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How Edible Brands Leverages Brick-and-Mortar in a Delivery-Centric Category

Edible Brands operates both corporate-owned and franchised Edible Arrangements stores, but these brick-and-mortar locations have a few key differences from other kinds of specialty retail. In fact, they’re closer in…

Features October 12

How Retail CIOs can Cut IT Costs Without Stifling Innovation

Retail CIOs are no strangers to volatility. From pandemic-induced digital acceleration to supply chain disruptions and shifting consumer habits, the last few years have reshaped IT priorities. Now, in 2025,…

Executive Viewpoints October 10

The Body Shop Returns (Digitally) to the U.S.

The Body Shop has been through a challenging year-plus since it entered administration (the UK’s version of bankruptcy) in February 2024 and closed all its U.S. brick-and-mortar stores in March…

News October 10

Walmart Debuts Contactless Car Care Center in Arkansas

Walmart has introduced the first of 10 planned “Auto Care Centers (ACCs) of the Future” in Fayetteville, Ark., providing customers with a contactless self-service car care experience via the retailer’s…

News October 10
Primark in Sawgrass Mills, Fla.

Inside Primark’s Playbook for Winning the U.S.

In the nearly 10 years since Primark first landed on U.S. shores, the Dublin, Ireland-based retailer has been on a slow but steady growth path, with 33 stores in the…

Features October 10

Gap Introduces Multi-Brand Affiliate and Advocacy Platform for Creators

Gap Inc. has launched a social media advocacy platform that will serve as a centralized hub for creators to engage across the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta brands,…

News October 9

Walmart Spotlights Collectibles Prowess at New York Comic Con

Walmart Marketplace is determined to stake its claim in the collectibles arena, and it’s doing so at one of the largest pop culture events in the country: New York Comic…

News October 9
Orvis storefront

Orvis to Close 36 Locations by 2026

Citing tariffs, the Vermont-based outdoor gear company will focus on fly fishing and wingshooting, said company President Simon Perkins.

News October 9

Rent-to-Own Retailer Aaron’s Data Centralization Cuts Customer Acquisition Costs 33%

The rent-to-own retail sector puts a new spin on the classic “need vs. want” consumer equation. It’s designed for consumers who don’t have the financial resources to immediately pay for…

Features October 9
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