Brands

Amazon Grows Exclusive Product Lines From Outside Brands
Amazon Grows Exclusive Product Lines From Outside Brands
January 28, 2019  |  eCommerce

Amazon wants to get more exclusive — and it wants other companies to help with that effort by developing product lines meant to be sold...

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Smucker, Mondelez Stand To Lose The Most To Amazon
Smucker, Mondelez Stand To Lose The Most To Amazon
January 28, 2019  |  Amazon

J.M. Smucker and Mondelez, the two U.S. food manufacturers, are seen as the least prepared for the competition that is coming from Amazon. That’s according...

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DTC Brands Tell Amazon Thanks, But No Thanks
DTC Brands Tell Amazon Thanks, But No Thanks
January 21, 2019  |  Amazon Profile

Amazon has been heavily courting some direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands – inviting them to its headquarters, paying for dinner and letting them fill their carts with...

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Brandless Turns To Subscriptions To Make Service Stickier
Brandless Turns To Subscriptions To Make Service Stickier
January 21, 2019  |  Retail

With simple packaging that is nondescript by design and an ethos that values simplicity and quality above all, Brandless has made quite a name for...

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How Millennials Shop For Furniture With Direct-To-Consumer Brands
How Millennials Shop For Furniture With Direct-To-Consumer Brands
December 18, 2018  |  Retail

Millennials value experiences over things, as the familiar digital age adage goes, but sometimes millennials do, in fact, need actual things, such as sofas, beds...

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New Instagram Feature Will Tell Brands About Bookmarked Products
New Instagram Feature Will Tell Brands About Bookmarked Products
December 14, 2018  |  Retail

Instagram is working on a shopping feature that would tell brands which products users are bookmarking, according to a report by CNBC. The Facebook-owned company...

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H&M Seeks To Shutter Cheap Monday Brand   
H&M Seeks To Shutter Cheap Monday Brand  
November 27, 2018  |  Retail

The world’s second biggest fashion retail firm, H&M, is shuttering its independent brand Cheap Monday, the company said on Tuesday (Nov. 27), as reported by...

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Today In Data: Keeping Constantly Wooed Consumers Loyal
Today In Data: Keeping Constantly Wooed Consumers Loyal
November 20, 2018  |  Today In Data

It’s not an easy thing to build a loyal customer base, and keep it that way. Just ask the team at Walmart, as it fights...

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Affirm Launches New Features To Help Consumers Spend Responsibly
Affirm Launches New Features To Help Consumers Spend Responsibly
November 13, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

“The more I looked at retailer-sponsored finance, the more I realized people routinely end up paying atrociously more than they bargained for … This is...

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