Dufry has teamed up with AR tech solution Perfect Corp. to offer in-store and web-based virtual makeup try-on for products across 15 brands. The virtual try-on experience is now available at Dufry locations in London’s Heathrow and Stansted airports as well as airports in Manchester, UK and Barcelona, Spain. The new partners pointed to the…
H&M will debut a new collection of compostable baby clothes that have earned Gold status from the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute on April 6, 2023, both in stores and online. The clothing and accessories in the 15-piece line are made with organic cotton and include a bodysuit made without metal or plastic trims….
Asian fast-casual restaurant chain Wow Bao is continuing its Web3 push with a new Roblox experience that is integrated with its Hot Buns Club rewards program. Since launching in 2003 in Chicago, Wow Bao has expanded to nearly 700 locations across the U.S. as well as to 6,000 grocery stores, and now Roblox. Roblox players…
Instacart has launched the Instacart Developer Platform (IDP), a publicly available API program that will enable third-party companies to integrate Instacart’s fulfillment and delivery functionality into their websites and apps. The new program allows developers and companies with app- and web-based experiences to integrate with Instacart’s marketplace, allowing users to order the products mentioned or…
David Jones, the Australian premium department store, has digitized its merchandising and buying process as part of its broader Vision 2025+ strategy. The retailer, which is known for curating the most exclusive global and local brands, will use NuORDER Assortments by Lightspeed Commerce to empower buyers to digitally preview collections, develop assortment plans and complete…
Here’s some positive sustainability news for Earth Month. Walmart introduced Project Gigaton in 2017 with an ambitious goal: reducing, avoiding or sequestering one gigaton — that’s 1 billion metric tons — of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The more than 5,900 Walmart suppliers that now participate in the Project Gigaton consortium have delivered on that…
Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm of the Albertsons Companies, has teamed up with commerce media solution Criteo to expand its onsite retail media offerings. Criteo will support Albertsons Media Collective’s onsite sponsored ad offerings and help the division expand to newer ad formats, such as commerce display and sponsored video, in the coming months through…
Walmart Canada will invest nearly $1 billion this fiscal year (which ends Jan. 31, 2024) as part of its multi-year modernization plan, including the unveiling of a “Store of the Future” in Mississauga, Ontario, the debut of the first Walmart Health Hub in Canada, more than $300 million spent on store remodels and renovations, and…
The UK arm of the The Body Shop has entered administration, the British version of bankruptcy protection, according to Reuters and other media reports, but it will continue to operate online and via its 199 UK brick-and-mortar stores for the time being. Private equity firm Aurelius Group purchased the retailer from Natura &Co in November…
As competition from TikTok and other social media players has increased, YouTube is continuing its ongoing push to keep creators from leaving for greener pastures by helping them make more money more quickly. Following a series of updates to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) made in September 2022, the platform is now lowering the eligibility…
