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Wayfair Closes German Business to Focus on Other International Markets

Wayfair is exiting Germany, where it has operated for 15 years, after failing to turn the company “into a household brand” in…

Wayfair COO Steps Down as Retailer Strengthens Internal Integration

Thomas Netzer, COO of Wayfair, will step down from his role at the end of 2024 after six years with the furniture…

Wayfair Launches Paid Loyalty Program Offering 5% Rewards and Free Shipping

Wayfair has introduced Wayfair Rewards, a loyalty program with a $29 annual subscription price. Benefits include 5% back in rewards across Wayfair…

Cookies are Here to Stay, But Retailers Can Still Differentiate with Data Privacy

To kick off this discussion about privacy, let’s start with a little quiz. When you see the data privacy pop-up at a…

How Babylist Plans to Succeed Where Other Baby Retailers have Failed

[Dive even deeper into Babylist’s content- and community-driven business strategy in this episode of the Retail Remix podcast with CEO Natalie Gordon.]…

Wayfair Opens First Large-Format Store Outside Chicago

Wayfair opened the doors of its first large-format store on Thursday in Wilmette, Ill., just outside of Chicago, marking a brick-and-mortar milestone…

RILA Debuts Greenhouse Gas Measurements Database for Consumer Products

The Retail Industry Leaders Association has partnered with Optera to launch the Direct-Use Product Emissions Database (DPED), to provide retailers and their…

Wayfair Welcomes Consumers to the ‘Wayborhood’ with Refreshed Branding, First Store

[Update as of 4/19/2024] Wayfair has provided more details on its inaugural large-format store. The 150,000-square-foot location will open on May 23,…

Wayfair Launches In-Store Immersive Virtual Room Creation Technology

Wayfair has launched the Digital Design Studio, a patent-pending technology that aims to bring the best of online and in-store shopping together….

WWD: Saks.com Cutting 100 Jobs, 5% of Total Workforce

Saks.com is planning to let at least 100 employees go, approximately 5% of the ecommerce retailer’s 2,000-person workforce, according to WWD and…

Wayfair Lays Off Another 1,750 Employees as it Aims to Boost Agility

Wayfair is advancing its plan to right-size its cost structure, with the goal of $1.4 billion in annualized cost savings by laying…

Wayfair Cuts 870 Corporate Jobs as it Right-Sizes Team Amid Ecommerce Slowdown

Wayfair will lay offapproximately 10% of its corporate employees — 870 corporate workers or about 5% of its global workforce, according to…

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