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Walmart, Target and Amazon: US retail’s summer shopping showdown

Inside Retail

Few shopping periods outside of Black Friday get US consumers as hyped as Amazon’s Prime Day. The shopping event was first launched by the big-box retailer on June 15, 2015, as a way to celebrate Amazon’s 20th anniversary and offer exclusive deals to Prime members for 24 hours. billion in spending, a 28.4

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From Niche Product to Viral Sensation: How Bogg Bag Ventured into 1,800 Target Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Vaccarella is no stranger to retail — Bogg has wholesale partnerships with Dick’s Sporting Goods and Bass Pro Shops , among others — and she has mastered a model in which the brand develops exclusive designs tailored to each partner’s shopper base. I found a new factory in 2015, and they really understood my vision.

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Why slowing down in stores can drive big sales: The science behind dwell time

Inside Retail

That’s the time it takes to realise you’ve walked into a chain you swore you’d never shop at again. The Wall Street Journal even covered this back in 2015, pointing out that meandering shoppers spend more. Add a coffee shop and they might even bring a friend. It transforms a mundane shopping trip into a destination visit.

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After a $5.5B Valuation, Vuori Exec Reveals What’s Next in International Expansion

Retail TouchPoints

Since its launch in 2015, Vuori has grown to serve customers across 18 countries through a growing network of brick-and-mortar locations and a robust ecosystem of distributors. We also use qualitative feedback to learn — for example, store notes with people visiting a wholesale door, learning about us and then shopping with us in retail.”

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Sustainability at Retail

So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world.

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Family Dollar Launches New Partnership With Uber Eats. Here Are the Details

Retail Wire

Customers can now shop for a wide range of everyday items available on Uber Eats, from cleaning supplies and pantry essentials to beauty products and baby care, and get them delivered right to their doors whether on-demand or scheduled from more than 5,000 Family Dollar locations across the United States.

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Is China Taking Over the (Cyber) World?

Retail TouchPoints

This market also is responsible for the world’s largest online shopping day. Platforms like ByteDance’s Douyin and its counterpart for foreign markets, TikTok, integrate social experiences with shopping. The advance of social commerce provided China with additional means to establish its leadership in digital commerce.