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Court Approves NRF’s Requested Stay on OSHA Vaccine Mandate

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has extended a stay for OSHA’s COVID-19 employer-based vaccination and emergency testing standard (ETS). The stay was sought by the National Retail Federation…

News November 16
TikTok Creative Exchange Advertising

TikTok Debuts Creative Exchange to Help Advertisers Create Platform-Specific Content

TikTok has launched a pilot for its new Creative Exchange portal, aimed at helping brands develop TikTok-specific ads that will resonate with the platform’s users. The portal expands on a…

News November 16

Look to Immersive Experiences to Increase Conversion and Loyalty with Better CX

Customer standards for digital commerce experiences keep increasing, with 88% saying they expect companies to “accelerate digital initiatives” because of the pandemic. Companies that want to win and keep customers’…

Executive Viewpoints November 16

Podium Raises $201 Million in Latest Funding Round

Communication and payments platform Podium has raised $201 million in a Series D funding round led by YC Continuity, joined by Durable Capital Partners, Arpex Capital, Accel, Album VC, IVP,…

News November 15
Facebook Groups Shopping

Facebook Ups the Shopping Ante with new Livestreaming, Community Commerce Features

Fresh off its rebrand, Meta has introduced a series of new tools to make shopping and buying easier on its flagship platforms Facebook and Instagram. The company is aiming to…

News November 15

Casper Appoints New CEO in Leadup to Acquisition by Durational Capital Management

Casper Sleep has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Durational Capital Management LP, which will take the mattress retailer private. Additionally, Co-Founder and CEO Philip Krim has…

News November 15
David's Bridal In-Stock Dresses

David’s Bridal Creates Guaranteed In-Stock Bridesmaid Dress Collection

Amid ongoing product shortages and the rapid return of weddings and special events, David’s Bridal has rolled out a new dress collection that centers not on the season’s hottest designs…

News November 15
Alibaba 2021 11.11 Singles Day

Singles’ Day Broke Sales Records Again, but That’s Not the Whole Story

The 13th annual 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, also known as Singles’ Day, has once again broken its own sales records. Alibaba itself generated RMB 540.3 billion (U.S. $84.54 billion) in…

Features November 15

Combating Climate Change as a Retailer

Increasingly often we ask ourselves, who is responsible for leading the charge on combating climate change? Is it the individual? Is it the corporate world? Is it the government? Opinions…

Executive Viewpoints November 15
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