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The Limited Role of AI in Ecommerce

In today’s digital age almost all of us have experienced the thrill of clicking “add to cart” and the subsequent anticipation of our purchases arriving. Yet many of us may…

Executive Viewpoints September 21
From Crocs to Madewell and Kendra Scott, more brands are taking creative approaches to product collabs in order to meet marketing and sales goals.

Harnessing Collaborations to Drive Brand, Product and Revenue Results

While collaborations have always been part of the brand marketing playbook, the multiple facets (and attendant hype) generated by the Barbie movie marketing machine has reinvigorated retailers and inspired them…

Features September 21
Amazon has created a virtual store based on Godolikin University from the upcoming series Gen V.

Amazon Brings its Newest Series Gen V to Life with Shoppable Virtual Experience

Amazon has launched a new virtual experience where fans can shop for products from Prime Video series and movies, beginning with the upcoming series Gen V, a spinoff of The…

News September 20
The first-ever Walmart Pet Services center.

Walmart Pilots Pet Services Center in Georgia

Walmart has opened its first-ever Pet Services center at the same store in Dallas, Ga. where it piloted the first Walmart Health center. “Now customers will be able to conveniently…

News September 20
Target associate in store.

Amazon, Target, Macy’s Plan to Hire Combined 388,000 Employees for the Holidays

Some of the biggest retailers in the U.S., including Amazon, Target and Macy’s, have announced their plans for holiday hiring, but all told this season may see one of lowest…

News September 20

Timex Decides It’s Time for a Circular Program for Watches

Timex will seek to keep watches “on wrists and out of landfills” with the debut of its Timex ReWound program, according to Shari Fabiani, SVP of Brand and Creative at…

News September 20
Verizon store

Verizon Prepaid Brand Opens 50th Los Angeles Store

Total by Verizon, the telco’s prepaid wireless brand, will mark its one-year anniversary this month with the opening of its 50th store in greater Los Angeles, part of an aggressive…

News September 20
Kenny Flowers Charleston flagship

Why One DTC Brand Bucked the SoHo Trend and Opened its First Store in Charleston

Over the last few years, a playbook of sorts has emerged for DTC brands: An enterprising soul puts a new spin on a category or product that has stagnated, amasses…

Features September 20

In Luxury Retail, Design Trends Point to Experience

What’s the most important aspect of luxury retail design today? If you said “mastering techniques to improve in-person experiential settings,” you’d be exactly right. You might also raise the need…

Executive Viewpoints September 20
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