Are Retailers Ready For Juneteenth?
This weekend promises to be a big one for retailers as Americans celebrate not one, but two, holidays with Father’s Day on Sunday and the Juneteenth National Independence Day holiday on Monday.
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What Will Walmart Gain From Its Web3 Incubator Program?
Walmart’s Store No. 8 has announced the impending launch of a new tech incubator program focused on funding Web3-related initiatives. It is now accepting applications for the first cohort of its dCommerce Base Camp Accelerator program, which it is launching in conjunction with Web3 investor/accelerator Outlier Ventures, according to a press release.
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Can Former Macy’s and Walmart E-comm Exec Fix Stitch Fix?
Stitch Fix has named former Macy’s and Walmart executive Matt Baer its new CEO.
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Do Brands Need To Be More ‘People-Obsessed?’
Wednesday morning of the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo in Chicago kicked off with a compelling presentation by Nikkia Reveillac, director of consumer insights at Netflix.
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Uber Eats is Purging 5,000 Ghost Kitchens
Uber Eats is purging 5,000 ghost kitchens from its app and setting stricter rules for the remaining ones after finding its platform flooded by virtual restaurants listing similar food options under different names.
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Has DTC’s Heyday Passed?
A few years ago, direct-to-consumer (DTC) was the retail model everyone was talking about. It was bringing success not only to brands with fanatically engaged audiences like Nike, but small startups. It provided an unprecedented opportunity to go directly from an advertising interaction to a sale often without investing in a physical storefront.
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How Can Retailers Take Toxic Behavior Out of The Workplace?
Recent McKinsey research finds that companies are increasingly offering yoga classes, meditation app subscriptions, well-being days, and training on time management to counter all-time high rates of employee burnout. These steps are all well and good, but to address the issue, companies need to deal with toxic workplace behavior.
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Is Bed Bath & Beyond Worth More Than $21.5 Million?
Overstock.com has submitted a $21.5 million bid to acquire Bed Bath & Beyond’s intellectual property and some of its assets as part of the bankruptcy process. The retailer’s stores are not part of the bid.
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Should Companies Order Workers Back to The Office?
Google has joined Amazon.com, Apple, The Walt Disney Company and others that have announced plans to more strictly enforce or add restrictions to their hybrid work policies.
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Have Independent Grocers Figured Out How to Beat Their Chain Store Rivals?
Rampant consolidation — including the proposed granddaddy of all mergers between Kroger and Albertsons — may lead some to believe that independent grocers are a dying breed. But in many ways, the proliferation of cookie-cutter chain stores only makes consumers