What retail businesses can learn from the casino industry
November 25, 2022
Retail has suffered over the past few years and there are few signs of it improving in the immediate future. Yet in contrast, one industry has grown steadily, building itself …
Best Buy’s ‘Virtual Store’ in Bloomington is Growing
November 22, 2022
Need to learn how to adjust a treadmill? Not sure which espresso machine to buy? Or the difference between a Sony and a Canon camera lens? If you are buying …
From livestreaming to retail media, malls enter the digital age
November 21, 2022
Malls are undergoing an evolution from analog to digital experiences to better monetize their real estate with newer, technology-focused solutions like livestreaming and loyalty programs. Minnesota-based Mall of America which …
H&M Unveils “Rotating Style” Concept
November 21, 2022
H&M (Stockholm, Sweden) has lifted the curtain on a new store design that will change with the seasons, and sometimes faster than that. The fast-fashion brand calls it a “rotating …
Target Rolls Out Drive Up Starbucks Option at Select Stores
November 21, 2022
Target Drive Up shoppers will now be able to pick up a to-go Starbucks coffee alongside their groceries and household essentials. Since early November, the retailer has added Starbucks with …
Bloomingdale’s takes shoppers into the metaverse
November 21, 2022
Yesterday it was Bloomies (Newstores 24.11.22), the diminutive form of department store Bloomingdale’s, today it’s the ‘metaverse’, where the retailer has just launched its first virtual ‘Holiday’ store. As a …
Inside a boot camp for Chinese TikTok sellers bringing live e-commerce to the U.S.
November 17, 2022
Jacqueline Zhuang made her debut as a TikTok live-shopping host from a studio in Guangzhou, promoting the sequined red dress she was wearing, in front of a rack of glittery …
Apparel Group’s 6thStreet.com enters the metaverse
November 16, 2022
Fashion and lifestyle e-commerce player 6thStreet.com, part of Apparel Group, is one of the first in the GCC to enter the metaverse in a unique space that blends fashion and …
Sweetgreen Opens First Order-Ahead, Drive-Up Locale in Suburban Chicago
November 16, 2022
Sweetgreen (Los Angeles), a health food restaurant brand, will opened its first store with a drive-through pickup window, dubbed the “sweetlane,” in Schaumburg, Ill. The new configuration is the latest …
eBay Opens Pop-Up Luxury Exchange
November 16, 2022
eBay (San Jose, Calif.) has opened a temporary store in New York’s Diamond District that lets shoppers exchange jewelry, handbags and watches from brands like Gucci, Rolex and Van Cleef …