Amid record-breaking heat waves this past summer, many communities faced some intense weather events that caused significant power outages. On Father’s Day, triple-digit temperatures triggered severe thunderstorms that left more than 450,000 people without power across the southern United States. In August, major summer storms caused outages for more than a million people on the…
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop brand has typically been synonymous with “exclusivity” and even “elitism.” But now, the actress is attempting to re-engage with everyday consumers by launching a new beauty brand that will be sold at Target and on Amazon starting Oct. 22, 2023. Aptly called Good.Clean.Goop, the line features a collection of 14 products, from…
Victoria’s Secret and Pink have launched their first collections of intimates for women with disabilities, called VS & Pink Adaptive. The brand’s parent company, Victoria’s Secret & Co., partnered with GAMUT Management, a consulting and talent management company working with and for people with disabilities, to develop the go-to market strategy surrounding the collection. To…
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has appointed two executive leaders to replace COO Michael Rempell following his previously announced departure. Former PVH and Gap executive Sarah Clarke has been named Chief Supply Chain Officer, and J.Crew veteran Valerie van Ogtrop will join AEO in the newly created role of EVP of Brand Operations, both effective Oct….
Two of Target’s top executives — COO John Mulligan and Chief External Engagement Officer Laysha Ward — have announced plans to retire. Mulligan will remain in his role until February 2024, at which time he will transition to a strategic advisor role until his official retirement in February 2025. Ward will transition to a strategic…
Melissa & Doug toys and costumes have been in homes and schools around the world for decades. (If you are a parent, you likely have at least one Melissa & Doug toy.) The brand has built incredible equity and loyalty over 35 years thanks to the advocacy of child development experts and educators. It also…
The holidays are a time of joy and charity, but they are also a time of stress, overeating/drinking/indulging, money worries and family squabbles. To help moms and other caregivers manage the less pleasant side of this season, Zulily is offering a limited-edition electronic button that plays five empowering messages from Jonathan Van Ness of Netflix’s…
The Vitamin Shoppe will update its point-of-sale and promotions capabilities chainwide with solutions from Jumpmind. The retailer will deploy Jumpmind Commerce, a cloud-native, mobile-first POS solution, and Jumpmind Promote, for unified promotions across both physical and digital experiences. “Jumpmind’s Commerce and Promote solutions will assist in our transition from legacy systems to a modern, API-first…
Some of the biggest names in online commerce have formed the Coalition for Trusted Reviews, a cross-industry collaboration seeking to define best practices for hosting online reviews and sharing methods of fake review detection. Founding Coalition members Amazon, Booking.com, Expedia Group, Glassdoor, Tripadvisor and Trustpilot met in San Francisco in October 2022 at the first-ever…
In its original incarnation, Bed Bath & Beyond (BB&B) was defined by its in-store experience: exploring exactly what was included in the “beyond” category, checking out the gizmos and gadgets near the cash wrap and then redeeming those ubiquitous 20% off coupons at checkout. In contrast, Overstock.com, which purchased BB&B’s intellectual property following the chain’s…
