Canada Goose Cuts 17% of Corporate Workforce in Search of Long-Term Growth

As part of its ongoing transformation program, Canada Goose has cut approximately 17% of its corporate jobs, a move that the retailer anticipates will yield immediate cost savings, a simpler organizational structure and accelerated decision-making. “Today, we are realigning our teams to ensure that corporate resources are fit for purpose to fuel our next phase…

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Associated Wholesale Grocers Streamlines Member Access to Instacart Delivery and Smart Carts

Cooperative food wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), which serves independently owned supermarkets, has expanded its partnership with Instacart to offer ecommerce and same-day delivery solutions as well as smart cart technology to its member retailers. More than 800 AWG member retailer locations already use Instacart, and this extended collaboration aims to simplify access for the other…

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UPDATE: Netflix Picks King of Prussia Mall as Site for Permanent Brick-and-Mortar Store

[Update as of 3/25/2024] Netflix has reportedly chosen Pennsylvania’s King of Prussia Mall as the site for one of the two Netflix House brick-and-mortar locations it plans to open in 2025. According to reporting in GlobeSt.com, the streaming service will renovate a two-story, 120,000-square-foot space formerly occupied by Lord & Taylor in time for an…

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NBCU Unveils New TV Commerce Capabilities Ahead of Summer Olympics

NBCUniversal has unveiled a series of new capabilities aimed at “bringing television advertising into the performance marketing future” and enhancing TV-enabled commerce opportunities as it readies for the kickoff of the Summer Olympics on July 26, 2024. NBCU’s new Virtual Concessions ad format. (Image courtesy NBCU) Just in time for the event, NBCU has rolled…

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Starbucks Names First North America CEO, Doubles Green Store Count as Growth Push Continues

Starbucks has reorganized its global leadership structure as it moves forward with its “Triple Shot Reinvention with Two Pumps” growth strategy, which includes plans to expand its global footprint to 55,000 locations by 2030. The company also is touting the increasing number of those new stores that fall into its Greener Stores model, with 6,091…

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