Fastr
JANUARY 23, 2025
Whether you work in retail or have some shopping experience under your belt, you know what both optimized and not-so-optimized shopping experiences look and feel like. Let's quickly paint two starkly contrasting pictures.
Forrester eCommerce
JANUARY 23, 2025
WHSmith just launched a retail media network (RMN) to bring retail media to their airport stores. Like every other RMN launched since Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy pioneered retail media over a decade ago, WHSmith promises more exciting and engaging retail experiences for consumers and is tailored to the needs of… supplier brands.
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Salsify
JANUARY 23, 2025
Salsify publishes its 2025 consumer research report a survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. and U.K. respondents highlighting the latest consumer trends and the ever-changing buying journey.
RetailDive
JANUARY 23, 2025
Coresight Research expects some 15,000 locations to shutter in 2025, with plans already up well over 300% year over year.
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Practical eCommerce
JANUARY 23, 2025
Magazines and catalogs can provide valuable brand advertising, an often overlooked approach by marketers. The post Print Ads Are an Ecommerce Opportunity appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.
RetailDive
JANUARY 23, 2025
The move will leave the struggling mall with another space to fill, and the luxury department store’s only full-line locations outside the city.
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RetailDive
JANUARY 23, 2025
The California-based retailer said the pandemic kicked off years of falling revenue and rising costs. It will close at least one store but stay in business.
RetailWire
JANUARY 23, 2025
To avoid a TikTok ban, ByteDance needs to make a deal, which may happen sooner than later.
RetailDive
JANUARY 23, 2025
Retailers at this year’s NRF Big Show showcased how they are putting customer data to use for personalization and loyalty.
RetailWire
JANUARY 23, 2025
Recalled chicken broth sold at Walmart has been upgraded to a Class II risk level.
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RetailDive
JANUARY 23, 2025
Brendan Hoffman, formerly of Wolverine World Wide, is returning to the top spot at Vince after holding the role from 2015 to 2020.
Practical eCommerce
JANUARY 23, 2025
This week: genAI search, website builders, fulfillment, reverse logistics, mobile payments, click-to-cancel subscriptions, and more. The post New Ecommerce Tools: January 23, 2025 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.
RetailDive
JANUARY 23, 2025
Store brand sales increased nearly 4% to $271 billion, according to a new report from the Private Label Manufacturers Association.
RetailWire
JANUARY 23, 2025
GM wants to take over the EV luxury market with the Lyriq-V.
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RetailDive
JANUARY 23, 2025
The move adds to the home improvement retailer’s delivery capabilities, which also include a tie-up with Instacart.
RetailWire
JANUARY 23, 2025
Guzman y Gomez continues to expand its footprint in the Chicago area.
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 23, 2025
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. , which operates more than 520 stores under various banners, and the 166- store supermarket retailer The Fresh Market have each named new leaders. Jason Potter, a 30 -year grocery retail veteran, will take on the President and CEO roles at Grocery Outlet as of Feb. 3, 2025. Current Fresh Market COO Brian Johnson will become that retailers President and CEO, also on Feb. 3.
RetailWire
JANUARY 23, 2025
Walmart is widening the launch of its In-Home User Test (IHUT) program.
Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon
This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 23, 2025
Following a raft of stores closures in 2024, retail advisory firm Coresight Research predicts that closures will escalate further this year, to approximately 15,000. Store openings are expected to remain steady at approximately 5,800 (compared to 5,970 in 2024), but that would still represent a net loss of more than 9,000 stores. Supporting these expectations is the fact that more than 2,000 planned closures already are underway this year.
RetailWire
JANUARY 23, 2025
Around 6% of the CNN's job force will exit.
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 23, 2025
Regional grocery chain Wegmans has partnered with Uber Eats to offer on-demand delivery from stores in Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. this month, with plans to add locations in New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware in February. Wegmans already works with DoorDash and recently expanded that partnership to additional supermarkets in the chain.
RetailWire
JANUARY 23, 2025
Cadbury's Creme Eggs and other chocolate treats have long been Easter favorites worldwide.
Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón
Enterprise commerce is evolving fast, and brands relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions risk losing agility. But modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. In this webinar, we’ll explore how an extensible, modular approach empowers brands to integrate new capabilities, enhance performance, and scale efficiently—all while leveraging Shopify’s strengths.
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 23, 2025
In the early 2010s, technology forecasters and business analysts painted a compelling picture of the future of customer service: chatbots would dramatically cut labor costs and transform how consumers interacted with brands. Fast forward to today, and the reality has yet to live up to the hype. While chatbots have found their place in the customer service ecosystem, they havent achieved the dominance and ubiquity that many predicted.
RetailWire
JANUARY 23, 2025
Taco Bell only recently made the announcement.
Forrester eCommerce
JANUARY 23, 2025
After over 12 years of leading Forresters research on agile and, from 2011, publishing a biennial Forrester report on the global state of agile adoption, we have just published The State Of Agile Development, 2025: Its Still Relevant, With Benefits And Challenges.
RetailWire
JANUARY 23, 2025
Burger King has more deals for inflation-weary customers.
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Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 23, 2025
Geekplus robots are now in use at all three of Happy Returns’ Hubs. (Image courtesy Happy Returns) Inside a large warehouse in Pennsylvania, dozens of black robots dart and swirl across a polished concrete floor. They resemble Roombas with a skinny highboy table on top. Geekplus, the company that makes them, calls them dancing robots, and for good reason they really do look like dancers in the midst of an intricate performance.
Forrester eCommerce
JANUARY 23, 2025
Creator marketing programs have become a cornerstone of the social media marketing strategy across industries. As such, Forrester recommends an evolved set of metrics for measurement to optimize and show overall impact on the organization.
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 23, 2025
Skechers has reimagined its store at Canadas West Edmonton Mall as its first Performance location, featuring an immersive experience that includes an expanded sales floor, half-size pickleball and basketball courts and a range of technology showcases. Image courtesy Skechers Designed as an experiential playground where customers can try out Skechers sports-focused footwear technology, the 7,500-square-foot store offers a gallery of the brands innovations for players at every skill level.
Forrester eCommerce
JANUARY 23, 2025
In 1996, four men made Canadian history when they won the Olympic gold medal in the mens 4×100 meter relay in a time of 37.69 seconds. This historic win was especially surprising, considering the team had struggled in the events leading up to it.
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