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Starbucks Workers Union Commits $1M to Strike and Defense Fund

Starbucks Workers Union Commits $1M to Strike and Defense Fund

Starbucks workers who strike in support of unionizing will be protected by a Strike and Defense Fund, to which the Workers United union has committed $1 million in funding to…

News June 3

Albertsons Adds Product Reviews Across Multiple Banners’ Websites

Albertsons has introduced consumer-generated ratings and review functionality on 11 of its banners’ sites, including Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and Shaw’s. The launch is likely related to Albertsons’ plans to re-enter…

News June 3
Blue Apron is debuting a new non-subscription meal kit on Walmart's marketplace.

Blue Apron Debuts Non-Subscription Offering on Walmart Marketplace

Subscription meal kit service Blue Apron is ditching the “subscription” for a new offering on Walmart’s third-party marketplace, giving Walmart customers access to a selection of on-demand meal kits with…

News June 3

Social Commerce: Why Content Matters in Modern Commerce

Remember what it was like to go shopping at the mall? You’d walk into a brick-and-mortar store, select your items from the aisles and check out at the sales counter.…

Executive Viewpoints June 3

How Gorjana Beat Costly, Wasteful Fraudulent Ad Clicks

Digital advertising, whether it’s placed on search engines like Google or social media sites like Facebook, is the lifeblood of a successful ecommerce site. Shoppers can’t find a given retail…

Features June 3
Marketplaces are becoming an increasingly powerful tool for B2B procurement.

How B2B Marketplaces are Changing the Way Businesses Find Vendors Online

Even before the pandemic, B2C marketplaces were experiencing explosive success as consumers flocked online and marketplace growth was only intensified by the restrictions of the pandemic. Now B2B businesses are…

Executive Viewpoints June 3
Pinterest Acquires THE YES, Expands ‘Taste-Driven Shopping’ Efforts

Pinterest Acquires THE YES, Expands ‘Taste-Driven Shopping’ Efforts

Pinterest has signed a definitive agreement to acquire THE YES, an AI-powered platform that allows consumers to personalize their shopping feeds based on their brand, style and size preferences. The…

News June 2
Circle K Parent to Roll Out Self-Checkout Tech to 7,000 Stores

Circle K Parent to Roll Out Self-Checkout Tech to 7,000 Stores

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., parent company of the Circle K convenience store chain, will purchase more than 10,000 touchless self-checkout systems, with plans to deploy them in more than 7,000 Circle…

News June 2
The Container Store Plans 74 New Locations by 2027

The Container Store Plans 74 New Locations by 2027

Following a net sales increase of 10.5% to $1.1 billion during FY2021, which ended April 2, 2022, The Container Store revealed that it is planning to open 74 new stores…

News June 2
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