Take a look inside Google’s first retail store ahead of its opening
June 18, 2021
Google provided a peek inside its first retail store, a day before it opens in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood. The store. which opens Thursday morning, shows that Google aspires to …
U.S. Retail Sales Drop, Hinting at Shift to Spending on Services
June 15, 2021
U.S. retail sales declined in May, after a stimulus-related splurge in the prior two months, suggesting consumers are starting to shift more of their spending to services as the economy …
Why Express, Urban Outfitters and J.Crew Now Sell Items From All Over Online
June 15, 2021
Express Inc. best known as a presence in American malls, has been testing a new strategy: selling other brands’ merchandise online. Visitors to the retailer’s website can shop for items from …
Amazon to open its first Fresh supermarket with checkout-free technology
June 15, 2021
Dive Brief: Amazon is planning to open a new Fresh store on Thursday that will be the first full-size supermarket in the chain to feature the retailer’s Just Walk Out …
Grocery Courier Boxed to Go Public in SPAC Deal
June 14, 2021
Grocery courier Boxed Inc. said it would go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, capitalizing on delivery demand that swelled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Boxed …
Netflix partners with Shopify to introduce online store
June 11, 2021
We don’t know when season four of Stranger Things will come out, but expect some branded swag when it drops. With help from Shopify, Netflix yesterday debuted an online store …
In 2021, online grocery sales will surpass $100 billion
June 7, 2021
The growth of the online category accelerated beyond our previous expectations in 2020. Amid the pandemic, tens of millions of US consumers became online grocery buyers for the first time, …
Mango opens Berlin flagship
June 7, 2021
Spanish fashion retailer Mango has opened a flagship store in the capital of Germany – the companies third-biggest market in terms of turnover. The new Berlin store, which represents an …
Gucci has been experimenting with Roblox, a gaming platform popular with pre-teens.
June 7, 2021
American venture capitalist Chris Dixon once said, “The next big thing will start out looking like a toy,” an observation, he believes, sits at the heart of why we frequently …
What Is Fast Fashion?
June 6, 2021
FAST FASHION IS ALL RELATIVE Zara owner Inditex reports quarterly results on June 9 The fast-fashion giant’s online sales soared during the pandemic, but overall sales fell last year due …