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What Does Gen Z Really Want from Stores?

Featuring: Melissa Gonzalez, Principal of MG2 and Founder of The Lionesque Group Gen Z’s spending power is growing. That’s why brands are focused on truly understanding their behaviors and preferences…

Podcasts October 23

Walmart’s Cultureverse Gives Black Creators a Voice By Design

It’s tough to change people’s perceptions of a brand, particularly one as established and well-known as Walmart. But that’s been one of the goals of the Walmart web3 project The…

Features October 21
Walgreens has settled a lawsuit from investors in the fallout of its 2015 deal to acquire Rite Aid.

Walgreens Agrees to $192.5 Million Settlement with Shareholders over Failed Rite Aid Merger

Just three weeks before it was set to go to trial, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has agreed to pay $192.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by investors who…

News October 20

HomeGoods Pulls the Plug on Ecommerce Site

HomeGoods will shut down its ecommerce site on Oct. 21, 2023. The off-price furniture and décor retailer, a subsidiary of The TJX Companies, made a belated ecommerce debut in September…

News October 20
Bjorn Bengtsson, Chief Product and Supply Chain Officer at DTC men’s fashion brand Untuckit, takes the stage at Deliver Americas.

With Supply Chain Still in Flux, Executives Focus on Sustainability, Automation

For almost as long as retail has existed, the supply chain has contentedly operated behind the curtain. But that all changed with the COVID pandemic, the ripple effects of which…

Features October 20

Retail, POS Finance and the Quest for ESG

Accusations of “greenwashing” can lead to irreversible damage to reputation and consumer trust, and with environmental social governance (ESG) now high on the agenda for public and private organizations worldwide,…

Executive Viewpoints October 20
Claire's has relaunched its loyalty program under the new name, C.Club

Claire’s Unveils Reimagined Loyalty Program — C.Club

Almost exactly three years after it launched its first-ever loyalty program, Claire’s is evolving the experience with new rewards, new branding and a new name — C.Club. Claire’s amassed 18…

News October 19
Amazon's new Consult-A-Friend feature.

Amazon Adds New Social Shopping Features Including ‘Consult-a-Friend’

Amazon is already the place where many consumers start their shopping journeys, and now the company wants to make shopping on its platform “more social and collaborative” with a growing…

News October 19

40-Year Costco Veteran to Take Reins as New CEO in 2024

Costco will replace departing CEO Craig Jelinek with Ron Vachris, who began with the retailer as a forklift driver more than four decades ago and is currently its President and…

News October 19
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