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Why We Need to Look to the Showroom’s Past to Find Retail’s Post-COVID Future

“There is no such thing as a new idea,” wrote Mark Twain. “We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We…

Executive Viewpoints February 25

Ideoclick Expands Advertising Expertise to Instacart, Walmart and Target

Ecommerce optimization platform Ideoclick has added Instacart, Walmart and Target to its portfolio of supported advertising platforms. The move aims to position Ideoclick as a single advertising management solution with…

News February 25

Navori Labs Collects Shopper Information for Better-Targeted In-Store Ad Campaigns

Digital signage software provider Navori Labs has launched Aquaji — AI-driven marketing analytics software designed to improve the customer experience in physical environments and enhance digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising. Aquaji…

News February 25

Heyday Plans to Open Hundreds of Skincare Stores Through Franchise Model

Skincare retailer Heyday announced ambitious plans to open hundreds of brick-and-mortar locations in the coming years, up from its current 10. The company will fuel its growth with the proceeds…

News February 24

Retail Insights 2021: 10 Predictions and Trends to Watch

Across the board, 2020 was a momentous year for us all. Retail has never faced so many changes and challenges. While physical stores have spent much of the year closed,…

Executive Viewpoints February 24

Marrow

(Hover over a photo in the gallery above to read more details in the captions, or click on a photo to expand and open the full-size images.) Marrow, a newly…

News February 24

NRF Forecasts Retail Sales Could Grow by up to 8.2% in 2021

Accelerating vaccine rollouts combined with pent-up consumer demand will drive 2021 U.S. retail sales to at least $4.33 trillion, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). That total would represent…

News February 24
Belk

Belk Files for Chapter 11, Plans ‘One-Day Reorganization’

[Editor’s Note: In a statement released after this story was published, Belk announced that it had successfully completed its one-day restructuring and exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy.] 133-year-old department store chain…

News February 24
Deciem

With $1 Billion Investment, Estée Lauder Advances Toward Full Ownership of Startup Beauty Brand

Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is increasing its investment in Deciem Beauty Group by approximately $1 billion to take a 76% majority stake in the cult skincare brand and establish terms…

News February 24
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