This technology will see what people can’t. getty If you haven’t been to an Amazon go store, it’s a convenience store with a big difference. Before you enter the first time, you register your credit card or Amazon account. In the store, software tracks you as you move and charges you for whatever you take,…
Today in retail news, Pinterest inked an agreement to buy eCommerce fashion retailer THE YES for its social media platform, while Walmart announced it is building four new fulfillment centers to improve delivery speeds. Plus, Kohl’s has two new contenders placing bids to buy out the department store retailer, and Grubhub is introducing a…
Amazon officially opened its first brick-and-mortar clothing store today in Glendale, California. Located at The Americana at Brand, Amazon Style showcases apparel, accessories and shoes for men and women. Customers in the metro Los Angeles region are invited to visit the retail space to see products from familiar brands and emerging designers. Amazon Style offers…
60% of the furniture at Vestiaire Collective’s new sustainable Paris headquarters is vintage. Vestiaire Collective / Victor Grandgeorge If Vestiaire Collective’s March acquisition of U.S. resale marketplace Tradesy put the French company head to head with behemoth The Real Real, the deal also spotlighted French retail’s progressive, vanguard mentality when it comes to circular fashion….
ATLANTA, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Home Depot® today announced Home Depot Ventures, a venture capital fund created to identify, fund and partner with early-stage companies to accelerate emerging technologies that aim to improve the customer experience and shape the future of home improvement. The $150 million fund aims to invest in companies that advance…
This week’s briefing looks at retailers’ answers to the rise of values-driven shopping. Plus: E-tailer Maison de Mode launched in 2015 to exclusively sell “ethical” luxury fashion, based on specific criteria. And Thirteen Lune came to market in 2020 to be a source of products by Black and brown founders. That’s just a sampling of…
Amazon. AMZN -2.16% com Inc. is planning to close dozens of bookstores and other retail locations it had opened in recent years to highlight bestselling products, part of a broader shift the tech giant is making in its physical retail strategy. The e-commerce giant said Wednesday that it plans to close the locations to focus…
The deal with the global home improvement retailer will help further engage fans in celebrating their own MLS club through the production and display of matchday choreography; CLTFC inaugural tifo will debut at the first-ever MLS match at Bank of America Stadium on March 5 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Friday, March 4, 2022) – Charlotte FC announced…