With a recently opened “lab store” in Dallas, 7-Eleven is allowing customers to test out and purchase the newest innovations from the retailer. The location has technology that lets shoppers use their phones for payments and stocks products that range from craft beers to handmade...
Amid efforts for reinvention in a changing environment for retail, GameStop is making a push for eSports. The moves include partnerships with North American eSports teams as well as clinics for gaming for amateur players, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Online mattress retailer Casper Sleep has joined the unicorn club after raising $100 million in funding at a $1.1 billion valuation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Walgreens has announced it will sell CBD products at nearly 1,500 of its stores in select states, including Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vermont, South Carolina, Illinois and Indiana. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
A good button-down shirt can be hard to find. A classic for well over a century among female shoppers, the versatile, desirable classic is always popular, so physically finding one usually isn’t the challenge; the problem for women looking for a button-down shirt is almost...
To present brands that allow them to stand out from retail competitors, merchants in the hospitality space are turning to innovations. The need to stay competitive remains a top reason for companies in the $1 trillion accommodations and food services market to look to innovate...
Eco-conscious companies are looking to combine the convenience of single-serve coffee with the quality of a specialty brew with teabag-like packaging available through a subscription service. Steeped Coffee is taking this approach, but Nate Appel, the company’s director of marketing, pointed out the brew is...
Amid a move into brick-and-mortar retail, home furnishings company Wayfair intends to open a physical store at Massachusetts’s Natick Mall. The location is said to open its doors at the beginning of fall, Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
To lead its personal care and beauty businesses as it homes in on digital, Unilever tapped an executive who is currently working at Amazon. Sunny Jain, the head of consumables for the eCommerce retailer, will start his position in June and take the place of Alan...