Dan Berthiaume
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 8/16/2026
Lululemon brings ‘Like New’ resale program to Canada
Lululemon Athletica Inc. is letting Canadian customers buy and sell used branded products. - 8/16/2026
Foot Locker, Nike team on 'first-of-its-kind' store
Foot Locker has unveiled a new, community-inspired store concept developed in partnership with Nike. - 8/16/2026
Best Buy: Most Canadian consumers purchase used tech
Canadian shoppers are increasingly open to refurbished, open box or traded-in technology devices. - 8/16/2026
Meijer opens online and mobile vaccine access
A regional Midwest mass merchandise retailer is making recommended vaccinations easier to schedule. - 8/16/2026
JCPenney to accept ‘retail regret’ trade-ins for limited time
JCPenney wants to help consumers unload embarrassing purchases and replace them with its merchandise. - 8/16/2026
Uber seeks 1 million daily drone deliveries via Zipline partnership
Uber Technologies Inc. is making another investment in drone delivery and setting its sights on an aggressive ultrafast delivery goal. - 8/16/2026
Walmart adds photo, money service, auto care perks to Walmart+
Walmart’s paid membership program is increasing its value proposition. - 8/13/2026
AS Watson deploys cloud-based omnichannel platform
The world’s largest international health and beauty retailer is creating the infrastructure to deliver connected customer experiences. - 8/13/2026
Federal court confirms end of de minimis exemption
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump in August 2025 to eliminate an exemption on duties and taxes for select import shipments has been upheld by the United States Court of International Trade. - 8/13/2026
eTail Boston: How to win shoppers and influence people
Speakers at the recent eTail Boston conference discussed consumer fragmentation, the role of entertainment in discovery, and influencers. - 8/13/2026
Business response to supply chain disruption includes price hikes
Consumers are set to feel the impact of ongoing shocks to the global supply chain. - 8/12/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Consumers will let AI agents perform these shopping tasks
Most shoppers are open to artificial intelligence agents helping them but aren’t ready to fully turn over the process yet.
