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Target Commits to Remaining Closed On This and All Future Thanksgivings

Target will close all its stores on Thanksgiving from now on, according to multiple media reports. The retailer closed on Thanksgiving 2020 and previously announced its intent to close this…

News November 23
Walmart Twitter live shopping

Walmart to Host First-Ever Shoppable Livestream on Twitter

Last December, Walmart became the first retailer to launch a shoppable livestream on TikTok. Now the retailer plans to make livestreaming history again with the first shoppable livestream on Twitter,…

News November 23
YouTube shoppable livestream

YouTube Makes Major Push into Live Shopping with Holiday Stream and Shop

In the last few years, YouTube has seen huge growth in live video, with more than half a million channels livestreaming for the first time in 2020. And as on…

News November 23

How Meta, QVC and Coresight Research Use Livestreaming to Drive Holiday Demand

For decades, Black Friday marked the official start of the holiday shopping season and was one of retailers’ most critical sales days. But thanks to the evolution of ecommerce and,…

Features November 23

How Not to Build DTC Retail Wrong

Ten years ago, brands had a fear of upsetting wholesale partnerships. Beholden to industry powerhouses like Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdale’s in the fashion vertical or Target and Walmart in the…

Executive Viewpoints November 23

Authentic Brands Group Delays IPO, Sells Stakes to Two New Investors at $12.7 Billion Valuation

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is delaying its planned IPO in favor of selling stakes in the business to CVC Capital, HPS Investment Partners and some of its existing shareholders in…

News November 22

Foot Locker Adds COO and Strategy, Innovation and Development Chief Roles

Foot Locker has promoted its current EVP and CEO-North America, Franklin Bracken, to be the retailer’s first-ever COO. The apparel retailer also has created a new Chief Strategy, Innovation and…

News November 22
Nordstrom Fanatics

Nordstrom to Sell Licensed Sports Gear for the First Time Through New Partnership with Fanatics

Nordstrom has teamed up with online sports merchandise retailer and manufacturer Fanatics to bring a range of licensed sports gear to its customers for the first time. The new long-term…

News November 22
Price Increases Major Retailers

Amazon Remains Cheapest Place to Shop Even as Inflation Drives up Prices, but Walmart’s Closing in

Supply chain snarls, delivery delays and inflation just might make the 2021 holiday shopping season one of the most expensive and logistically challenging ever. And yet it looks like consumers…

Features November 22
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