'This is the time where supply chain comes to the fore': Under Armour's COO on 20 months of tumult

Colin Browne says the pandemic sped up operational changes already underway at the sportswear brand. 

By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 6, 2021

Allbirds boosts inventories by 55% due to long lead times, high demand

The shoe and apparel company has relied on careful planning, secondary sourcing and regional diversification to keep product flowing.

By Colin Campbell • Dec. 6, 2021

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Digital innovation and technology trends in retail

Generative AI and TikTok Shop have replaced the metaverse and NFTs as the hot topics of the day — here’s a look at how brands are using them.

By Retail Dive staff

With omicron landing in the US, do retailers actually need the vaccine mandate?

The National Retail Federation won a stay against the government's plan to have big companies immunize or test their employees. That squanders a chance to thwart the pandemic, experts say.

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 6, 2021

Shoe Carnival acquires Shoe Station for $67M

The regional chain adds some $100 million in sales to a company that aims to be a multi-billion-dollar footwear retailer in the coming years.

By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 3, 2021

The Weekly Closeout: The Container Store brings in new brands and the latest Toys R Us comeback

The home goods retailer is adding products from Blueland and The Laundress, while the once-ubiquitous toy retailer is entering brick and mortar again.

By Retail Dive Staff • Dec. 3, 2021

Ulta’s Q3 sales hit a record $2B as it finishes Target expansion for 2021

COO Kecia Steelman said customers are shopping the entire assortment at the big-box retailer.

By Cara Salpini • Dec. 3, 2021

Toymaker Ty air ships products for the holidays to avoid port congestion

More companies are taking their freight to the skies during the holidays, sacrificing the cost-effectiveness of ocean shipping.

By Max Garland • Dec. 3, 2021

Neiman beefs up executive ranks

The department store also began the year with a leadership shakeup, doubling down on digital as it seeks to reignite growth after last year's bankruptcy.

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 3, 2021

Furniture retailers struggle with depleted inventories after Vietnam lockdowns

Williams-Sonoma and La-Z-Boy expect continued inventory delays as factories work to ramp up production. 

By Sarah Zimmerman • Dec. 3, 2021

Dollar General plans to build 1K new Popshelf stores over next 4 years

The suburban-focused concept has brought higher sales and margin rates, and it adds to a furious pace of expansion for the discounter.

By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 2, 2021

REI names Amazon veteran its first chief commercial officer

Cameron Janes spent over 14 years at Amazon, many of them as vice president of stores and physical retail.

By Cara Salpini • Dec. 2, 2021

Why the best holiday deals this year are bad news

Big promotions are hard to find this season, which could spell trouble for those retailers with deeper discounts.

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 2, 2021

Parade opens first brick-and-mortar store in SoHo

The location features a technicolor archway, a claw machine where customers can win products and a life-size circus tent.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 2, 2021

Toys R Us to open new flagship at American Dream mall

The two-story, 20,000-square-foot store is set to open in mid-December and marks yet another brick-and-mortar comeback for the brand. 

By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 1, 2021

Zara parent Inditex names founder's daughter as chair

Marta Ortega Pérez is now the company's chairwoman. The retailer also named a new CEO in a leadership shakeup. 

By Kaarin Moore • Dec. 1, 2021

What convenience stores are getting right

Whether it's fast delivery, a focus on local products or building out great private labels, c-stores have some lessons to teach other retailers. 

By Kaarin Moore • Dec. 1, 2021

Hims & Hers taps Uber to deliver personal care, sexual wellness products

The brand has partnered with the ridesharing company to bring items like sleep gummies, condoms and lubricants to consumers. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 30, 2021

Amazon, Walmart among 9 companies to receive FTC order for supply chain data

The information the FTC will solicit is at the forefront of supply chain managers' day-to-day operations, such as the disruptions to obtaining and transporting products.

By Shefali Kapadia • Nov. 30, 2021

Hydro Flask owner to acquire backpack brand Osprey for $414M

Helen of Troy CEO Julien Mininberg called the two a "compelling combination" for the outdoors consumer. 

By Cara Salpini • Nov. 30, 2021

Urban Outfitters pulls forward orders to adapt to longer lead times

The company has talked for years about keeping inventory lean. "Now, we don't have the choice of doing that," the COO said.

By Colin Campbell • Nov. 30, 2021

Walmart's CFO to leave the company after 22 years

Brett Biggs officially departs on Jan. 31, 2023. As part of the transition, he will remain a board member of the retailer's fintech startup.

By Maria Monteros • Nov. 29, 2021

Virgil Abloh dies at 41

The Off-White founder and men's artistic director of Louis Vuitton was diagnosed with cancer years ago, but kept his condition private.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 29, 2021

The Backroom: Another disruptive holiday season

Vaccines have changed the shopping landscape this year, as have supply chain bottlenecks. Retail Dive reporters look at how the season is playing out.

By Retail Dive Staff • Nov. 25, 2021

Dick’s plots new House of Sport, Public Lands stores as sales rise 14%

The athletics retailer also has a new chief financial officer in Navdeep Gupta, who took on the role last month.

By Cara Salpini • Nov. 24, 2021

On-time rates dip for USPS and UPS, climb for FedEx ahead of holidays: Convey

Staffing shortages and upstream supply chain issues are slowing deliveries for last-mile parcel carriers, Convey by project44 said.

By Max Garland • Nov. 24, 2021