Amazon.com announced Tuesday that its Prime Big Deal Days event will return for two days on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9. The 48-hour fall sales event is Amazon’s second Prime exclusive sale this year after July’s Prime Day event. Prime Big Deal Days is exclusive to Prime members and will be offered in 19 countries.…
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Back-to-school shopping helped many large retailers see a foot traffic spike, according to a new report from Placer.ai. The report, School Season Sparks Retail Growth, shows that weekly visits to major back-to-school retail categories, including superstores, department stores, and other apparel retailers, enjoyed strong year-over-year (YoY) visit boosts through July and August 2024. During the…
Carhartt, America's iconic workwear brand, announced Monday it's dedicating its Fall 2024 "For the Love of Labor" grant to support Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation and its Metallica Scholars Initiative. Created by the members and management of Metallica, All Within My Hands is a nonprofit, philanthropic organization dedicated to supporting workforce education by connecting…
Chinese-linked fast-fashion giant Shein is suing rival Temu, alleging the retailer stole its designs and built an empire using counterfeiting, intellectual property infringement and fraud, reports CNBC. The suit, filed Monday in Washington, D.C., federal court, comes as Shein itself fends off similar allegations from a wide variety of brands and independent artists, including Levi…
Starbucks announced Tuesday it’s replacing CEO Laxman Narasimhan with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol, CNBC reports. Narasimhan’s departure is effective immediately. Starbucks CFO Rachel Ruggeri will step in as interim chief executive until Sept. 9, when Niccol officially assumes the top job. The coffee giant’s performance has struggled this year, hurt by weak sales in the…
Baby brand Munchkin is known for inventing new patented products that provided unique solutions for busy parents. Steve Dunn, founder and CEO of Munchkin and CEO of parent company, WHY Brands, Inc., joined the Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchange on July 24 for an in-depth interview about the brand's story, including its…
The U.S. Polo Assn. has climbed the retail ranks as one of the largest global licensed sports brands in the world, ranking consistently alongside the NFL, MLB, and NBA. J. Michael Prince, president and CEO of USPA Global Licensing (USPAGL), joined the Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchange on July 24 for an…
As of early July, more than half (55 percent) of back-to-school and college shoppers had already begun buying items for the upcoming school year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Total back-to-school spending is expected to reach $38.8 billion, the second-highest figure on…
After years of delay, Google says it will no longer cancel and replace third-party cookies for its internet browser Chrome, reports CNBC. Cookies are used by advertisers to track users across multiple sites and deliver targeted ads. In 2020, Google said it would end support for those cookies by early 2022 once it figured out…
Rite Aid announced this week it suffered a cybersecurity breach on June 6 and roughly 2 million customers' information was stolen in the hack, reports Newsweek. The drug store chain said the hacker impersonated a company employee to access customer information from 2017 and 2018. This data included purchaser name, address, date of birth, and…
Beauty brand e.l.f. has expanded its partnership with virtual world and gaming platform Roblox to include real-world commerce, reports PYMNTS. In the new virtual kiosk within the e.l.f. Up! experience on Roblox, which is powered by Walmart, U.S. visitors can buy a Roblox-exclusive limited-edition physical product — a hoodie — as well as a selection…
High-end department store Neiman Marcus on Monday disclosed a data breach, shortly before a hacker offered to sell information belonging to millions of the company’s customers, reports SecurityWeek. The company told the Maine Attorney General’s Office that the breach has impacted more than 64,000 individuals. Shortly after Neiman Marcus disclosed the breach, a hacker who…
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FullBeauty Brands earlier this week announced that it will acquire Avenue Stores from City Chic Collective Limited, an Australian publicly traded company. Terms were not disclosed. Avenue is a U.S.-based digital specialty retailer of plus-size apparel, targeting value-conscious women aged 25 to 55. The plus-size brand closed its 220-plus store portfolio across 35 states in…
Revolve Group (RVLV), the next-generation fashion retailer for millennial and Gen Z consumers, last week announced the opening of its first ever permanent physical retail location in Aspen, Colorado. This decision follows the success of the REVOLVE and FWRD Pop-Up shopping experience that opened in the same location in December. Located in Aspen's shopping district,…
