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Store Management Costs in the Era of Ecommerce

Food retail demand has become fractured across multiple channels, with traditional brick-and-mortar formats losing out to the online medium. In 2019, online grocery accounted for 6.3% of total US grocery…

Executive Viewpoints April 27

Charanga Deploys RFID Technology to Lay Groundwork for Omnichannel Services

Spanish children’s clothing retailer Charanga will deploy the Nedap iD Cloud platform at all owned stores, franchised stores and displays inside El Corte Inglés locations in Spain, Portugal and Italy.…

News April 26
New Meta Brick-and-Mortar Offers Shoppers Intro to Metaverse

New Meta Brick-and-Mortar Store Offers Shoppers Intro to the Metaverse

All the buzz surrounding the virtual experiences within the metaverse has, ironically, brought Meta into the real world. The company formerly known as Facebook will launch a brick-and-mortar Meta Store…

News April 26
LookHUMAN debuts new rewards program based in NFTs

LookHUMAN Debuts NFT-Based Rewards Program

Pop culture-focused print-on-demand platform LookHUMAN has rolled out a new rewards program that allow customers to earn non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with every purchase. The limited-edition digital collectibles — dubbed RFTees…

News April 26

WSJ: Bed Bath & Beyond in Talks With Suitors For Potential Sale of buybuy BABY

Bed Bath & Beyond is exploring bids for buybuy BABY after an activist investor urged the retailer to sell the brand, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street…

News April 26

Rebag Launches Auction to Spotlight Investment-Worthy Luxury Items

Seeking to promote the idea of luxury goods as a valuable asset class similar to works of art that can appreciate in value over time, Rebag has introduced Auction, a…

News April 26

How Zero-Party Data is Helping Retailers Retain Customers and Build Trust

Brands are facing a customer data conundrum. While 49% of consumers say they’re frustrated by receiving irrelevant content and offers from brands, 45% say they aren’t comfortable sharing their personal…

Executive Viewpoints April 26

‘Fast Delivery is Table Stakes’: Foxtrot CEO on Standing Out in the Crowded Digital C-Store Space

Rapid delivery services are changing the convenience store landscape by adding even more options for hungry shoppers to stock up on what they need on their own schedules. The boom…

Features April 26

Report: Simon and Brookfield Make $8.6 Billion Bid for Kohl’s

Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management have reportedly made an offer to acquire Kohl’s in a deal that would value the retailer at $8.6 billion, a person familiar with…

News April 25
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