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Harnessing the Power of Color in Experience Design

In the new era of experience design, color represents so much more than a brand palette. In fact, new science has shown how highly personal color is and how it…

Features June 8
The Vitamin Shoppe Donates Two Tons of Nutritious Products to Ukraine

The Vitamin Shoppe Donates Two Tons of Nutritious Products to Ukraine

Nutrition and supplement retailer The Vitamin Shoppe worked with nonprofit Baranova27 to donate more than 4,600 pounds of protein bars and nutritious snacks to areas of Ukraine that have been…

News June 8

Reports: Massachusetts Trader Joe’s Becomes Latest Retail Store to Hold Unionization Vote

Associates at a Hadley, Mass. Trader Joe’s have reportedly filed for a union election, according to The New York Times, NPR and other media outlets. A filing with the National…

News June 8

H&M, lululemon Lead Funding for New $250M Fashion Climate Fund

The Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) has introduced the $250 million Fashion Climate Fund, which will be used to identify, fund, scale and measure verified impact solutions to decarbonize and modernize…

News June 8
Twitter introduces new Product Drop feature to help be the first to get hot limited edition products

Twitter Solidifies its Role in ‘Drop Culture’ with New Reminder Feature

Twitter continues to beef up its shopping features, this time with functionality that supports the “drop culture” already happening on its platform. Called simply “Product Drops,” the new feature essentially…

News June 8
Vallarta Tests In-Store Robots to Monitor Store Safety and Out-of-Stocks

Vallarta Tests In-Store Robots to Monitor Store Safety and Out-of-Stocks

California-based Vallarta Supermarkets is piloting autonomous robots in five locations in Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties to support employees by identifying in-store hazards. The retailer will test…

News June 8

Target Plans Short-Term Profit Margin Hit as it Right-Sizes Inventory for Future Growth

Target is taking multiple actions to right-size its inventory, including additional markdowns, removing excess inventory and cancelling orders, as it makes room for merchandise including groceries and back-to-school supplies. The…

News June 8
Circle K owner Alimentation Couche-Tard Wants to Hire 25,000 New Employees

Circle K Owner Launches Summer Hiring Spree to find 25,000 New Workers

Convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard has announced that is hiring for more than 25,000 positions at its more than 14,100 Circle K and Couche-Tard stores and support centers across North America, Europe and Asia.…

News June 8

The RealReal Founder and CEO Resigns; COO and CFO Step in as Co-Interim CEOs

The RealReal Founder, CEO and Chairperson Julie Wainwright has left the company, effective June 7. President and COO Rati Sahi Levesque and CFO Robert Julian will lead the company as…

News June 8
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