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Deep DiveThe enduring fan base that boosts Bath & Body Works
The 30-year-old retailer continues to drive loyalty and promise — even in a pandemic.
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Sponsored by SquareHow to expand your delivery and pickup options
Curbside pickup and delivery are now table stakes.
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Walmart to offer sellers credit lines through Goldman Sachs
Amazon partnered with the financial company this summer on a similar initiative with higher credit limits.
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Lowe's to add pickup lockers to most metro areas by Thanksgiving
The fulfillment tech comes after the home improvement retailer reported a 135% year-over-year surge in website sales during the second quarter.
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Half of holiday shoppers plan to use curbside or contactless pickup: survey
The pandemic has boosted BOPIS offerings, especially as retailers highlight pickup as a safe alternative to in-store shopping.
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Is the world's largest retailer letting Amazon set the rules?
Walmart+ trades the retail giant's "always low prices" promise for an exclusive convenience play that, so far, its online rival is winning.
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Walmart tries again in apparel with new private label
The retailer has attempted to elevate its fashion, without matching Target's success. It may need to if it's going to offset its growing e-commerce costs.
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Foot Locker steps up outreach for sneakerheads via Google Slides hub
The Nike Air Max hub will merge content with commerce via a digital tool that is "endemic to sneaker culture."
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Inside the store: Amazon Fresh
The just-opened supermarket will feel familiar to shoppers, but a focus on low prices and removing shopping friction is where the company looks to stand out.
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Basic.Space launches membership-based marketplace with digital storefronts
Consumers can shop through individual creatives' photos and livestreams on a homepage curated from their preferences.
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The standard holiday season is 'meaningless' this year, AlixPartners says
The consultancy added October sales in its forecast for 2020 to account for shifts retailers and consumers are making in a pandemic.
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A long-awaited moment of truth for GameStop
As the next generation of consoles finally nears release, analysts are signaling more confidence in the struggling gaming retailer.
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Pottery Barn aims to extend life of products through Renewed line
Through a partnership with The Renewal Workshop, the home goods retailer makes its play in the growing resale market.
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Lowe's sees biggest social media lift from New York Fashion Week
While the event experienced less engagement due to the pandemic, the retailer received more social media mentions than top designers, Talkwalker found.
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ColumnRetail Therapy: 2020's next travesty? Mountain Dew margaritas.
Red Lobster teamed up with PepsiCo to offer consumers a one-of-a-kind alcoholic beverage in an attempt to get us through the rest of the year.
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Oracle, Walmart deal for TikTok tentatively approved, paving way for digital shakeup
The proposed company will leverage Walmart's e-commerce, fulfillment and payment services while setting up a showdown with major digital platforms.
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FullBeauty's $41M bid wins Catherines plus brand at auction
The offer more than doubles a stalking horse bid from plus e-retailer City Chic. Bankrupt owner Ascena also says it will close 23 more Justice stores.
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American Dream
Deep DiveA case for radical retail reinvention
Hudson Yards, American Dream and Nordstrom's New York City flagship all opened before COVID-19 shut everything down. But are flashy retail destinations now obsolete?
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Patagonia escalates activism with voting rights push before elections
While marketing around advocacy and environmentalism is growing, few brands have challenged public officials in such a direct way.
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Walmart revamps store teams, raises some wages
The retailer is adding responsibilities to three key leadership roles and boosting wages for some 165,000 employees while also nixing bonuses.
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August retail rebound hampered by uncertainty
A faltering economy and persistent pandemic are polarizing consumers, hindering spending and jeopardizing the holidays.
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Amazon's product quality woes extend beyond its Marketplace
The e-commerce giant is facing Congressional scrutiny after a CNN report that several of its AmazonBasics products present serious safety hazards.
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Google's new search features let shoppers see curbside, in-store pickup offerings
The tech giant has made changes to accommodate shifts in shopping behavior based on spikes from searches for "safe shopping" and pickup services.
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Chewy's new limited-SKU warehouse is just for volume surges
The DTC pet brand is banking on a new kind of fulfillment center, plus automation, to keep lowering fulfillment unit costs.
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A 'rocky' fall season lies ahead for retailers, Cowen says
Trip consolidation, spending changes, government action (or lack of) on the economy and the continued spread of COVID-19 make for many possibilities.
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Rent the Runway
Rent the Runway drops unlimited rental
The company's tweaks to its membership structure include three subscription options where consumers can receive up to four, eight or 16 items a month.
