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AERIN

AERIN, the luxury lifestyle brand founded by Aerin Lauder (granddaughter of Estée Lauder), has opened its fourth brick-and-mortar location in Miami. The store features a curated selection of products from…

News February 10
covid pcr test non-pharmacy retailers

Non-Pharmacy Retailers Can Now Offer COVID PCR Tests to Customers

Non-pharmacy retailers can now offer COVID-19 testing under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Increasing Community Access to Testing (ICATT) program. The program expansion is being facilitated…

News February 10
Chewy Pet Adoption TikTok Live Valentine's Day

Chewy to Host Live Pet Adoption Event on TikTok this Valentine’s Day

Online pet retailer Chewy is inviting pet lovers to go on a “date” with rescue animals from the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League in a TikTok Live event this Valentine’s…

News February 10

Macellum Advisors Nominates 10 Directors to Kohl’s Board, Questions Rejection of Acquisition Bids

Activist investor Macellum Advisors has nominated a slate of 10 independent candidates for the Kohl’s Board of Directors as the firm continues pressuring Kohl’s to seek strategic alternatives for its…

News February 10
Sharon Leite Vitamin Shoppe Undercover Boss

Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite Went Undercover in Her Stores. Here’s What She Learned.

Sharon Leite knows retail. Over the course of her 30-year career, The Vitamin Shoppe CEO has held leadership roles at Godiva, Sally Beauty, Pier 1, Bath & Body Works, Gap…

Features February 10

Why a Robust Supplier Diversification Program Matters

Supplier diversity programs are nothing new, but recent attention to gender and race inequities have prompted many businesses to prioritize and update their initiatives on the supplier front. Supplier diversity…

Executive Viewpoints February 10

SKUx Helps Retailers Collect Intent and Interest Data While Delivering Purchase Incentives

Promotions solution provider SKUx has launched SKUx Offer (X)ccelerator, a tool designed to help brands and retailers transform traditional anonymized advertising tactics into secure, serialized, one-to-one and trackable mobile offers.…

News February 10

Apple ‘Tap to Pay’ Expands Retailers’ Contactless Payment Options

Beginning later this year, U.S. retailers will be able to accept contactless customer payments on their Apple iPhones via its new Tap to Pay functionality. Consumers will be able to…

News February 9
Aldi new stores U.S.

Aldi Sets Sights on Gulf Coast, Plans 150 New Stores Across U.S.

Discount supermarket chain Aldi is continuing its aggressive expansion across the U.S., with plans to add approximately 150 new stores to a fleet that already includes 2,100 locations in 37…

News February 9
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