Supply Chain & Sourcing

David’s Bridal to Debut Dual-Sided Pearl Planner Platform for Both Couples and Wedding Vendors

David’s Bridal is in a closed beta test of Pearl Planner, a platform and marketplace designed to connect brides and grooms to…

C&S Wholesale Grocers Buys SpartanNash in $1.77 Billion Deal

Grocery industry wholesale supplier and retailer C&S Wholesale Grocers will purchase the nearly 200-store SpartanNash chain for $1.77 billion, including assumed net…

UPDATE: Nike Delays Launch of Collab with Kim Kardashian’s Skims

[Update as of June 20, 2025] Nike is delaying the launch of the activewear line it’s developing with Kim Kardashian’s Skims brand…

DutyFreeZone.com Launches Global Luxury Marketplace for Both B2B and B2C Customers

DutyFreeZone.com, which has been supplying products to vendors in the tax-free travel retail sector since 1998, has launched an online marketplace open…

How Tech Retailers can Turn Overstock into Sustainable Profit

According to IHL Group, overstock costs retail businesses $562 billion. These warehouses filled with surplus products aren’t just storage liabilities — they…

Ensuring Supply Chain Due Diligence: Practical Steps for Preventing Human Rights Abuses

Since the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) began in 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has significantly…

Amazon Deploys AI Tools to Simplify and Speed Deliveries

In its never-ending quest to get products to customers more quickly, Amazon has deployed three AI-powered innovations designed to speed up and…

Sustainability is Rewiring Electronics — and Retail

From yo-yoing new tariffs to supply chain instability to shifting consumer preferences, market turbulence is hitting retail hard. As volatility becomes the…

Bealls’ Secret to Lasting 110 Years: Nurturing Connection and Culture

In 1932, fledgling Florida department store Bealls went bankrupt and was owned by the bank for more than 10 years. Now, nine…

Sustainable Clothing Brand Pact Debuts Resale Program

Pact has created a Clean Out resale program, powered by the ThredUp Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS) technology, allowing its customers to resell gently-worn items…

Listen Now: Scaling Internationally — Strategies for the Tariff Era

With tariffs dominating headlines and reshaping global retail strategy, brands are navigating one of the most complex trade landscapes in recent memory. But…

5 Ways to Meet the New Rules of Branding in an AI-First Retail World

AI has already raised consumer expectations across the board. People expect hyper-personalization, and they expect things to happen faster. What used to…

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