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Lululemon Lawsuit Claims Costco Sells Low-Price Dupes that Infringe on its Patents

Lululemon has filed a lawsuit against Costco alleging that the warehouse retailer sells low-cost athleisure apparel knockoffs that unlawfully trade on Lululemon’s reputation, goodwill and sweat equity, as well as…

News July 2
A VenHub autonomous store.

VenHub Continues Expansion of 24/7 Autonomous Stores with New Hollywood Location

Autonomous smart store chain VenHub is continuing its expansion across Southern California with a new store in Hollywood, Calif., just steps away from the Hollywood Bowl event venue. Each VenHub…

News July 2
Alibaba and Wix are teaming up to amp up cross-border wholesale.

Alibaba, Wix Team up to Simplify Cross-Border Wholesale Connections

Website building platform Wix has teamed up with B2B marketplace Alibaba.com to enable merchants using Wix to easily expand their wholesale capabilities, while also allowing Alibaba merchants to quickly establish…

News July 2

Alimentation Couche-Tard Sells 35 U.S. Stores to Majors Management

As part of a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order requiring divestiture to preserve competition, Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) — the Canada-based c-store giant that has been trying to purchase 7-11’s…

News July 2

Private Labels Evolve into Destination Brands, Primed for Growth Amid Tariffs

As private labels and store brands have evolved over the last decade, the stigma of the “cheap, alternative, knockoff” brand has worn away. Retailers have built bona fide brands, touching…

Executive Viewpoints July 2
Kimberly Shenk of Novi Connect talks brand trust and transparency in this week's episode of Retail Remix.

Listen Now: The Trust Deficit — Brand Transparency & the New Rules of Retail

It used to be that if you had established a strong brand name, you could count on consumers’ trust. But years of inflated marketing claims and bad experiences have eroded…

Features July 2

Reimagined Champs Sports Stores Feature 3D Fitting Tools, Dedicated Running Club Spaces

Champs Sports has introduced its first two reimagined stores, designed to embody the brand’s “Sport For Life” platform. The stores, in Tampa, Fla. and Portland, Ore., feature high-impact visual displays,…

News July 1
Sephora will bring shoppers to its stores this Prime Day.

Lyft to Deliver Shoppers to Sephora Stores for a Beauty Breather During Prime Day

Sephora is hoping to flip the script this Prime Day, from frantic online buying to being chauffeured to a brick-and-mortar store. From July 7-10, the beauty retailer is offering Lyft…

News July 1

Affordable Beauty Retailer Miss A Aims to Have 100 Stores by Early 2026

Miss A, a value-priced beauty retailer with 65 stores, plans to boost its store count to 100 locations by Q1 2026. The brand has recently opened stores in key markets,…

News July 1
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