Dollar Tree will pay a $1.35 million fine to settle safety violations that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has “repeatedly cited at multiple stores,” according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The retailer, which also operates the Family Dollar chain, also has agreed to remediation of issues including blocked exits, access to fire…
Walmart has launched a new Roblox experience to get young consumers excited for the back-to-school season. Supercampus is a back-to-school adventure where users can participate in a series of challenges that allow them to collaborate and compete with their fellow players. The game is built around a series of popular brands and supplies including BIC…
Shein and Forever 21 are joining forces in a deal that will allow Forever 21 to sell its youth-focused apparel to Shein’s 150 million online users. The deal may eventually include Shein shop-in-shops at some of Forever 21’s 540 brick-and-mortar stores, which are heavily concentrated in malls, as well as offering consumers the ability to…
Alphabet Inc. plans to open a new Google Store in Boston, making it the second U.S. city to house a retail space for the technology giant, according to new reporting in the Boston Business Journal. Sources familiar with the project revealed that the company has its sights on a ground-floor storefront at 149 Newbury St.,…
CommentSold, a provider of live selling technology, has acquired the assets of mobile livestreaming marketplace Popshoplive. The newly named platform — Popshoplive, powered by CS — will allow creators to sell products directly to their followers via their own branded storefronts rather than referring them to brands and retailers. The deal coincides with the wide…
Up to 70% of business-to-consumer marketers believe that content marketing has become more important to their business over the past year, and 77% have successfully used this content to build credibility and trust among their consumers, according to the Content Marketing Institute. The Home Depot is tapping into this value by creating a branded content…
While shrink is far from a new problem in retail, the impact of theft — particularly large-scale operations run by organized retail crime (ORC) rings — has been garnering the attention of executives at some of the country’s largest retailers, including Lowe’s, Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods. The National Retail Federation’s 2022 Security Survey found…
Furniture brand La-Z-Boy has implemented a new omnichannel listening solution as part of its ongoing strategy to evolve the brand and grow customer loyalty. The Experience Improvement (XI) Platform from InMoment is designed to help La-Z-Boy team members listen, learn and act on various data signals within the business and uncover ways to improve omnichannel…
Mannequins have played a starring role on the store floor for centuries. But while they still can add elements of creativity and context to visual displays, they are no longer the hero of the brick-and-mortar experience — largely because they do not fully or accurately reflect the needs of today’s in-store consumers. That is why…
For retailers, self-checkout is something of a double-edged sword. There’s no doubt the technology can bring tremendous benefits, such as allowing more customers to pay at the same time, thus reducing wait times without having to staff additional cashier stations. Moreover, customers seem very receptive to self-checkout, with 73% noting that it feels much faster…
