Sales & Marketing

Survey: Customers are ready to spend as work, school await

Apparel retailers in particular may have something to look forward to this fall as consumers purchase attire for returning to the office and the classroom.
Allbirds continues to expand in brick-and-mortar

Allbirds’ retail portfolio keeps growing as the company prepares to go public.
Ikea pilots furniture buyback and resale program in the U.S.

Ikea is planning to enter the resale market in the United States.
Sephora Black-owned brand campaign includes AI-based shade matching

Sephora is reaching out to African-American customers with targeted products and promotions, as well as artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced foundation shopping.
DKNY debuts new brand logo – as an NFT

A specialty fashion brand is introducing its redesigned logo as a non-fungible token (NFT), and auctioning it for charity.
Mercatus integrates with Instacart for improved online fulfillment

Grocers using the Mercatus e-commerce platform now have access to the Instacart infrastructure to pick, pack and deliver orders.
85% of Americans want to go back to the office post-pandemic

A new survey provides a glimpse of what workplace populations will be like post-pandemic
Walmart vet to head finance at Walgreens

Two former Walmart executives have joined Walgreens, the U.S. segment of Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Build-A-Bear comeback continues with its highest Q2 profit ever