Before branded resale, third-party platforms like ThredUP, Vestiaire Collective, Poshmark and The RealReal dominated the pre-loved market — and fueled a global market value of $184 billion in 2022. The explosion of resale created a widespread adoption of peer-to-peer (P2P) selling and buying, extending the...
From New York to Portugal, self-checkout is taking over the grocery industry. In Europe, cashier-less checkout technology provider Sensei recently announced the launch of the continent’s largest-yet autonomous supermarket, nearly 5,400 square feet, dubbed “Dojo” in Lisbon, Portugal. The store, created in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise,...
Before third-party SaaS platforms like Shopify and BigCommerce existed, claiming an online presence was already a heavy lift for sellers. So was integrating with third-party sellers to get more distribution. It ultimately left the playing field to big box retailers like Walmart and Target and,...
Omnichannel shoppers in the beauty and wellness space are volume shoppers. So said Ulta Beauty CEO Dave Kimbell when explaining the record sales of $10 billion the cosmetics and skincare retailer racked up during the fourth quarter. “When we get a store-only shopper to start shopping in...
A Girl Scout cookie shortage? That’s not an issue taken lightly, especially among Girl Scout cookie loyalists, who can sometimes be almost cult-like. But it’s not just cookie enthusiasts who aren’t dealing well with the crisis. The Girls Scouts of the USA is reportedly disappointed...
Home services platform Thumbtack is now available at a physical retail location. Thumbtack — which offers homeowners access to local service providers through its platform and app — has placed branded displays in 300 H-E-B grocery stores in Texas, Thumbtack said in a Friday (March...
Consumers’ interest in beauty and wellness products and services remained strong in the fourth quarter for Ulta Beauty. The company completed a year of record sales, profitability and member growth during the quarter ended Jan. 28. Its annual revenue topped $10 billion for the first...
Is it the rumble in the jungle? Or is it just Amazon and Walmart battling it out over new territory? Both players are making big moves to address a product every single consumer buys: healthcare. While the world might be approaching the end of the...
Sure has launched an embedded return shipping protection solution for eCommerce merchants. The new Retrace Return Shipping Protection is enabled by two new offerings: the protection product itself and a new technology called Retrace that lets online merchants offer embedded insurance and protection at any...
