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Supply Chains Could Be The Grinch That Steals Retail’s 2021 Holiday Season
September 06, 2021

The bottlenecks at major container ports are not new: key factory closures in Asia have been a rolling problem for months, while a shortage of truck drivers across Europe has only recently emerged. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Summer May Be Over, But Wedding Backlog Keeps Marriage Business Booming
September 04, 2021

Wedding bells are expected to continue ringing loud and clear over the coming months despite stagnating vaccination rates and continued spread of COVID-19, as couples who postponed their nuptials forge ahead with rescheduled (or, in some cases, re-rescheduled) plans. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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CVC Could Sell Its Stake in Watchmaker Breitling
September 03, 2021

CVC Capital Partners could sell a substantial minority stake in Breitling SA, one of the last independent watchmakers in Switzerland, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday (Sept. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Giant Eagle Brings Grabango Checkout-Free Tech to Additional Stores
September 03, 2021

Giant Eagle is rolling out Grabango cashierless payments at four GetGo Café + Market convenience/fuel locations in Pennsylvania after piloting the program in one store in Fox Chapel, Pa., last year, with more to come in GetGo stores and possibly Giant Eagle supermarkets too. Get...

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As Summer Winds Down, Grocers Have the Opportunity to Earn Consumers’ Food-at-Home Loyalty
September 03, 2021

As the vacations and social events of summer give way to the steadier autumn months, grocers have an opportunity to win back consumers’ food spending in the home stretch of 2021. For consumers with kids, family outings may be replaced by school night dinners at...

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Today In Retail: Amazon and Walmart on Hiring Sprees; Retailers Look at Mall-Based Fulfillment to...
September 03, 2021

In today’s top retail news, the two largest private employers in the U.S. are looking to hire tens of thousands of new workers, while retailers and logistics companies see underutilized mall space as a potential answer to capacity concerns. Also, Target’s chief information officer is...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: eGrocer Cajoo Raises $40M; California to Shed Light on...
September 03, 2021

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, France’s 15-minute delivery eGrocer brings in tens of millions of funding, and California lawmakers attempt to bring more transparency to food delivery fees. Plus, Chris Dull, CEO of Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, discusses the features driving the...

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ThirdLove Expects to Keep the Customers Victoria’s Secret Lost
September 03, 2021

When Heidi Zak and husband David Spector started ThirdLove in 2013, their ambition was to be “the antithesis of Victoria’s Secret,” seizing what they saw as an opportunity to build a brand focused on speaking directly to women in a way that was realistic about...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Retailers Look to Fill Thousands of Jobs and Walmart Heads to...
September 03, 2021

Just days after Walmart opened its new white-label, last-mile delivery service to other retailers across the U.S., the box store giant said this week that it plans to add 20,000 employees to its distribution centers, fulfillment centers and transportation offices. Available jobs include order fillers,...