Marketing: Page 40


  • Snoop Dogg for Solo Stove
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    Solo Stove’s viral Snoop Dogg partnership fails to spark up sales

    Owner Solo Brands kicked off the year by shaking up leadership and cutting its 2023 revenue expectations due to hefty marketing expenditures.

    By Peter Adams • Jan. 23, 2024
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    How to determine which resale model works best for your brand

    In an era of conscious consumerism coupled with economic volatility, the value of secondhand has never looked more attractive than it does today.

    Jan. 22, 2024
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    Gen Z and the next-generation consumer

    If there's anything retailers want more than financial stability right now, it's to understand Gen Z. 

    By Retail Dive staff
  • Hidden Valley Ranch and Burt's Bees limited-edition lip balm
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    The Weekly Closeout: GameStop ditches NFTs while Burt’s Bees teams with Hidden Valley Ranch

    The gaming retailer shuts its NFT marketplace due to regulatory uncertainty, as the beauty brand debuts flavored lip balm for “wing eating season.”

    By Retail Dive Staff • Jan. 19, 2024
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    Ikea to expand plan-and-order stores

    The locations, which also serve as pick-up points for online orders, come as the retailer invests billions into its physical store fleet.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 19, 2024
  • Crate and Barrel launches gift registry program across brands

    The company made the entirety of its product assortment available to customers creating registries alongside other perks to its gifting offerings.

    By Jan. 18, 2024
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    Hair care brand Amika launches on Roblox

    The brand partnered with Obsess to launch “The Amikaverse” on the game platform, and later this year will create a matching virtual store. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 18, 2024
  • Exterior of an Allbirds store in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood
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    Allbirds looks to sports veterans for chief marketing, design roles

    Kelly Olmstead, who joined the brand last year, has been promoted to chief marketer, while Adrian Nyman takes on the new design position.

    By Jan. 18, 2024
  • A Target storefront with the company's signature red color scheme and bullseye logo
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    Target names Michael Fiddelke chief operating officer

    The retailer also shuffled its merchandising team, splitting up responsibility for discretionary categories and essentials.

    By Nate Delesline III • Jan. 18, 2024
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    Retailers to use AI for marketing, financial forecasting: survey

    Major retailers and consumer packaged goods companies foresee their sales growing or remaining the same from last year, the report found.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 17, 2024
  • Ulta CEO Dave Kimbell speaking at the National Retail Federation's Big Show in New York City on Jan. 15, 2023.
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    Ulta topped $10B in sales last year. How the beauty retailer stays relevant

    CEO Dave Kimbell discussed recent innovations the retailer has introduced and why the beauty category is expected to remain strong.

    By Jan. 17, 2024
  • A shot of Lululemon Global Creative Director Jonathan Cheung in a brand sweater and jacket against a white background.
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    Lululemon taps new global creative director

    Jonathan Cheung is taking on the role, while JJ Collier joins the retailer in the newly created position of vice president of design for outerwear.

    By Jan. 16, 2024
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    Casper unveils new store concept in California

    An existing Costa Mesa location underwent a refresh to highlight the brand’s top focus points: cooling, support and comfort.

    By Howard Ruben • Jan. 16, 2024
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    What it takes to build a private label

    Hint: It's more than poaching from Target’s slam-dunk owned brands operation.

    By Jan. 16, 2024
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    8 DTC brands to keep an eye on in 2024

    With some brands filing for bankruptcy or shutting down entirely, 2023 paved the way for innovation from newer companies.

    By Jan. 16, 2024
  • An assortment of Curology's skin care products.
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    DTC skin care brand Curology launches on Amazon

    Following its entrance into physical retail in late 2022 through its partnership with Target, the brand continues to expand its distribution network.

    By Howard Ruben • Jan. 12, 2024
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    Under Armour taps new chief product officer, head of Americas

    Industry veteran Yassine Saidi will take over product, and Kara Trent will replace David Baxter in the brand’s largest region. 

    By Jan. 12, 2024
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    The Weekly Closeout: Layoffs at Amazon and LeBron James partners with Fanatics

    The e-commerce giant cut jobs in Prime Video and MGM Studios, while the NBA superstar joined Fanatics Collectibles.

    By Retail Dive Staff • Jan. 12, 2024
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    Victoria’s Secret to infuse AI into online shopping

    The intimate apparel company tapped Google Cloud’s Vertex AI to enhance search capabilities and personalize product recommendations.

    By Kristen Doerer • Jan. 12, 2024
  • Meati launched the Meati Steak Filet, made from mycelium produced through fermentation.
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    Meati Foods at Target? It’s part of the plant-based company’s growth strategy

    The mushroom-meat maker opens the new year with a major retail distribution deal and more lofty goals.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Jan. 11, 2024
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    Half of consumers will abandon or ‘significantly limit’ social media interactions by 2025: report

    The spread of misinformation, toxic user bases and the prevalence of bots is leading to a perceived decline in platforms, according to Gartner. 

    By Jan. 10, 2024
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    Blueland available in all 515 Whole Foods locations

    The move further expands the reach of the DTC cleaning brand, which is also sold through Costco, Meijer, Target and others.

    By Howard Ruben • Jan. 10, 2024
  • Andy Cohen holds a hand weight in a Walmart ad
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    Walmart+ taps Andy Cohen to help consumers survive Quitter’s Day

    The retailer's vice president of creative explained how the campaign highlights the ways the membership can help consumers stick to New Year's resolutions.

    By Chris Kelly • Jan. 10, 2024
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    Instacart seeks off-site retail media scale with Google Shopping ads pact

    The partnership targeting high-intent grocery shoppers already has sign on from marketers like Danone and Kraft Heinz.

    By Peter Adams • Jan. 9, 2024
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    Purple CEO: Stores are the ‘toughest part’ of the brand’s model

    “Two-thirds of them are working and a third of them aren’t,” Rob DeMartini said during a presentation at ICR.

    By Jan. 9, 2024
  • The Nike "swoosh" on the side of a building, with another building seen behind it.
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    Nike, Tiger Woods end partnership after 27 years

    For nearly three decades, Woods was wearing Nike during some of his most memorable athletic achievements.

    By Nate Delesline III • Jan. 8, 2024