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Amazon Adds Whole Foods Private Label to Marketplace Despite Overall Cutbacks
August 14, 2023

Amazon may be cutting back on its private-label offerings overall, but it seems that, when it comes to grocery brands, the eCommerce giant may just be getting started. The company will be adding brick-and-mortar grocery subsidiary Whole Foods Market’s private-label brand, 365 by Whole Foods...

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Tim Hortons Joins QSRs Taking Over Grocery Stores’ Coffee Aisles
August 14, 2023

As restaurants look to expand their reach to more parts of consumers’ day-to-day routines, many fast-food chains are getting into consumer-packaged goods (CPG). Take, for example, the coffee aisle, which is filling up with restaurant brands. Tim Hortons, the North American coffee chain with more...

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A Tale of 2 Brands: Macy’s Ramps Up Private Labels as Amazon Backs Away 
August 14, 2023

While Macy’s is making its plans public to enhance its private business, Amazon is reducing its focus on private-label operations.   This summer, Macy’s announced its plans to launch four private brands by the end of 2025. The first brand, called “On 34th,” is scheduled to...

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McDonald’s, Domino’s Launch Merch Collections, Will You Bite?
August 12, 2023

Food meets apparel. It’s an interesting twist that many restaurants, specifically quick-service-restaurants (QSRs), have pursued in a bid to diversify their offerings, tapping into a wider audience and expanding their reach. QSRs are looking to engage customers beyond their dining tables or screens, and fashion...

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Merchants Push for New Laws to Combat Organized Retail Theft
August 11, 2023

Retailers and trade associations across the country are pushing for state and federal laws to impose harsher penalties for those engaging in organized retail crime. Since 2022, at least nine states have passed laws to do just that, six of which have occurred this year,...

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American Eagle’s Aerie Looks to Localization to Drive Conversions
August 11, 2023

Personalization has become the norm, and retailers without this feature are considered obsolete and disconnected.  Yet when exploring personalization, many strategies come into play. One approach, embraced by numerous retailers, is localization. Brands localize to extend their influence from eCommerce into brick-and-mortar retail, or dial...

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Instacart Expands Online SNAP Payment Acceptance Nationwide
August 10, 2023

Online grocery marketplace Instacart now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) payments throughout the entire United States. With the recent addition of Alaska, the company now accepts SNAP online in all 50 states and Washington D.C., with more than 120 retail banners...

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Report: TikTok Adds Veterans From Amazon and Meta to Lead eCommerce
August 09, 2023

TikTok has reportedly added retail executives who were previously with Amazon and Meta to help build its eCommerce businesses in the United States. They will replace the social media platform’s U.S. general manager of eCommerce, Sandie Hawkins, who will leave the company, TheMessenger reported Wednesday...

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UK Retailer John Lewis Launches $127 Million Google Cloud Partnership
August 09, 2023

British department store company John Lewis Partnership is the latest retailer investing in artificial intelligence (AI). The company has undertaken a 100 million pound (about $127 million) partnership with Google Cloud as it moves to push its brands John Lewis and Waitrose further into the digital space, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 9) press release....