing resilience, with actual growth of 0.6% after economists polled by Reuters had predicted just 0.2% growth. However, the overall data masks…

Executive Viewpoints November 13

How Unconventional Creative Fuels Liquid Death’s Digital Growth

Featuring: Natalie Cotter, Director of Digital Retail, Liquid Death | Claire Tassin, E-commerce Analyst, Morning Consult From leveraging social media to exploring marketplaces and strategic advertising, there are countless avenues…

Podcasts November 13
Brooklinen is expanding its omnichannel strategy to include a growing B2B division and presence on Amazon.

B2B, Marketplaces Become Core to Brooklinen’s Blossoming Omnichannel Strategy

Brooklinen was a direct-to-consumer darling that promised consumers high-quality sheets at great prices. By eliminating supply chain complexities and “cutting out the middlemen,” Brooklinen was able to streamline the product…

Features November 13

IndiePet Simplifies Access to Enhanced Product Information

IndiePet, a nonprofit trade association for independent pet retailers, will offer its retailer members access to Open Catalog from Salsify, a centralized hub for product content. Manufacturers that are IndiePet…

News November 10

Strong Coach Results Help Parent Company Tapestry Achieve $1.5B in Q1 Revenue

Despite rumblings of a spending slowdown in the luxury market, Tapestry announced a record fiscal Q1, which ended Sept. 30, 2023. The luxury house consisting of Coach, Kate Spade and…

News November 10
Vesta has acquired furniture rental companies Fernish and Feather.

Design Firm Vesta Aims to ‘Dominate’ Furniture Rental with Acquisition of Fernish and Feather

Luxury interior design and staging firm Vesta has acquired not one, but two of the furniture industry’s hottest new startups — Fernish and Feather, both of which offer furniture rental services.…

News November 10
Amazon's big grocery plans become more clear as the retailer focuses on expanding Amazon Fresh consumer base.

UPDATED: Amazon Fresh Expands Delivery to Non-Prime Members, Rolls Out New Store Model

This story was first published on Aug. 2, 2023, and was update with additional details on Nov. 10, 2023. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s stated goal has been to “double down”…

News November 10
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