Reunited and it feels so good. Nike and Macy’s are getting back together more than a year after the athleticwear brand stopped selling its apparel to the department store chain as it emphasized direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales and exited what it determined were “undifferentiated” wholesale accounts.
Walgreens is piloting a store concept dedicated to letting customers shop while preventing criminals from stealing.
H-E-B is removing the plexiglass protective partitions, often called “sneeze guards,” from its checkout counters installed at the height of the pandemic following their removal from many other retailers over the last year.
CI&T’s Personalization Survey found a majority of consumers more “excited” (56 percent) than uncomfortable (44 percent) over the idea of retailers using their personal information to tailor their shopping experience. Paradoxically, it also found a continued high reluctance to sharing personal data to make that happen.
When it comes to throwing a launch party, nobody does it quite like Apple.
Loblaw, Canada’s largest grocer, is closing its third-party online marketplace, launched three-and-a-half years ago, to focus its website on grocery and pharmacy.
Amazon.com is reportedly talking to wireless carriers about offering low-cost or free nationwide mobile phone service as a perk for Prime subscribers.
Dollar General slashed its outlook for the year after first-quarter results missed plan, raising concerns over the chain’s vulnerability to an economic downturn.
Saks Fifth Avenue is extending its Fifth Avenue Club personal shopping and styling service to luxury resorts across the U.S.
A university study finds that when buying embarrassing products such as condoms or menstrual pads, consumers choose self-checkout or the ”most robotic” cashier to hopefully avoid interactions.