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Charlotte Tilbury Glams Up Virtual Wonderland with Customizable Avatars

Charlotte Tilbury is the latest brand to launch a metaverse experience for the holiday season. Charlotte’s Beauty Realm is a 3D virtual…

Execs from Aerie, Coach, Forever 21 to Demystify Gen Z at NYC Event

Gen Z had $360 billion in disposable income in 2021 and this demographic’s spending power is always growing. To capitalize on this…

Retail TouchPoints Reveals 2022’s 40 Under 40 Winners

Retail TouchPoints and design:retail have unveiled the 2022 slate of 40 Under 40 Award winners. Representing the entire retail realm — from…

MINISO Sets Sights On U.S. Store Growth

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect shifts in MINISO’s strategic goals and store opening plans. Lifestyle retailer MINISO has…

Canada Goose Streamlines Product Development With NGC

Luxury apparel brand Canada Goose has chosen NGC Software as its fashion Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) system….

CVS, Rite Aid And Other Retailers Investigate Breaches Within Online Photo Business

CVS is one of several retailers that has temporarily shut down its online photo service due to a potential data breach linked…

PayPal Officially Splits From eBay, Celebrates Nasdaq Listing

After nearly a year, PayPal has completed its separation from eBay Inc., making it an independent public company on the Nasdaq Stock…

Sole Society Steps Into The Future With $8 Million Funding Round

Sole Society has won $8 million in Series B funding from Nordstrom and Insight Venture Partners, and is now armed with the…

Walmart Tries To Take Down Amazon Prime

Walmart is challenging Amazon with a new shipping service. Although Amazon has aggregated a loyal user base for its Prime service, which…

Walmart To Implement Alipay In 25 Stores Across China

Walmart is aiming to accelerate growth in China by partnering with Alibaba. Through the partnership, Walmart will bring Alipay, Alibaba’s payment technology,…