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Omnichannel, AI Can Help Retailers Joust With Amazon, Walmart for Health and Beauty Spend
Omnichannel, AI Can Help Retailers Joust With Amazon, Walmart for Health and Beauty Spend
August 29, 2023  |  Retail

Despite inflation, despite the volatility in discretionary spending, certain categories are holding up. Consumers are still opening their wallets to buy health and beauty products. Data from...

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Sephora Helps Kohl’s Drive a 90% Increase in Beauty Sales
Sephora Helps Kohl’s Drive a 90% Increase in Beauty Sales
August 23, 2023  |  Retail

Beauty remains a winning category for Kohl’s, mainly due to its shop-in-shop experience with Sephora.   While in its second quarter, Kohl’s saw a 4.8% decline in...

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How Estée Lauder’s 1950s Retail Innovation Wrote Beauty’s Sales Playbook
How Estée Lauder’s 1950s Retail Innovation Wrote Beauty’s Sales Playbook
August 23, 2023  |  Retail

Free items, giveaways, goodie bags, and “gift with purchase” — whatever you choose to call them, all radiate an allure within the retail sphere as...

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JPMorgan Debuts Tap to Pay for Merchant Clients
JPMorgan Debuts Tap to Pay for Merchant Clients
August 22, 2023  |  Digital Payments

J.P. Morgan Payments has debuted a contactless payment solution for its merchant clients. The new Tap to Pay offering lets merchants accept payments using their iPhones, without the...

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Are Sustainable Practices a Money Suck or Are They Creating Positive Retail Impact? 
Are Sustainable Practices a Money Suck or Are They Creating Positive Retail Impact? 
June 09, 2023  |  Retail

In recent years, sustainability has become a hot topic across various industries, including the retail sector. Companies are increasingly under pressure to adopt environmentally friendly...

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Is In-Store a Breeding Ground for Impulse Buying? 
Is In-Store a Breeding Ground for Impulse Buying? 
June 08, 2023  |  Retail

While the return to in-store experiences always seems to be in flux these days, the value the store brings to the customer remains a question....

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Jennifer Aniston, Lady Gaga Make Forays Into Retail as Fame Alone Can’t Guarantee Sales
Jennifer Aniston, Lady Gaga Make Forays Into Retail as Fame Alone Can’t Guarantee Sales
May 30, 2023  |  Retail

The proliferation of celebrity-backed brands in recent years has led to a saturation of the market, resulting in a diminishing impact on audience engagement. Celebrities,...

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Kohl’s Digital Sales Drop Nearly 20% in Q1 as Sephora Helps Improve In-Store Results
Kohl’s Digital Sales Drop Nearly 20% in Q1 as Sephora Helps Improve In-Store Results
May 24, 2023  |  Earnings

Showing the enduring strength of the in-store experience, Kohl’s reported an improvement in its first-quarter performance compared to last year and plans to further enhance...

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Sephora Asks Customers to Pay $25 for Their Own Birthday Perk
Sephora Asks Customers to Pay $25 for Their Own Birthday Perk
May 05, 2023  |  Retail

In times of inflation, nothing is safe. Not even freebies on your birthday. In the latest inflation stunt since costs on shipping is Sephora’s efforts to...

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