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Dollar General will invest $100 million in increasing employees' hours.

Dollar General Commits $100M to Increasing Employee Hours as Labor Competition Continues

Dollar General will invest nearly $100 million to increase labor hours for its more than 170,000 store employees in 2023 to enable “consistent store standards while further enhancing the associate…

News March 20

Bed Bath & Beyond Shares Drop Following Announcement of Reverse Stock Split Plan

Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking shareholder approval for a reverse stock split in order to bolster its share price and “enable us to continue rebuilding liquidity to execute our…

News March 20

New Starbucks CEO Narasimhan Takes Over After 5-Month ‘Immersion’

Laxman Narasimhan has officially begun his tenure as CEO of Starbucks following a five-month immersion during which he worked with employees in 30 stores, manufacturing plants and support centers around…

News March 20

How Twitter’s New Cannabis Advertising Policy is Reshaping the Industry’s Future

One of the major challenges faced by the cannabis industry is limitations on its ability to advertise, due to a combination of state and federal regulations as well as platform-specific…

Features March 20

5 Replatforming Myths that Brands Need to Know

Monolithic, all-in-one ecommerce platforms try to play jack-of-all-trades and as a result often struggle in at least one area. Maybe there’s no native subscription engine, for example, or the CMS…

Executive Viewpoints March 20

Times are Changing and so Must Supply Chains

We quite often read that “Company ABC” is looking to pull out of China, or “Company XYZ” is moving production in response to cost, availability and environmental concerns. The reality…

Executive Viewpoints March 20
Emily Erkel, CMO and Co-founder, LePrix

How LePrix is Using Tech to Advance Luxury Wholesale

Featuring: Emily Erkel, CMO and Co-founder, LePrix Retail TouchPoints has been studying and reporting on the evolution of resale for years. Over this time, we’ve seen consumer behaviors shift and…

Podcasts March 20
Glossier expands its leadership team with three C-suite appointments.

Glossier Bolsters C-Suite with New Creative, Marketing and Commercial Officers

Beauty brand Glossier has expanded its all-women leadership team with three C-suite appointments, including the promotions of Marie Suter to Chief Creative Director and Kleo Mack to Chief Marketing Officer, as well…

News March 17
Serta Simmons is ramping up its inventory planning capabilities with new tech.

Serta Simmons Seeks to Improve Inventory and Supply Chain Planning with New Tech

Mattress retail conglomerate Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) — the owner of brands including Serta, Simmons, Beautyrest and Tuft & Needle — is working to transform its supply chain planning capabilities…

News March 17
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