Starbucks and Alibaba announced a deep, strategic “New Retail” partnership that will enable a seamless Starbucks Experience and transform the coffee industry in China. Collaborating across key businesses within the Alibaba ecosystem, …
Procter & Gamble is still the king of diapers and shampoo, but an onslaught of new competition and tighter ordering from traditional retailers is tarnishing the consumer-goods giant’s crown. Investors …
Starbucks Corp. will be joining forces with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to begin delivering its drinks and baked goods in China, according to people with knowledge of the plans, rolling out an effort …
Gadget and gift retailer Brookstone is searching for a bankruptcy loan ahead of a possible Chapter 11 filing, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cited unnamed sources. Brookstone did …
Taking the shoppers’ needs and behaviors seriously and incorporating them into every touchpoint in customers’ visits, brands are reinventing the store as we know it, driving sales and interest using …
The current thread of the many conversations I have with the top executives of the retail and consumer- facing industries is that all of commerce is still in the grip …
Speculation is rife that Tesco is on the verge of launching its new discount chain after it advertised for workers to staff new format stores. Weekend chatter in the UK …
Tesla is ending its partnership with Home Depot and removing its branded kiosks from as many as 800 of the home improvement chain’s 1,980-some U.S. stores by the end of the year, …
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” This is the opening phrase of the opening paragraph from “A Tale of Two Cities” by the immortal …
Coca-Cola Co. and Walgreens are working together on a summer “Coke Happy Hour” promotion for the fourth straight year — dangling a weekly “buy one, get one free” digital coupon for the manufacturer’s …