Unilever Co.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. is seeking a return to the public arena.

The beauty industry has in the last few years seen a backlash from the effect its marketing has on its consumers, particularly the youngest among them, as rates of eating disorders and body dysmorphia are thrusting upward at jet speed.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association announced its current board of directors.

Starbucks is feeling the heat from higher-end and lower-end competitors.

Tazo is no longer in the tea leaves at Starbucks Corp.

Updates on the very latest legislative developments affecting retail, including wages, health care, taxes, security, and more.

Commercial retail is a unique and rapidly changing space. With the rise of online shopping, retailers are creatively adapting to improve the experience of being in a physical store. Strategies like experiential retail make shopping a personalized and engaging experience instead of a simple transaction.   Retailers are also providing customers with a more tech-friendly brick-and-mortar shopping experience in response to online competitors – the prevalence of self-serve check-out stations being just one example.   

Walmart’s e-commerce arm is shaking up its customer engagement efforts.   Jet.com is adopting product sampling to forge stronger relationships with its online shoppers. Though a partnership with BrandShare, the online retailer will deliver 300,000 premium product samples and exclusive offers each month inside e-commerce packages. BrandShare is a long-time partner of Jet’s parent company, Walmart.