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Marimekko to Launch ‘Pre-loved’ Resale Marketplace

Finnish design house Marimekko will launch its new community-driven resale and vintage marketplace, Pre-loved, on Aug. 25, 2022…

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How to Boost Revenues, Enhance CX With Appointment Scheduling Solutions

An old advertising slogan warned that we “never get a second chance to make a first impression,” and…

News August 9
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Study: 82% of Retail Workers Say Stress and Burnout Have Increased

There are strong signs that the “Great Resignation” is still having a major impact on the U.S. job…

Features August 9
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NRF: Electronics and Demographic Changes Drive Back-to-School Spending Trends

The 2022 back-to-school season will likely avoid being negatively impacted by the weight of inflation, according to data…

Features August 5
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Foot Locker Details $54M Investment in Educational and Economic Opportunities for Blacks

Beginning with the June 2020 launch of its Leading Education & Economic Development (LEED) Initiative through January 2022,…

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Roe Reversal Creates Thorny Path for Retailers Supporting Employee Reproductive Choice

Roe Reversal Creates Thorny Path for Retailers Supporting Employee Reproductive Choice

Backing reproductive choice for employees became a much more difficult proposition for retailers, which could face prosecution in…

Features August 2
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Walmart Launches Refurbished Items Site

Seeking to feed consumers’ hunger for value along with their desire to help save the planet, Walmart has…

News August 1
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TikTok and Barnes & Noble have teamed up for the summer reading #BookTokChallenge.

How Barnes & Noble is Leveraging the #BookTok Phenomenon (and Vice Versa)

Before there was TikTok to entertain us, there were books (and radio, theater, TV, music…but that’s not the…

Features August 1
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Metaverse and Retail:  Why Consumers Will be Looking at the Metaverse as the Next Big Shopping Venue

The metaverse is the retail topic du jour these days, with huge investments underway and, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, a potential…

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