Popular shopping app Shein has expanded its partnership with Forever 21 to allow its customers to return orders at Forever 21’s more than 300 U.S. stores, powered by Happy Returns. Last fall Shein and Forever 21, which is owned by brand management firm Authentic Brands Group, announced a joint venture that has included the sale…
Pottery Barn Teen has upgraded its digital tools and added design services for young shoppers figuring out how to furnish their college rooms. New features of the Pottery Barn Dorm platform include the “Build My Bed” Visualizer, which guides customers through a 3D rendering of each layer of their Twin XL bed, using proprietary AR…
Touted as its biggest private label launch in 20 years, Walmart has introduced Bettergoods, a line of 300 food products priced up to $15, with most products available for under $5. Many of the Bettergoods items — which span categories including frozen, dairy, snacks, beverages, pasta and chocolate — are unique to Walmart rather than…
Yahoo Advertising and Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM) — the retail media business of Kroger, powered by 84.51° — are teaming up to bring Kroger’s first-party, purchase-based audiences to the Yahoo Demand-Side Platform (DSP). Yahoo DSP advertisers can now activate KPM’s audiences to reach targeted consumers with their advertising and measure campaign results. While off-site advertising…
Retail is in the midst of a significant transformation. With ecommerce reshaping the landscape, physical stores have a unique opportunity to borrow a few strategies from tourist destinations and become experiences beyond the mundanity of walking up and down aisles. Over half of U.S. brands plan to increase investments in immersive technologies — think interactive…
In collaboration with more than 100 appliance brands, JD.com has expanded its “Trade-in Alliance for Household Appliances and Home Goods” services, which already have been implemented in 20 Chinese provinces and cities. The Alliance covers more than 200 product subcategories, including TVs, refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioners. Earlier this month, the Chinese government announced…
L’Occitane Groupe, the controlling shareholder of L’Occitane International, has submitted an offer to acquire the remaining shares of the French beauty retailer in a bid to take the company private. L’Occitane Groupe, which is controlled by former L’Occitane CEO Reinold Geiger, currently owns 72.64% of the company and is proposing a buyout of the remaining…
Destination XL Group (DXL Big + Tall) is collaborating with Nordstrom to bring its experience with larger-size apparel to the department store’s newly launched marketplace. DXL will make its extensive collection of big and tall apparel available to Nordstrom customers, embodying DXL’s “Wear What You Want” mission. “This collaboration with Nordstrom allows us to extend…
Women’s apparel brand J.Jill has introduced a revamped shopping experience both online and in stores as part of its new One Wardrobe. No Limits. campaign. Aimed at “honoring the totality of women” by providing a fabric-first approach and products that emphasize quality and versatility, the new product and merchandising strategy is part of a three-year brand…
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