A comprehensive study of U.S. grocery and non-grocery retailers with annual revenues exceeding $500 million has laid bare the critical link between data readiness and financial performance. And it found that companies failing to effectively leverage data are significantly lagging behind their more data-savvy counterparts....
In the midst of the pandemic, the direct-to-consumer (D2C) model — cutting out the middleman, the wholesalers, even the physical storefront — seemed poised to shake up commerce. Initially, the likes of Casper (mattresses) and Allbirds (footwear) among others, had focused on eCommerce and then moved...
Indian online grocer Zepto is reportedly in talks on a secondary sale that would allow employees and some existing investors to sell as much as $250 million worth of shares. The proposed secondary sale would value the company at the same level as a funding...
Walmart and Target are reportedly haggling with suppliers over proposed price hikes in the face of tariffs. As Reuters reported Monday (March 24), the outcome of these negotiations will decide when prices on products go up — and by how much — and could even...
Best Buy is launching an influencer program, following a model popularized by Amazon and Walmart. As The Street reported Sunday (March 23), both those retail giants have programs that let popular internet personalities curate their own digital storefronts. Now, Best Buy is getting in on...
Starbucks’ effort to reestablish itself as a coffeehouse is reportedly bearing fruit. In the last three weeks, the share of U.S. customers who have chosen to remain in the cafes and enjoy their beverages in ceramic mugs and glasses has risen more than threefold, Axios...
Tariff pressures are squeezing the retail and eCommerce sectors. What are the two behemoths dominating the space, Walmart and Amazon, doing in response? The answer, according to the news this week, is doubling down on technology to enhance operational efficiency and making calculated moves to...
Nike’s fiscal 2025 third quarter results offered up a snapshot of just how biting the trade war and tariffs may be. They offered a snapshot of waning consumer demand. And above all else the numbers — though not as bad as Wall Street might have feared...
Five Below has added a chief marketing officer (CMO) to promote the products it has added since beginning a reset of its business and to meet customers where they are: online. Five Below CEO Winnie Park announced the addition Wednesday (March 19) during the company’s...
