E-commerce Experience

Amazon’s Counterintuitive Next Big Move — Helping Brands Sell Off Amazon

With 2 million third-party sellers accounting for more than half of its retail revenue, Amazon’s relationship with the businesses that sell on…

Ralph Lauren to Open 250 Stores Over the Next Three Years

At its Sept. 19 investor day, Ralph Lauren revealed that its growth plans through 2025, which will include opening 250 stores globally….

Alibaba Leverages the Metaverse to Offer ‘Multi-Dimensional Interactions’ to Luxury Customers

With China set to become the world’s largest luxury market by 2025, Alibaba is intent on building out the immersive digital experience…

Walmart Expands Retail Media Offering with Social, Livestreaming Integrations

Walmart is expanding the reach of its retail media offerings through a series of new partnerships with TikTok, Snap, Roku and livestreaming…

Sam’s Club Expands Retail Media Offering to Aid Product Discovery

Sam’s Club has partnered with ecommerce advertising solution Pacvue to help brands that advertise on the retailers’ site reach the right consumers…

California Suit Accuses Amazon of Anticompetitive Price Blocking

This story has been updated to include comment from Amazon. In a complaint filed Sept. 14, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta…

GameStop Continues Push into Web3 with NFT-Based Loyalty Perks

GameStop has announced a new perk for its loyalty members in the Web3-based competitive trading card game “Gods Unchained” as the retailer…

Walmart Introduces New Search, Styling and Spanish-Language Enhancements for Online Shopping

Ahead of the holiday season, Walmart is adding new tools to support its mobile and online shopping with enhancements including: New styling…

JCPenney Aims to Boost Beauty Inclusivity with New AR, AI Tools

JCPenney is doubling down on its inclusivity efforts in the beauty space through a new partnership with Revieve, offering a collection of…

On, Vera Bradley Expand ESG Efforts with New Resale Programs

Performance sportswear brand On and baggage brand Vera Bradley have both debuted new resale programs — powered by Trove and ThredUP, respectively…

Amazon Small Business Month to Feature Educational Events, Discounts for SMBs

Amazon has launched Small Business Month (SBM) featuring a series of events, activities and promotions to help solopreneurs and small business owners…

Bloomingdale’s Kicks off 150th Year with Virtual Store, Anniversary Exclusives and Events

Bloomingdale’s has debuted a lineup of designer collaborations, events and digital activations, including a virtual store, to celebrate its 150th anniversary. A 150th Anniversary…