Allbirds continues to expand in brick-and-mortarAllbirds’ retail portfolio keeps growing as the company prepares to go public. Build-A-Bear comeback continues with its highest Q2 profit everBuild-A-Bear Workshop’s maintained its momentum in the second quarter, leading to the company’s strongest first six months performance in its nearly 25-year history. 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. Ikea pilots furniture buyback and resale program in the U.S. Ikea is planning to enter the resale market in the United States. Amazon adding Affirm to flex payment options An e-commerce titan is increasing its presence in the burgeoning “buy now pay later” (BNPL) payment space. Fashion retailer Revolve to open innovative pop-up with branded rooms Revolve is set to make a splash during New York Fashion Week with an interactive pop-up shop. SPECS 2021: Artificial intelligence comes to retail construction Automated and robotic systems have a growing presence in the retail construction field. Grubhub streamlines online ordering for independent restaurants A leading online delivery provider is teaming up with a POS/business management platform to help independent foodservice retailers fulfill online orders. Schnucks Markets debuts smaller-store, ‘fresh’ store concept Schnucks Markets is putting a new emphasis on fresh. Consumer sentiment remains low as August winds down U.S. consumer sentiment remained weak in late August amid ongoing concerns over inflation and the spreading COVID-19 Delta variant. Adobe: Online inflation keeps going up Everyday staples are becoming more expensive for online purchase. Big Lots Q2 misses amid supply chain, inflation issues; upgrading 800 stores Big Lots reported sales and profit that missed expectations and provided an unexpected loss outlook for its third quarter. First Previous 1377 1378 1379 1380 1381 Next Last
