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Google unveils new features to make shopping easier directly from search

Google Aims to Make Shopping Online More Natural, Visual

“Natural” was the word of the day at Google’s third annual SearchOn event, where the tech giant unveiled a host of new ways it is working to make search, translation,…

News September 29

Bed Bath & Beyond Posts 28% Sales Decrease, Prepares for Further Drops as it Right-Sizes Inventory

Bed Bath & Beyond continued to struggle in Q2 2022 with the retailer’s sales falling 28% in the quarter, which ended Aug. 27. The retailer expects a further 20% decline…

News September 29

4 Steps Retailers Can Take to Market Themselves in a Recession

Marketing is often first on the chopping block during a recession, and with GDP contracting two quarters in a row, retail marketers are working hard to determine how to make…

Executive Viewpoints September 29
Essity Completes $320M Acquisition of Digitally Native Intimates Brand Knix

Essity Completes $320M Acquisition of Digitally Native Intimates Brand Knix

Health and hygiene brand Essity has completed its acquisition of Knix, a digitally native intimates brand,  for $320 million. Essity now owns 80% of Knix shares, while CEO and founder…

News September 28
SPARC Group Hires Outdoor Retail Veteran as Eddie Bauer CEO

SPARC Group Hires Outdoor Retail Veteran as Eddie Bauer CEO

SPARC Group, the retail venture owned by Simon Property Group and Authentic Brands Group (ABG), has hired outdoor industry veteran Tim Bantle to lead Eddie Bauer as CEO. Bantle will…

News September 28
Gap's Athleta brand is expanding its reach with new resale and off-price initiatives.

Athleta Moves Further into Resale, Off-Price

Gap, Inc.’s Athleta brand has teamed up with ThredUP and Shop Premium Outlets to pilot a new resale program and expand further into the off-price sector, respectively. Both initiatives are…

News September 28
Instacart rolls out new suite of tools for online grocery.

Instacart, Shipt Expand Payment Options to Improve Food Access for Low-Income Households

Both Instacart and Target’s Shipt will expand their payment options for low-income shoppers in moves that coincide with the White House’s effort to end hunger in the country and increase…

News September 28
Macy's has launched its marketplace online.

Macy’s Online Marketplace Has Arrived

A little less than year after first announcing its plans, Macy’s has joined the ranks of other major retailers such as Walmart and Target with the debut of its own…

News September 28
New Snap study shows that AR is being used more often for more utilitarian purposes.

How Rising AR Adoption is Driving Snap’s Commerce Strategy

When Snapchat first hit the scene back in 2011 it was an instantaneous hit with younger audiences because it offered something that was almost impossible to find on the internet…

Features September 28
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