Nordstrom is expanding its shop-in-shop partnership with custom apparel brand Indochino by adding five new locations, bringing the total number of Indochino shops in Nordstrom stores to 32. The partners opened their first shop-in-shops in 2021. Indochino specializes in made-to-measure suits, shirts, chinos and outerwear for men and women. Customers visiting Indochino shops at Nordstrom…
Starbucks has committed to long-term purchases of renewable energy generated by community solar provider Nexamp, anchoring the deployment of more than 40 Megawatts of solar energy in Illinois communities. Construction already has begun on the six new community solar projects, which are expected to come online in 2025. In addition to clean energy and savings,…
Tuckernuck, an omnichannel lifestyle retail brand that sells classic yet unique apparel and gifts, needed a scalable advertising channel that it could rely on to drive significant performance during the peak holiday season. In partnership with digital marketing agency El Toro Interactive, the brand turned to MNTN Performance TV to take its advertising efforts to…
Convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores has agreed to acquire Fikes Wholesale, owner of CEFCO Convenience Stores. The all-cash transaction is valued at $1.145 billion, which Casey’s will finance through cash and bank financing. The transaction is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of this year, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval. …
A Denver District Court judge has stopped the Kroger-Albertsons merger in its tracks, cancelling a planned Aug. 12 hearing and setting a trial date of Sept. 30, 2024. The proposed $24.6 billion merger, first announced in October 2022, has been challenged by Colorado’s and eight other state Attorneys General, the United Food and Commercial Workers…
WHP Global has licensed Toys ‘R’ Us shops for two Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) stores, with plans for additional locations in 2025. The shop-in-shops will launch this fall at NEX Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., followed by the NEX in Jacksonville, Fla. “To better serve our deserving patrons, this launch and newest venture in…
As the Olympics kick off in Paris, Dick’s Sporting Goods has been awarded the title of Official Sporting Goods Retail Provider of Team USA for the 2028 Olympics (LA28), which will be in Los Angeles. Dick’s won’t miss out on this year’s iteration though — the retailer will serve as an Official Supporter of Team…
The Sam’s Club Member Access Platform (MAP), the retailer’s media network, is launching display ads in the Scan & Go mobile checkout experience, with the aim of reaching consumers closer to their point of decision. Scan & Go, part of the Sam’s Club app, allows members to use their mobile devices to scan items as they shop in-club,…
Michaels will expand same-day delivery from its 1,200+ stores through new partnerships with DoorDash and Uber Eats. The arts and crafts retailer has offered same-day delivery via Instacart since April 2021. Additionally, Save a Lot now has 400 of its supermarkets live on the DoorDash Marketplace, offering deliveries in under one hour, on average. The…
Everyone’s been there — you try your mightiest to get the machine on the other end of the phone to understand what you need, until you give in to frustration and just begin to scream “representative.” Generative AI was supposed to change all that — with this magical new technology, automated voice agents were going…
