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Hormel Foods Adds Data Platform to Improve Communication with Retailers

Hormel Foods has partnered with open-data retail platform Crisp to expand its data capabilities. Hormel plans to use the platform to share and leverage historical and real-time data insights from…

News December 13

FedEx Aims to Amp Up Convenience with Package-less Returns Program

FedEx will launch FedEx Consolidated Returns, a solution designed to provide an easy ecommerce returns option that retailers can make available to shoppers, in early 2023. The service will be…

News December 13
Nike and Adidas are facing off at the merchandise counter during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Adidas, Nike Seek Sales, not Gooooals, at the World Cup

As the 2022 FIFA World Cup nears its conclusion, another battle is playing out in consumers’ shopping baskets: Adidas and Nike are going head-to-head to capture merchandise sales for the…

News December 13
Best Buy-TalkShopLive Partnership Brings In-Store Pickup to Livestream Shopping

Best Buy-TalkShopLive Partnership Brings In-Store Pickup to Livestream Shopping

Best Buy is offering in-store pickup for livestream shopping orders through a partnership with social-commerce platform TalkShopLive. The show debuted on Dec. 12, 2022 with a segment hosted by media…

News December 13

Put Your CPG Brand Where the Foot Traffic is to Stay Competitive

To succeed as a CPG brand in the post-pandemic world, you need to get phygital.  After two years of pandemic-driven online shopping, many consumers are stepping back out into the…

Executive Viewpoints December 13
Staples is testing out a program to accept Amazon returns.

Staples, Amazon Trial Returns Drop-off Program

Amazon and Staples are piloting a new program that will see the office supply chain join a growing roster of brick-and-mortar retailers that accept returns on behalf of the ecommerce…

News December 12
The new Fyllo Connect retail media network is designed for cannabis dispensaries.

Columbia Care to Pilot New In-Store Retail Media Offering Designed for Cannabis Dispensaries

Marketing and regulatory consultancy Fyllo has launched a new retail media network (RMN) created specifically for the cannabis sector. The Fyllo Connect RMN platform will allow brands to reach and…

News December 12
Albertsons Scores a Win as Judge Denies Injunction to Stop Shareholder Payout

Albertsons Scores a Win as Judge Denies Injunction to Stop Shareholder Payout

A Washington State court has ruled in favor of Albertsons, denying a request by the state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson for a preliminary injunction against the grocery retailer’s $4 billion…

News December 12
CNBC: Walmart Expands Employee Abortion Coverage, Increases Family Planning Services

CNBC: Walmart-Backed Startup Planning to Launch BNPL Service

Walmart-backed startup One is reportedly preparing to launch a buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment service as soon as next year, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The company…

News December 12
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