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WHSmith Media Network Hosts Experiential Nestlé Takeovers at Airport Stores

Beginning earlier this month, WHSmith North America, which launched the WHSmith North America Media Network (WHS Media) in January 2025 in partnership with SMG, kicked off an experiential retail media…

News May 21

Family Dollar Names Retail Veteran as CEO as it Preps for New Ownership

Family Dollar has named Duncan MacNaughton as its new Chairman and CEO. MacNaughton will officially take the position following the close of the retailer’s divestiture from parent company Dollar Tree,…

News May 21

Why Edge Computing is the Missing Piece in Retail’s AI Revolution

The promise of artificial intelligence in retail is no longer theoretical — it’s rapidly becoming a competitive necessity. Gartner predicts key enterprise computer vision markets will pass $386 billion by 2031, with…

Executive Viewpoints May 21
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Chuck E. Cheese, Campus Retailer Follett Enter Retail Media Arena

The world of retail media has two interesting new entrants — the Chuck E. Cheese chain of family entertainment centers and campus retailer Follett Higher Education. These new offerings highlight…

News May 20

Wayfair to Enter NYC Market with 2027 Large-Format Store Opening in Yonkers

Wayfair will seek to replicate the success of its first large-format store, which opened in May 2024 in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, Ill., with a new 114,000-square-foot location in…

News May 20

UPDATE: Sharon Leite Returns to Lead Vitamin Shoppe Under New Owners

[Update as of May 20, 2025] Private equity firms Kingswood Capital Management and Performance Investment Partners have completed their acquisition of The Vitamin Shoppe and brought back former CEO Sharon…

News May 20

Authentic Buys Dockers for $311 Million, Plans to ‘Reimagine the Brand for a New Generation’

Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) has purchased the intellectual property (IP) of the Dockers brand from Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) for $311 million. The purchase price has the potential to…

News May 20

Urban Outfitters Targets Gen Z with Gamified Back-to-Campus Campaign

Urban Outfitters (UO) has launched UO Haul, a multi-stage campaign designed to support students decorating a dorm room for the first time or refreshing a space for the new semester.…

News May 20

The UPS Store’s Secret to Success: Maintaining a High ‘Say-to-Do’ Ratio

One of the paradoxes involved in providing great customer experiences (CX) is that it’s often essentially invisible to the end consumer. Customers don’t always notice when a package arrives on…

Features May 20
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