Shoppers might soon spot Target’s private-label brands at stores other than Target. Christina Hennington, the company’s chief growth officer, tells Bloomberg News that it is expanding sales of its in-house Cat & Jack children’s brand at department-store chain Hudson’s Bay Co. in Canada after getting positive feedback. According to...
Walmart is expanding its private-label offerings with the debut of “chef-inspired” food brand bettergoods. Announced Tuesday (April 30), bettergoods represents Walmart’s largest private-brand food rollout in two decades, the company said in a news release. It’s happening as a number of other retailers delve deeper into the world...
With consumer spending increasingly motivated by deals and seasonality, Amazon is gearing up for its tenth-ever Prime Day savings event, as Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, announced via LinkedIn Friday (April 26). “Last year, we had our biggest Prime Day in our company’s...
When trying unfamiliar products online, consumers demand a high degree of expert, personalized guidance — the kind that they are used to getting in stores — and artificial intelligence (AI) can go a long way toward helping shoppers get over their initial hesitance. In an...
April 12, 2024
Across restaurants, grocers and nongrocery retailers, self-service is gaining ground, and merchants are making smarter choices about how they apply it. Take the restaurant industry, where a key concern is balancing efficiency and service. Bite, a self-service kiosk provider serving fast-casual, quick-service restaurants and convenience stores, announced in a Tuesday (April 9) press release that it […]
April 03, 2024
As economic pressures continue to constrain consumers’ spending power, Shipt is seeing on-demand delivery shoppers turn to deals and concentrate their engagement around peak times. In an interview with PYMNTS,...
February 07, 2024
As eCommerce merchants compete to secure couples’ Valentine’s Day spending, Amazon introduced a new option targeting last-minute gifting occasions. The retail giant shared via email that it is adding a...
November 15, 2023
Consumers continue to face economic challenges, even as inflation takes a dip, and the punchline continues to show up in retail receipts. In reporting its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday (Nov....
May 06, 2024
Shoppers might soon spot Target’s private-label brands at stores other than Target. Christina Hennington, the company’s chief growth officer, tells Bloomberg News that it is expanding sales of its in-house Cat & Jack children’s brand at department-store chain Hudson’s Bay Co. in Canada after getting positive feedback. According to the report, the deal is the first time Target has […]
April 30, 2024
Walmart is expanding its private-label offerings with the debut of “chef-inspired” food brand bettergoods. Announced Tuesday (April 30), bettergoods represents Walmart’s largest private-brand food rollout in two decades, the company said in a...
April 10, 2024
Retailers’ revenue from store credit cards is reportedly facing pressure for several reasons. These forces are impacting all retailers, but especially department stores, whose businesses face other challenges as well,...
April 08, 2024
Target is reportedly adding camera-based systems to its self-checkout registers to deter theft. The new technology detects items on scanners, alerts the shopper if an item is not scanned, and helps...
