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Sally Beauty to Close 350 Stores By Year End
Sally Beauty Holdings will close 350 stores, many within the U.S., during December 2022 as the retailer continues efforts to improve its profitability. The company also noted that it would…
News November 14NJBIZ: American Dream Reaches Deal with Lenders for 4-Year Extension on Loan Repayment
American Dream owner Triple Five Group has reportedly reached a deal with lenders to get a four-year extension for repaying its $1.7 billion in construction financing loans, according to NJBIZ.…
News November 14Semafor Report: TikTok Quietly Launches In-Platform Shopping in the U.S.
TikTok has reportedly launched its much-discussed ecommerce platform, TikTok Shop, in the U.S., according to Semafor, allowing U.S. TikTok users to make purchases directly on the platform rather than linking…
News November 14Singles’ Day Sales Growth Slows, but Cross-Border Commerce and Livestreaming Shine On
Alibaba Group declined to release the exact results for its 14th annual 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, also known as Singles’ Day, instead noting that results were “in line with last…
Features November 14Top 4 Strategies for AI-Powered Profitability
Retailers today are faced with mounting pressure to maximize their bottom lines while maintaining cost expectations for consumers. But amid volatile market changes, ever-evolving customer expectations and increased competition online,…
Executive Viewpoints November 14Post Modern: Making Mail Fit for the Future
In this digital-first era it would be easy to assume that mail is dying a long and slow death — that people are so welded to their screens, the ping…
Executive Viewpoints November 14Get More ‘Cha-Ching’ from Checkout Experiences
Featuring: Ashley Firmstone, SVP of Customer Success, Rokt We’ve all fallen for it: The point-of-purchase display that has a plethora of small items you just have to have. Some brands…
Podcasts November 14TikTok Taps Pro Sports for New Marketing Chief
Former NBA Chief Marketing Officer Kate Jhaveri has been named Global Head of Marketing at TikTok. Jhaveri will work closely with Sofia Hernandez, TikTok’s Head of Global Business Marketing, who…
News November 11Walgreens’ VillageMD Buys Summit Health in $8.9 Billion Deal
With investments from majority owner Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and Cigna subsidiary Evernorth, VillageMD will acquire Summit Health-CityMD, a provider of primary, specialty and urgent care services. Following the $8.9…
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