Party City has launched a new digital party-planning marketplace, aptly called Party+ Marketplace, that brings together local vendors and service providers with the retailers’ range of party supplies. The new offering, which was developed in partnership with marketplace SaaS solution Mirakl, is initially available only in the Las Vegas area, but Party City said it…
Online pet care marketplace Rover Group has been acquired by private equity funds managed by Blackstone in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion. Rover was created to provide an alternative to relying on friends, family, neighbors and/or boarding facilities for pet care. Over the years, offerings on Rover have grown to include five…
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…
