Inventory & Merchandising

Staples Adds Uber Eats Delivery Option for School and Office Supplies

Staples has partnered with Uber Eats to make school and office supplies available for scheduled or on-demand delivery from its stores across…

Kroger Promises More Local Products on Shelves Post-Merger

Kroger will boost the number of local products on its shelves by 10% following the supermarket giant’s planned merger with Albertsons, which…

Treat, no Trick: NRF Forecasts Halloween Spending will Hit Record $12.2 Billion

Total spending on Halloween is expected to reach a record $12.2 billion this year, up from 2022’s record $10.6 billion, according to…

Harnessing Collaborations to Drive Brand, Product and Revenue Results

While collaborations have always been part of the brand marketing playbook, the multiple facets (and attendant hype) generated by the Barbie movie…

Timex Decides It’s Time for a Circular Program for Watches

Timex will seek to keep watches “on wrists and out of landfills” with the debut of its Timex ReWound program, according to…

Verizon Prepaid Brand Opens 50th Los Angeles Store

Total by Verizon, the telco’s prepaid wireless brand, will mark its one-year anniversary this month with the opening of its 50th store…

Instacart’s Long-Awaited IPO Values Company at $10 Billion

Instacart has made its initial public offering (IPO), pricing its stock at $30 per share and valuing the grocery delivery and technology…

Amazon Extends Just Walk Out Technology to Apparel and Fan Gear with RFID

Amazon has incorporated RFID capabilities into its Just Walk Out cashierless technology to handle the sale of apparel and fan gear at…

Stop & Shop Adds Real-Time Data Collection Capabilities to Marty Robots in 300 Stores

Stop & Shop has enhanced its in-store googly-eyed Marty robots to alert store associates when items need restocking, as well as detecting,…

Sephora North America Promotes Veteran Exec to President and Future CEO

Sephora has named Artemis Patrick, currently its EVP and Global Chief Merchandising Officer, as President of its North America division, effective Oct….

What to Expect and What to Wish for from Retailers this Holiday Season

Last holiday season would have marked a certain “post-pandemic” normalcy, but extreme excess inventory and inflation significantly impeded any anticipated recalibration. This…

Nordstrom Promotes 3 Long-Time Executives to New Merchandising, Stores Roles

Nordstrom, Inc. has announced a series of executive leadership appointments across its merchandising and store organizations, effective immediately, including the promotions of…