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Have Big Sustainability Goals? Bergmeyer+ Says to Start Small — with Store Fixtures

Sustainability goals are all well and good, but too often they remain just that — goals rather than actual, measurable achievements. Sometimes this is due to deliberate greenwashing, but more…

Features November 14

High-Quality Data is the Key to Unlocking the Power of Generative AI in Retail

When generative AI burst into the public sphere last year — in the form of Microsoft and OpenAI’s ChatGPT — it gained 100 million active users over the course of…

Executive Viewpoints November 14
CNBC and NRF has announced their new retail sales tracker, the Retail Monitor

NRF, CNBC Join Forces to ‘Modernize How Retail Sales are Tracked and Measured’

The National Retail Federation (NRF) and CNBC have teamed up to launch a new retail sales tracker, the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. The new tracker aims to offer more accurate and…

News November 13

Walgreens Cuts 5% of Corporate Workforce in Streamlining Bid

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) will cut 267 jobs — 5% of its corporate workforce — in a move to “streamline our operations and focus on our critical priorities,” according to…

News November 13
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
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