Spirit Halloween is planning to open 1,500 temporary locations this fall across the U.S. and Canada — the most ever in the company’s 40-year history — and has begun the process of hiring the thousands of employees it will need to run them. The 40,000 associate and store manager positions now available also represent Spirit…
Claire’s has named Claudia Lima-Guinehut as EVP and Chief Merchandising Officer, reporting to CEO Ryan Vero. She will lead the retailer’s global merchandising, sourcing and design strategy as well as the brand’s piercing business. Lima-Guinehut brings more than 20 years of omnichannel experience to the role. Her most recent job was as SVP of Global…
In its ongoing bid to appeal to small business owners, Amazon is making business accounts free for sole operators who already have a personal Prime membership. Amazon Business Prime Duo — the lowest tier of Amazon Business account, designed specifically as an add-on to normal Prime membership for customers that also run their own…
“The debate is over — retail media is now almost universally recognized as one of the most effective methods of commerce marketing,” declared The Mars Agency in its third annual Retail Media Report Card. If retail media is indeed past the initial phase of proving its worth, then the logical next question is: Where does…
Amazon will increase its planned investment in India to $26 billion by 2030, according to an announcement made by CEO Andy Jassy after he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The move will involve adding an additional $6.5 billion on top of other previously announced investments. While the latest investment wasn’t given a breakdown, Jassy…
Bluemercury will relocate its headquarters from the Washington, D.C. area, where the beauty retailer was founded in 1999, to New York City. The company, which was purchased by Macy’s in 2015, will join fellow Macy’s brand Bloomingdale’s in the JACX building in Long Island City, Queens in August 2023. “As we strive to be the…
China-based shopping apps Shein and Temu have found themselves in the crosshairs of the U.S. House of Representatives. The interim findings of a House Select Committee investigating “the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),” was focused almost solely on questionable practices by the two popular shopping apps, in particular Temu, which has experienced…
Starbucks Workers United is helping organize a planned series of strikes at more than 150 Starbucks stores, both to protest alleged restrictions against putting up pride decorations at dozens of U.S. stores as well as to call for negotiations for an official contract with the union. The action, called Strike with Pride, is expected to…
JD.com reportedly plans to combine its 7Fresh supermarket chain with other online services, creating an independent company selling fresh food and groceries to millions of people throughout China, according to Bloomberg and other media outlets. China’s second-largest ecommerce company after Alibaba is planning an “Innovative Retail” operation that will include the 7Fresh supermarkets, the group…
In the realm of wholesale e-commerce, there’s a secret weapon that savvy store owners employ: form usage control. With online ordering systems becoming more widespread, restricting access to wholesale order forms has grown ever more important. Unfortunately, not everyone who visits your store can make a genuine lead. For this reason, it’s to your best…
