Wolverine World Wide acquires activewear brand Sweaty Betty

The retailer, which is best known for its footwear, is acquiring the DTC company in an effort to expand its e-commerce strategy and product categories. 

By Kaarin Moore • Aug. 3, 2021

How outdoor furniture brand Outer grew its unique showroom model

The DTC company last month opened its 1,000th Neighborhood Showroom, a concept that helps connect potential customers with existing ones.

By Caroline Jansen • Aug. 3, 2021

Explore the 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.

By Retail Dive staff

Walmart, Target to launch reusable bag pilots

The founding members of the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag will test new totes along with tech aimed at incentivizing and tracking shopper use.

By Jeff Wells • Aug. 3, 2021

'You can pay or you can wait': How retailers are navigating a shipping crisis

Consumer demand came raging back this year. The supply chain wasn't ready for it, and now retailers, brands and consumers are paying the price.

By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 2, 2021

Foot Locker shells out $1.1B to acquire 2 athletic retailers

The expansion bid, which brings WSS and Atmos into the fold, provides the retailer with footholds in key growth markets in the U.S. and Japan. 

By Cara Salpini • Aug. 2, 2021

Walmart takes action on masks and shots as delta variant spreads

The retailer is requiring its corporate workforce to get vaccinated as it compels many of its employees to wear a mask on the job. 

By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 2, 2021

Tractor Supply accelerates supply chain investments

Adding three distribution centers over the next five years will aid the retailer's goal to offer one-day delivery to 99% of its customers.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 2, 2021

Square to acquire buy now, pay later player Afterpay for $29B

The acquisition underscores Square CEO Jack Dorsey's ambitious plans to build a merchant and banking empire in new directions globally.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 2, 2021

PayPal builds services as eBay breaks away

The digital payments company's second quarter net income slumped as it took a bigger blow than expected from "ripping off the eBay band aid."

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 2, 2021

Amazon rushes to boost fulfillment capacity as it plays 'catch-up' to demand

The company doubled its fulfillment network size, but it wasn't enough to meet demand for one-day delivery. (And peak season is yet to come.)

By Max Garland • Aug. 2, 2021

Global Brands' US business files for bankruptcy

The apparel maker owes millions of dollars in royalty money to brand owners. In Ch. 11, the company aims to sell itself off piecemeal. 

By Ben Unglesbee • July 30, 2021

The Weekly Closeout: Crocs enters sock market and Target's latest collab

The footwear brand is actually encouraging people to wear socks with its well-known clogs, while the big-box retailer rolls out another design partnership.

By Retail Dive Staff • July 30, 2021

David's Bridal expands private label to bridesmaid, lingerie collections

The Galina Signature offering is one of five owned brands as the company leverages its supply chain to respond quickly to trends. 

By Kaarin Moore • July 29, 2021

What the delta variant already means for retail

Rapid development and distribution of vaccines promised to halt the pandemic, but new surges brought on by viral mutations threaten progress.

By Daphne Howland • July 29, 2021

Saks Off 5th e-commerce site names Amazon vet as new COO

The announcement comes only a month after the off-price retailer's online business was separated into a stand-alone entity.

By Kaarin Moore • July 29, 2021

The Backroom: When Reebok was on top of the world

Retail Dive's senior editor discusses the past and alternate histories of the brand that once topped even Nike.

By Ben Unglesbee • July 29, 2021

Athleta launches digital wellness platform 'AthletaWell'

Gap Inc.'s activewear retailer partnered with at-home workout company Obé Fitness as part of its transformation into a lifestyle brand.

By Daphne Howland • July 28, 2021

Walmart to sell its omnichannel capabilities to other businesses

The retailer has partnered with Adobe to give small and mid-sized retailers access to its pickup and delivery technology.

By Maria Monteros • July 28, 2021

Sephora to hit 15% Black-owned benchmark in prestige hair care by year's end

The beauty retailer has made strides on its commitment to double the assortment of Black-owned brands it carries by the end of 2021.

By Cara Salpini • July 28, 2021

Dollar General expands Popshelf with shop-in-shops

The retailer is adding its higher-priced, treasure-hunt concept inside of two DG Market stores as it blazes ahead with the build-out of the banner. 

By Ben Unglesbee • July 28, 2021

Guess sources more from India, Bangladesh to avoid tariff risks in China

The retailer is leaning more on suppliers from Bangladesh and India as tensions between the U.S. and China linger and tariffs persist.

By Max Garland • July 28, 2021

UPS: Peak demand projected to exceed capacity by 5M packages daily

The company is adding sortation capacity, leasing aircraft and sitting down with about 300 customers to understand their demand projections for the holidays.

By Max Garland • July 28, 2021

Stores may soon use one-third of their space for e-commerce fulfillment: report

Online and offline may be blurred, but the importance of physical stores to both is clear, according to research from Edge by Ascential.

By Daphne Howland • July 27, 2021

Coresight Research predicts 'hybrid' wholesale, DTC model for next 3 years

More companies are turning to DTC for higher margins and better brand control, as it becomes a key channel for "both new and existing brands."

By Cara Salpini • July 27, 2021

Target reports 25% increase in Black representation at the officer level

Nearly a year after promising to establish systemic changes, the big-box retailer announced progress in its annual diversity report.  

By Maria Monteros • July 27, 2021