Luxury fashion brand Hermès has broadened its offerings in the beauty sector, introducing a new line of products that includes mascara, eyeshadow, and makeup brushes. This decision aligns with the goal of catering to the aspirational shopper, who may not have the means to purchase...
Bank earnings came first, putting up card spending data that spotlighted consumers’ willingness to keep spending across debit and credit cards. Retail sales data released Tuesday (Oct. 17) by the Census Bureau dovetailed with banks’ earnings, giving further credence to the sentiment that households in...
Subscription management and recurring billing provider sticky.io has partnered with payment decline management firm FlexCharge. This collaboration, announced Tuesday (Oct. 17), aims to address the issue of cart abandonment and lost revenue due to payment failures faced by eCommerce merchants. According to research, online merchants lose 62% of customers...
As supermarkets look to provide one-stop shopping, Wegmans is pushing beyond the typical grocery format to open a hybrid supermarket/food hall in New York City. According to Time Out New York, the new Manhattan location, set to open Wednesday (Oct. 18), will be set up...
Amid a crowded digital ad space, brands are embracing an analog marketing tactic: free samples. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (Oct. 16), a growing number of retailers are employing this method to entice consumers. The report gives the example of Walmart, which has been holding weekend demonstrations with...
“Ugh — I really don’t want to have to return it,” every consumer has thought to themselves at some point. According to the National Retail Foundation, 79% of shoppers under the age of 30 find mail returns somewhat or very bothersome. On top of the annoyance,...
Sometimes when you need to resolve a concern or issue, you would do almost anything to not have to talk to a human. On other occasions, you’re more than eager to skip automated prompts and connect directly with a human to find a solution. That’s...
As direct-to-consumer (D2C) companies look to drive more long-lasting relationships, many are finding that if they want to deepen customers’ connection to their brands, they must offer physical touchpoints, and New York City is the place to do it. Brands selling everything from small items...
With some grocers scaling up their in-house fulfillment infrastructure and others pulling back, Hy-Vee is tapping automated warehouses to meet digital demand. Grocery fulfillment solutions provider Takeoff Technologies announced Thursday (Oct. 12) its partnership with the Midwestern grocery chain, which has 550 locations across eight states, to...
