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Retrieved from Cainiao Network's 2021 Global Smart Logistics Summit on June 14, 2021
Robotics efforts from Amazon, Alibaba highlight e-commerce's automated future
Amazon's new robots increase automation within fulfillment centers while Alibaba is focused on last-mile delivery as they look to optimize operations.
By Edwin Lopez • June 15, 2021 -
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Thinx rethinks inclusive sizing with the help of the plus community
After its extended sizes failed two years ago, the period underwear company decided to get the fit — and the messaging — right. That meant starting over.
By Daphne Howland • June 15, 2021 -
Trendline
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.
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Hudson's Bay partners with Forever 21
The Canadian retailer is strategically reaching out to a younger demographic, but is Gen Z interested in fast fashion?
By Kaarin Moore • June 14, 2021 -
Courtesy of Glossier
Glossier promotes Ali Weiss to chief marketing officer
The beauty company joins several other DTC brands that have named chief marketers in recent months.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 14, 2021 -
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What's next for Lululemon's tech ambitions?
A year ago, the retailer acquired Mirror. But patents reveal that the at-home fitness technology is perhaps just the beginning of a new chapter of innovation.
By Kaarin Moore • June 14, 2021 -
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No end in sight for Amazon's e-commerce growth: S&P
With a major structural shift toward more digital shopping underway, the company is poised to continue its history of dominance, analysts said.
By Ben Unglesbee • Updated June 11, 2021 -
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Kohl's is the latest retailer to crash Amazon's Prime Day party
Consumers increasingly see the e-commerce giant's sales event as a time to get deals anywhere, and rivals are taking advantage.
By Daphne Howland • June 11, 2021 -
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GameStop fills CEO, CFO spots with former Amazon execs
The retailer has filled out its leadership ranks with e-commerce veterans as it undertakes an overhaul of its model.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 10, 2021 -
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Activist shareholder behind L Brands breakup urges 'strategic alternatives' at Chico's
Barington Capital this week slammed the apparel retailer's board and said the value of its Soma lingerie brand may exceed that of the entire company.
By Daphne Howland • June 9, 2021 -
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J. Jill rebounds from pandemic doldrums with 42% sales growth
Sales, margins and operating profit are up big time at the women's apparel seller, which had a close brush with bankruptcy last year.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 9, 2021 -
Torrid returns to IPO plans as inclusive sizing catches on
The private equity-owned plus-size apparel retailer, a millennial favorite, abandoned an effort to go public two years ago.
By Daphne Howland • June 9, 2021 -
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Apparel brands turn to air cargo as inventory delays continue
Companies including Levi Strauss, Lands' End and PVH said they are expediting more shipments to keep up with sales.
By Edwin Lopez • June 9, 2021 -
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Stitch Fix the latest apparel retailer to contemplate resale
The company beat expectations and raised its near-term outlook, but analysts see a murky future as it tries to expand its market.
By Daphne Howland • June 8, 2021 -
Courtesy of Poshmark
Months after taking Poshmark public, CFO to depart
Anan Kashyap has spent his career in e-commerce, and was behind the IPOs of GrubHub and Kayak.
By Jane Thier • June 8, 2021 -
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GNC, Walmart in 'exclusive' tie-up in stores and online
It's unclear what happens to 1,200 shop-in-shops at Rite Aid, as the supplements retailer works to make up for extensive brick-and-mortar closures.
By Daphne Howland • June 7, 2021 -
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Walmart follows Target in closing stores on Thanksgiving Day
The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer said it will operate on regular hours on Nov. 24 and release Black Friday store hours at a later date.
By Maria Monteros • June 7, 2021 -
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Deep Dive‘Something is changing at Ulta’: The legacy Mary Dillon leaves behind as CEO
She grew the beauty retailer from a regional player to a national powerhouse. Her departure marks the end of that high-growth phase.
By Cara Salpini • June 7, 2021 -
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As pandemic wanes, dollar stores regain lost ground, grab new sales
Dollar General's "insane" new concept, Dollar Tree looks beyond $1, and Five Below makes a huge comeback: a look at the dollar field in Q1.
By Ben Unglesbee • June 4, 2021 -
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Rent the Runway, ahead of rumored IPO, ditches subscription requirement for clothing resale
Previously, those interested in snapping up secondhand items from the rental company had to go to ThredUp or sign up for its service.
By Daphne Howland • June 4, 2021 -
Courtesy of Walmart
Walmart to give smartphones to more than 740K workers
The move coincides with the rollout of a new workplace app that lets associates schedule shifts, clock in and use an automated personal assistant.
By Jeff Wells • June 4, 2021 -
Courtesy of Belk
Belk expands luxury accessory offering with ‘Sunnies at Belk’
The concept will bring hundreds of designer sunglasses from brands like Prada, Gucci and Versace to three stores and online.
By Kaarin Moore • June 3, 2021 -
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OpinionThe future of retail belongs to those who make the best decisions
The key is adding data into the mix — from all places and in as real time as possible — so retailers can make better, more informed decisions, writes Deloitte's Christina Bieniek.
By Christina Bieniek • June 3, 2021 -
Courtesy of Ulta
Ulta joins the Fifteen Percent Pledge in bid to diversify assortment
The news builds upon an earlier commitment to double Black-owned brands at the beauty retailer by the end of the year.
By Cara Salpini • June 2, 2021 -
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Etsy to buy apparel resale site Depop for $1.6B
The deal ticks key boxes for both companies — and begs the question of why a traditional retailer didn't snap up the Gen Z favorite.
By Daphne Howland • June 2, 2021 -
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American Eagle cuts SKUs, speeds delivery with supply chain transformation
Regional hubs helped the retailer cut the number of shipments per order and deliver to shoppers 1.5 days faster, the COO said.
By Matt Leonard • June 2, 2021
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