Image courtesy Walmart Walmart is tapping into one of Americans’ favorite holiday traditions — watching holiday rom-coms — for a new 23-part, serial ad campaign called Add to Heart that will be fully shoppable. Complete with romantic rendezvous in the Garden Center and dancing among the holiday décor, the shoppable commercial series will give rom-com…
The White House has created a Council on Supply Chain Resilience that will include multiple Cabinet members and other top U.S. officials working to advance government-wide strategies for improving U.S. and international supply chains. This new group is one of many actions the Biden administration is taking to help smooth out current bottlenecks and future-proof…
Grocery delivery service Instacart has teamed up with NBCUniversal’s streaming TV service Peacock to offer Peacock Premium to all Instacart+ members in the U.S. at no additional cost. Instacart+ members already receive unlimited free delivery on orders over $35 in as fast an hour, lower service fees, 5% credit back on eligible pickup orders and the ability to create shared…
Best Buy has partnered with DoorDash to offer delivery of its consumer electronics products in under one hour, on average. The retailer, which has been shifting its store fleet to feature more small-format and outlet stores, had partnered with DoorDash rival Instacart for on-demand deliveries in November 2020, a relationship that has continued. Like Instacart,…
Malls were once the nucleus of “shopping culture.” They were core destinations for all things retail; where families spent hours on a free Saturday and where teens, hungry for independence, spent many Friday nights to build their social clout. But many shopping malls have endured an identity crisis. With the rise of ecommerce and the…
By Steve Levy, VP of Enterprise Automation, Infor Across most industries, the buzz is about finding use cases that promote the value of artificial intelligence. But, how will the distribution industry specifically benefit? And, where can AI create value for your business and workers? First, there was robotic process automation (RPA), and then chatbots. They…
Consumer spending on Cyber Monday surpassed initial projections to reach $12.4 billion — both a 9.6% year-over-year increase and the biggest online shopping day of all time, according to Adobe Analytics. Monday’s sales capped off a banner Cyber Week, which saw record spending every day from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday and brought in a total of $38…
Fast fashion juggernaut Shein has confidentially filed to go public, multiple sources report. The IPO, which people familiar with the matter said could happen as early as 2024, has the potential to be one of the biggest in years, according to the Wall Street Journal. Rumors of an IPO for the discount app have swirled…
JD Sports has partnered with Instacart to offer delivery in as fast as one hour from more than 500 JD Sports and Finish Line stores nationwide. Shoppers using the JD Sports page on Instacart can choose from more than 16,000 products, including popular footwear brands such as Nike, Jordan, Adidas and Puma. JD Sports acquired…
Macy’s has named Sharon Otterman as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective Dec. 11, 2023. Otterman, a 25-year marketing veteran who was most recently CMO at Caesars Entertainment, will report to Macy’s President and CEO-elect Tony Spring. Otterman will lead strategic marketing efforts at Macy’s, building awareness, engagement and loyalty among all customer segments…
