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CVS, 7-Eleven Turn up the Volume on Retail Media Audio Offerings

Retail TouchPoints

CVS Media Exchange Adds Programmatic Audio Advertisers on the CVS Media Exchange (CMX) can now reach CVS shoppers with 30 -second audio spots across 6,900 stores, with expansion to additional stores planned for the coming months. Now the company plans to expand the deployment of Gulp Radio programming to 5,000 stores across the U.S.

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Health & Wellness Products Win Over Customers

Independent Retailer

According to research from the Global Wellness Institute , the wellness industry was measured at $4.3 Feedvisor’s latest 2021 Consumer Survey reveals the top categories where customers plan to purchase more: Clothing, Shoes, and Jewelry — 60% online and 41% in-store. Beauty and Personal Care — 49% online and 34% in-store.

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Walgreens to Host Virtual Supplier Diversity Summit

Retail TouchPoints

The event will focus on products across grocery, household, beauty and personal care, health, wellness and general merchandise, among other categories. “As A number of retailers have been taking concrete steps to diversify their product assortments and supplier base, including: Best Buy supported its commitment to spend at least $1.2

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API rejects “opportunistic” $687m Wesfarmers bid

Inside Retail

The board said the bid’s timing was “opportunistic”, given the impact Covid-19 has had on its retail division, and that it is well placed to bounce back from any short-term struggles with substantial growth expected in the medium-term due to its place within the health, wellness and beauty sectors. “[We]

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The Most Interesting Retail Media News from Cannes Lion: Updates from CVS, Pinterest, DoorDash & More

Retail TouchPoints

New Entrants on the Advertising Stage: WhatsApp, Marriott Image courtesy Meta Meta Announces Plans for WhatsApp Ads – Ads are coming to messaging app WhatsApp for the first time. Here’s a rundown of some of the biggest advertising news from the week.

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Fabletics, Tough Mudder Team Up for Pop-ups, Custom Apparel and Experiential Offerings

Retail TouchPoints

Fabletics plans to participate in several events for the 2021 and 2022 Tough Mudder seasons, including exclusive on-site experiences curated for participants. The brand also recently announced its plans to open 24 new store locations across the U.S. This partnership follows Fabletics’ expansion of its offerings into fitness.

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Why Chemist Warehouse wants to educate customers about clinical trials

Inside Retail

Last year, the business launched its online marketplace offering in partnership with Marketplacer , as well as a ‘ hospital pharmacy ’ offering aiming at delivering more complex treatment plans for customers than a traditional pharmacy can handle. We want it to be a one-stop-shop,” Blatt told Inside Retail last year.