After a four-year hiatus, the Victoria’s Secret fashion show will make its return on Sept. 26, 2023, on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service. Victoria’s Secret pioneered the idea of a lingerie fashion show in 2001 and turned the annual event into a nationwide television spectacle. But after years of criticism due to the event’s perceived…
Online automotive retailer Carvana is launching same-day delivery for car orders. The service is launching first in Arizona, with the company planning to expand to other markets across the U.S. in the coming months. The same-day delivery offering is enabled by Carvana’s nationwide network of inspection and reconditioning centers as well as its “robust” logistics…
Nike has been lauded for its Nike Training Club app, which brings structured fitness programs and one-off workouts right to consumers’ personal devices. Now, the brand plans to bring its network of experts and trainers to boutique fitness studios across the U.S. Nike is partnering with FitLab, a platform designed to integrate fitness studios, connected…
Photo credit: AEO, Inc. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) Chief Operations Officer Michael Rempell has announced he will step down from his role, effective early in the company’s fiscal 2024 in May. The company has started the search for a successor and will ensure there is a “smooth and successful” transition at the start of…
Retailers, brands and manufacturers are discovering some good news on the sustainability front: it’s remarkably flexible. Individuals and companies are finding that they can apply the lens of sustainability to virtually any part of their operations — from the raw materials used to make products to how those products are packed for shipping to handling…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s stated goal has been to “double down” on the company’s grocery business, and just how that will be accomplished is becoming clearer. The most notable change? The retailer is now offering grocery delivery services to non-Prime members in the U.S. Amazon Fresh sent an email to customers noting that non-Prime members…
As part of a restructuring effort initiated in Q2 2023, CVS Health will cut 5,000 jobs as the company focuses more on healthcare services, according to the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets. WSJ reported that the cuts will primarily affect corporate positions rather than customer-facing roles in stores, pharmacies and clinics. Since last…
The National Retail Federation has launched a new Center for Digital Risk & Innovation, aimed at engagement and advocacy on technology issues that have significant implications for the retail industry. The initial areas of focus for the Center will include cybersecurity, digital fraud prevention and artificial intelligence and machine learning. NRF’s VP of Retail Technology and…
It wasn’t so long ago that the debut of new digital-first brands was a near-daily occurrence. Successful “challenger” offerings in just about every category under the sun rose to unprecedented heights, almost solely on the backs of social media and good branding. But contrary to pandemic-era predictions, it turns out people still want to shop…
Since 2021, states and the federal government have been pushing to provide consumers with more information about the parties with whom they transact. To do that, new laws, referred to as “INFORM Acts,” have emerged, that require online marketplaces to verify high volume sellers and disclose information to consumers about the parties with whom they…
