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Ashley has a new brand and is redesigning its stores to match.

Ashley Solidifies Rebranding with Nationwide Store Refresh

Furniture and mattress retailer Ashley will update its stores across the U.S. to mark its official rebranding from its original name, Ashley HomeStore. The rebrand was initiated last year with…

News July 20
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Dollar General Seeks Greater Supplier Diversity

Dollar General has issued a call for diverse suppliers as it seeks to remove barriers and increase minority groups’ representation in the communities the retailer serves. Online applications are open…

News July 20
Walmart is adding more tools for small businesses.

Walmart Business Adds Tools for SMBs with New App, Angi Partnership

Walmart Business has rolled out a series of enhanced offerings for its small business customers, including a dedicated app, a new partnership with Angi (formerly Angie’s List) to help SMBs…

News July 20
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Ross Stores Continues Expansion with 27 New Locations

Moving closer to its goal of opening 100 stores during fiscal 2023, Ross Stores opened 18 Ross Dress for Less and nine dd’s Discounts stores across 14 states in June…

News July 20
Zales is expanding its jewelry rental program with the help of Rocksbox.

Rocks for Rent: Zales Expands Rent-to-Buy Jewelry Program

Signet Jewelers is expanding the Zales jewelry rental program powered by Rocksbox, which Signet acquired in 2021. Targeted to customers looking to gear up for special occasions and weddings, the…

News July 20

Retailers Take Note: Generative AI is Killing the Single Voice of the Brand

Retail marketing lives and dies by one main principle: the voice of the brand. Once in a while it hits a mainstream nerve, forever changing culture, like the magic of…

Executive Viewpoints July 20
Walmart will offer sensory-friendly hours this BTS season.

Walmart to Offer Sensory-Friendly Shopping Periods During BTS Season

Walmart will offer “sensory-friendly” hours for customers with sensory disabilities on designated days throughout the back-to-school shopping season. Every Saturday for the rest of July and all of August, from…

News July 19
The Bon Voyage photo opp outside the new Babies 'R' Us at American Dream.

Babies ‘R’ Us Makes its Return to Brick-and-Mortar, Setting the Stage for National Expansion

As the last surviving U.S. big-box baby chain, BuyBuy Baby, shutters its doors, a familiar name has returned to the retail landscape — Babies ‘R’ Us has opened its first…

News July 19
Image of the Sweaty Betty logo on a front gate

Sweaty Betty Rolls Out Mobile POS Across 73 Stores

Women’s activewear and lifestyle brand Sweaty Betty has rolled out the mobile POS from NewStore in 73 stores across the UK and Ireland. By replacing its legacy POS with NewStore’s…

News July 19
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