Walmart suppliers reach 75% of emissions goal

Project Gigaton aims to reduce the retailer's indirect climate footprint and so far has helped cut or avoid 750 million metric tons of carbon emissions.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 15, 2023

Puma deepens metaverse efforts to support new footwear drops

Black Station 2, which builds off of an earlier launch, allows shoppers to buy NFTs of new releases and redeem them for physical products.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 14, 2023

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What's shaping the e-commerce landscape?

From pivots in digital strategies to challenges retailers must overcome with reverse logistics, here are some of the forces shaping online retail.

By Retail Dive staff

Stitch Fix taps Macy’s digital chief as CEO

Matt Baer oversaw initiatives like Macy’s new third-party marketplace. He got his start in retail at the family business, Baers Furniture.

By Daphne Howland • June 14, 2023

Adobe: Online prices fell 2.3% in May, the biggest drop since the pandemic began

Overall inflation has slowed in recent months and grocery price hikes are easing, the research firm found.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 13, 2023

PayPal revamps SMB approach

The digital payments pioneer told investors that it’s counting on a revised small and mid-sized business strategy to drive higher profit margins.

By Lynne Marek • June 13, 2023

J. Crew opens virtual store

The beach house experience features six themed rooms for shoppers to browse, and includes a quiz, a scavenger hunt and former catalog images.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 12, 2023

Is buy now, pay later financing right for your retail business?

Find out if consumer installment financing is right for your business.

June 12, 2023

ICSC: 85% of Gen Z says social media impacts purchase decisions

Though research suggests this generation is spending more, economic instability is taking its toll, the trade association found.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 9, 2023

Macy’s remains committed to tech investments after sluggish quarter

The company plans to invest up to $3 billion over the next three years, with a focus on digital projects.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 9, 2023

Lululemon to expand digital workout offering

The company renewed its partnership with Xponential Fitness to release more on-demand and livestream fitness classes on the Lululemon Studio platform.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 8, 2023

Inside American Eagle’s tie-up with ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’

Chief Marketing Officer Craig Brommers details why the retailer partnered with stars of the show and how it’s experimenting with Reels and Lemon8.

By Jessica Hammers • June 8, 2023

Proven receives second patent for personalized skin care

The patent protects the manufacturing of personalized products using geographic, environmental and seasonal information to modify ingredient lists.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • June 8, 2023

Mycelium technology company Ecovative raises over $30M

The company plans to increase production of its Forager line of hides and flexible foams ahead of new brand partner footwear and apparel launches.

By Lara Ewen • June 8, 2023

Walmart launches accelerator program for Web3 startups

The company’s incubation arm, Store No.8, is partnering with Outlier Ventures to lead a cohort focused on building tech solutions for retail.  

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 8, 2023

Amazon gives sellers access to Hexa’s AR, 3D tech tools

Through the partnership, sellers can create 3D images, 360 visualizations, virtual try-ons and augmented reality content for their product pages.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 6, 2023

L’Oréal’s VC firm invests in biotech company Debut

The $34 million series B funding round was led by the beauty giant in order to bring novel bioactive cosmetic ingredients and products to consumers. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 5, 2023

4 innovative ways businesses are using kiosks

Kiosks offer a low-cost way for both retail and restaurant operators to deliver an enhanced customer experience.

June 5, 2023

4 ways to transform your eCommerce refurbishment business

To fully realize the rewards of selling on a marketplace, sellers must be able to carve a unique niche for their business.

June 5, 2023

The Weekly Closeout: Nike apparel returns to Macy’s, Under Armour founder sells $100M of shares

After backing out of a wholesale partnership in 2021, Nike clothing will again be available at the department store. Meanwhile, Kevin Plank sold 16 million shares to BDT Capital Partners.

By Retail Dive Staff • June 2, 2023

EBay expands Authenticity Guarantee to streetwear

Items from nine brands including Supreme and Off-White are eligible, with more added at the end of September, including Adidas, Nike and Gucci.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • June 2, 2023

REI launches first running shoe since the ‘70s

The Swiftland Multi-terrain uses recycled and bio-based materials as the retailer continues to expand its running assortment. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 2, 2023

Walmart switching to paper mailers, rightsizing boxes to cut packaging waste

The retail giant says it could eliminate 65 million plastic mailers by early next year.

By Maria Rachal • June 1, 2023

Ikea stores owner Ingka acquires supply chain software firm

The largest owner of Ikea stores purchased Made4Net as the company seeks to modernize its omnichannel operations. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 1, 2023

Instacart begins nationwide rollout of ChatGPT search tool

The tool allows customers to find products as well as recipes, food prep tips and more using “natural language” instead of keyword-based searches. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • May 31, 2023

McKinsey: Online beauty sales in the US to hit $45B by 2027

Global e-commerce sales now exceed those of specialty retail which, in 2022, was 20% of the overall industry.

By Howard Ruben • May 31, 2023