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Dollar General Adds 100+ Private Label Products as it Expands Fresh Food Offerings

Retail TouchPoints

Originally introduced in 2009, the expansion will bring the range of Clover Valley items to approximately 600 , with new additions including sauces, condiments, entrees, sides and snacks. “We We have put ‘Food First’ this year because we see a need and want to fulfill the desire for even more options.”

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Circuit City Plans to Curate Shop-in-Shops Using its Electronics Expertise

Retail TouchPoints

After it closed its last brick-and-mortar retail store in 2009, Circuit City launched a comeback in 2018 with an experiential ecommerce site. The integrations are slated to begin online and in select locations this year, with a more expansive rollout planned for 2024.

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Best Buy Battles E-Waste with Recycle-by-Mail Technology Boxes

Retail TouchPoints

Since 2009, Best Buy has recycled more than 2.7 “We continue to build on our commitment to be there for our customers throughout the entire lifecycle of their products by making recycling simple and convenient,” said Tim Dunn, Head of Environmental Sustainability at Best Buy in a statement. billion pounds of electronics and appliances.

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The Face-Off Between Amazon and ‘Alternative Marketplaces’ is Shaping the Next Era of Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

These costs include not just advertising (a crucial expenditure to stand out on Amazon’s crowded “shelves”) but also sales commissions and fulfillment services including warehousing, packing and delivery (which, while optional, are used by 86% of third-party sellers). Jungle Scout’s survey found that Ebay was still the No.

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NACDS honors Hy-Vee’s Randy Edeker

Mass Relators

from 2009 to 2022. His many accomplishments include: opening Hy-Vee’s first pharmacy fulfillment center; launching Vivid Clear Rx; acquiring Amber Specialty Pharmacy; establishing a fleet of mobile health units; developing Hy-Vee’s loyalty program, and establishing Hy-Vee’s state-of-the-art retail media network, Red Media.”

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‘An exciting way to test a new market’: More fashion brands turn to rental

Inside Retail

Fulfilment by GlamCorner now sees the platform handling the logistics of clothing rental on behalf of fashion brands, including warehousing, cleaning, shipping and returns, and giving brands their own rental stores, which they can embed in their e-commerce sites and promote to customers. The ‘Attenborough’ effect.

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eMarketer: COVID-19 Retail Recovery Will Take Longer Than ‘Great Recession’ Rebound

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After the 2008-2009 financial crisis, it took the majority of affected markets approximately one year for retail sales to return to pre-crisis levels. Curbside pickup and other at-store fulfillment options have helped drive the surge in e-Commerce sales. “We and 14% , respectively, for Q3 and Q4. We now expect U.S. billion , up 60.4%