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What To Wear When We Reopen
May 01, 2021

What to wear? Always an important question, though perhaps in a different way during the year of the pandemic, as workers around the world headed home from the office and shed their business casualwear for sweatpants, old T-shirts and slippers, working in the privacy of...

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Today In Retail: Carter’s Results Boosted By Stimulus, eCommerce; Goodyear’s Quarterly Sales Climb
April 30, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Carter’s reported growth in its retail, wholesale and international business segments, while The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company reported a rise in sales. Plus, Amazon said its revenues climbed 44 percent to a better-than-expected $108.5 billion for the three months ending...

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‘We’re Not Rabbits’: Veteran Food Creators Bring Flavor To Plant-Based Category
April 30, 2021

The plant-based food space is rapidly growing. While this trend has been on the rise for years — a Google Trends analysis shows searches for “plant-based diet” gradually increasing over the last decade — it has been supercharged since the start of the pandemic. In 2020,...

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Vaccine Rollout Prompts CPG Brands To Look Toward Away-From-Home Offerings
April 30, 2021

As newly vaccinated consumers return to activities enjoyed in pre-pandemic life, brands that have struggled through the last 13 months have an opportunity to re-establish themselves, while those that have boomed will be challenged to find ways to make these changes stick in years to...

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Stimulus Checks And eCommerce Lift Kidswear Retailer Carter’s Q1 Results And Full Year Outlook
April 30, 2021

Carter’s, the largest children’s clothing retailer in North America, said Friday (April 30) it saw growth in each of its retail, wholesale, and international business segments as stimulus checks and progress with COVID vaccines got kids back to school and people shopping again. Get the...

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AMZN vs. WMT Weekly: Growth Rates, Subscriber Wars And In-Home Groceries
April 30, 2021

In a week filled with hundreds of different earnings reports, none drew more attention than the lead-up and aftermath of Amazon’s first-quarter results, which broke records on a trailing basis but stoked concerns on the guidance front, as the company said its sales growth rate...

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From Candles To Cookware, Newell Sees Improving Consumer Demand, Raises Outlook
April 30, 2021

At a time when consumers are increasingly heading outdoors and back to work again, consumer products giant Newell Brands said demand for its home, cooking and stationery products remains strong with no slowdown in sight. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Goodyear’s Sales Rise Amid Strong Consumer Replacement Business
April 30, 2021

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company reported as part of its financial results that sales climbed to $3.5 billion in the first quarter of 2021, according to a Friday (April 30) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Instacart’s SNAP Integration Expands eGrocery Options For Food Stamp Recipients
April 29, 2021

Leading grocery delivery service Instacart announced Thursday (April 29) the expansion of its integration with electronic benefits transfer (EBT) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to include several more major supermarkets. The service will begin accepting these food stamp payments, already accepted through Instacart at thousands...