Marketing: Page 59


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    Goat to offer rare items, exclusive sneakers during Black Friday event

    The marketplace wants to create an immersive online shopping experience during its annual holiday event.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 21, 2022
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    Sponsored by Appriss Retail

    Returns are no longer just a cost of doing business

    A comprehensive returns strategy can enhance shopper engagement while minimizing the impact on the bottom line.

    Nov. 21, 2022
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    Gen Z and millennials

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

    By Retail Dive staff
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    The Weekly Closeout: Snoop Dogg launches pet brand as athletics retailers jump into virtual goods

    "If my dogs ain't fresh I ain't fresh,” the artist said of his latest business. Meanwhile, Nike and Adidas made major metaverse moves.

    By Retail Dive Staff • Nov. 18, 2022
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    Adidas creates ‘Virtual Gear’ product category as it preps for metaverse future

    The athletics brand also released its first collection of NFT wearables as it accelerates a “community-based, member-first, open metaverse strategy.”

    By Nov. 18, 2022
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    Google enhances AR search tools to help harried holiday shoppers

    Offerings for the beauty and sneaker categories allow consumers to get a better sense of what a product looks like without having to step into a store.

    By Peter Adams • Nov. 18, 2022
  • A storefront with colorful window decorations and a horseshoe emblem above the door, with the words "True Religion" in black, all-capital letters.
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    True Religion drops new mobile app with exclusive products, interactive content

    Mobile is the apparel brand’s largest digital channel, and a new app is one part of its attempt to transform into a digital-first, direct-to-consumer brand.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 17, 2022
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    Yankee Candle opens pop-up shops for the holidays

    The retailer will feature exclusive promotions in its six temporary locations across the U.S. 

    By Nov. 17, 2022
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    Photo illustration: Tiffany & Co.; Industry Dive

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    SKU’d: Andy Warhol is the Ghost of Christmas Past. And he’s here to help Tiffany & Co.

    He’s been gone for 35 years, but the pop artist is still making the luxury retailer joyful and relevant.

    By Nov. 17, 2022
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    Casper, Netflix seek to soothe holiday stress with in-store screenings

    The direct-to-consumer mattress brand will offer tickets to several showings of “Slumberland” at one of its New York City locations.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 16, 2022
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    Victoria’s Secret launches mobile bra fitting tool

    The tech will help customers select the best size and fit with the hope of reducing returns and boosting the shopping experience.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 16, 2022
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    Deep Dive

    Gift giving meets revenge living: Why experiences are so important this holiday season

    Consumer spending this year could meet last year’s totals, but with fewer gifts expected to be given, landing the sale just got harder.

    By Jessica Deyo • Nov. 15, 2022
  • A picture of the Puma MB.02 shoe on a ledge with a basketball court in the background.
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    Courtesy of Puma, Foot Locker
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    Foot Locker deepens Puma partnership to secure more exclusive product

    The deal emphasizes basketball, and gives Foot Locker exclusive access to a series of new collections from the brand.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 15, 2022
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    Nike launches marketplace to collect, trade virtual products

    Select customers on the platform, dubbed .Swoosh, will also have the chance to co-create virtual products with the athletics giant.

    By Nov. 14, 2022
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    Pinterest TV unveils holiday shopping event

    The platform also expanded the feature to Canada about a year after launching in the U.S.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 14, 2022
  • Two tween girls stand next to each other in dressy clothes. One wears a party hat, and they hold an Evsie banner.
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    Maurices opens freestanding stores of tween brand Evsie

    The brand, which will open three stand-alone stores and increase its number of shop-in-shops, grew quickly after launching earlier this year. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 14, 2022
  • Forever 21's metaverse venture lets Roblox players customize virtual fashion stores
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    How retailers are connecting the metaverse to the real world and revenue

    Brands are diving into virtual environments to connect with young consumers. But are these digital spaces just billboards for brands, or can they have tangible benefits?

    By Dani James • Nov. 14, 2022
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    With inflation and recession fears looming over the holidays, are retailers still able to market joy?

    Brands need to be strategic with their advertising this season as consumers tighten their wallets and seek out deals.

    By Nov. 14, 2022
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    The Weekly Closeout: Big Lots fills out C-suite and At Home faces downgrade

    Big Lots named marketing and merchandising chiefs, while Moody’s downgraded the home retailer’s corporate credit rating.

    By Retail Dive Staff • Nov. 11, 2022
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    The value of blending: Inside E.l.f’s post-cookie mobile strategy

    As the holidays approach, the beauty retailer counts on a connected ecosystem and its 3 million loyalty members in pursuit of forever customers.

    By Jessica Deyo • Nov. 11, 2022
  • Peloton Instructors Robin Arzón and Alex Toussaint
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    Peloton goes beyond the workout for holiday push

    New ads showcase how motivation from instructors translates beyond exercise sessions as the company battles a difficult year for business.

    By Jessica Deyo • Nov. 10, 2022
  • Puffy clouds in a blue sky frame a storefront that says "Bed Bath & Beyond" in large dark letters.
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    Daphne Howland/Retail Dive
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    Bed Bath & Beyond taps Burlington vet as chief marketing, customer officer

    Bart Sichel has extensive experience in marketing and retail, and joins a C-suite marked by turmoil at a retailer struggling to turn around.

    By Nov. 10, 2022
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    Target pivots to larger stores with new 150K-square-foot format

    The concept is 20,000 square feet larger than the company average, with more space for pickup services, fulfillment and merchandise.

    By Nov. 10, 2022
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    Adidas will continue to sell Yeezy product without the Yeezy name

    The athletic brand, facing steep revenue and profit losses after letting go of its most high-profile collaboration, again lowered its 2022 guidance.

    By Nov. 9, 2022
  • An Allbirds storefront on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in California.
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    Allbirds’ sales growth ‘disappointing’ given store expansion

    The brand is also expanding its relationship with key wholesale partners, which co-CEO Joey Zwillinger says will raise brand awareness.

    By Nov. 9, 2022
  • Pacsun campaign image for its "PacVerse" holiday push
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    Pacsun expands metaverse presence for the holidays

    The PacVerse includes an upside-down world, icy wonderland and futuristic airport terminal in an effort to bridge real life and fantasy.

    By Jessica Deyo • Nov. 9, 2022