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Retailers Nudge Consumers With Cash to Try Pickup Instead of Delivery
June 22, 2022

In a trend that resembles the popular 1970s “Try it, You’ll Like It” ad for Alka Seltzer, U.S. retailers are starting to incentivize customers with cash to get them to try digital shopping features like curbside pickup and buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS). Get the Full...

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Harrods Postpones Iconic Summer Sale, Blaming Delayed Arrivals
June 22, 2022

The supply chain has claimed another high-profile, hotly anticipated victim, as the delayed arrivals of the season’s hottest new looks has forced high-end department store retailer Harrods to postpone its annual summer sale, according to a Bloomberg report Wednesday (June 22). Get the Full Story...

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Shopping App Provider Ranking Delivers the Goods
June 21, 2022

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47% of Brazilian Consumers Shop With a Smartphone In-Store
June 21, 2022

Mobile commerce is at the center of the Brazilian eCommerce market. As a result, merchants must orient their digital innovation efforts around their customers’ demands for mobile commerce or risk losing business.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Krispy Kreme Launches Ice Cream, Targets Diners’ Cross-Category Spending
June 21, 2022

Increasingly, consumers expect to be able to get more of their needs met all at once, and food businesses that only offer one kind of product risk losing out to competitors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Today in Retail: Kellogg Splitting Portfolio to Capitalize on Snacking Growth; Harry Styles Unveils Gucci...
June 21, 2022

Today in retail, Wish.com sees the macroeconomic environment as a tailwind for its bargain-centric marketplace, while debit cards are the preferred payment method as the economy languishes. Plus, Office Depot parent will keep its retail and B2B operations together, eCommerce firms are looking to help shoppers shave...

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Office Depot Parent Rejects Bids, Says Retail and B2B Office Supply Biz Is ‘Better Together’
June 21, 2022

A multi-year process that would have put Staples, Office Depot, OfficeMax under one roof was officially rejected Tuesday (June 21), as the board of ODP Corp. announced the sale or spin-off of its consumer businesses would not proceed. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Gucci Continues Courting Younger Consumers With Harry Styles-Designed Line
June 21, 2022

In a bid to broaden its appeal to young consumers, Gucci has teamed up with pop music superstar Harry Styles to produce a line of vintage, rock-inspired apparel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Wish.com CEO: Our Customers ‘Forget What They Bought,’ Enjoy the Surprise
June 21, 2022

At a time when consumers are tightening their belts, trading down and shifting their spending habits toward essential items, Wish.com’s new CEO Vijay Talwar says the macroeconomic environment will be a tailwind for the 12-year-old eCommerce marketplace for low-priced goods. Get the Full Story Complete...