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Good Food Holdings Opens Connected Store Powered by Smart Carts and Electronic Shelf Tags

Good Food Holdings and Instacart will open the first Instacart Platform-powered Connected Store at a Bristol Farms location in Irvine, Calif. The supermarket will utilize the Connected Stores experience to…

News September 19
Sam's Club ads new retail media offerings to aid product discovery.

Sam’s Club Expands Retail Media Offering to Aid Product Discovery

Sam’s Club has partnered with ecommerce advertising solution Pacvue to help brands that advertise on the retailers’ site reach the right consumers at the right moment. The new partnership is…

News September 19
The homepage of the Bubble ecommerce site shows a montage of Gen Z consumers, Bubble products and on the right, the tagline 'face the school day'

What’s Driving Skincare Brand Bubble’s Explosive Growth? Its Community of Gen Zers

It’s easy to understand why the skincare market exploded during the pandemic. Working from home and sheltered in place, consumers focused less on detailed makeup looks and more on reliable…

Features September 19

Retail Reset: Dealing with a Tight Labor Market While Keeping Existing Frontliners Happy

A customer has a question but can’t find anyone to help. When they finally track someone down, the employee doesn’t know the answer. Maybe the employee pages someone. Or, if…

Executive Viewpoints September 19

80% of Your Store’s Revenue is Coming from This Source

If anything, my 26 years of retail experience have shown that customer acquisition is initially the central purpose of any budding retail/ecommerce brand and continues to be an important factor…

Executive Viewpoints September 19

Tales from Ron Thurston’s Tour of Retail in America

Featuring: Ron Thurston, Author, Retail Pride and Host, ‘Retail in America’ After inspiring retail pride on a global scale, author and industry legend Ron Thurston is bringing his passion and…

Podcasts September 19
Terez Opens First Physical Store in NYC With Joy-Inspired Space

Terez Opens First Physical Store in NYC With Joy-Inspired Space

Women and children’s fashion brand Terez made its brick-and-mortar debut on Sept. 16, 2022 with its first physical store, located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The design of the colorful…

News September 16
Payments Tech Guide: How to Keep Up with Demand for Convenience, Contactless and BNPL

CFPB Announces Intention to Regulate BNPL Following Release of Consumer Impact Report

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is planning to start regulating buy now, pay later (BNPL) products. The organization noted that BNPL providers are already subject to some federal and…

News September 16
Ulta Picks 8 BIPOC-led Brands for MUSE Accelerator Program

Ulta Picks 8 BIPOC-led Brands for MUSE Accelerator Program

Ulta Beauty launched its 10-week MUSE Accelerator program on Sept. 12, 2022 as part of the retailer’s initiative to drive greater acceptance, diversity, equity and inclusion in the beauty industry…

News September 16
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