Merchandising News & Media
Citi Trends leverages invent.ai to drive growth, operational efficiency
March 28, 2025
Citi Trends, a value-priced retailer, is deploying AI-powered inventory optimization from invent.ai to enhance operational efficiency and boost revenue growth.
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Mathis Home taps Blue Yonder to boost customer satisfaction via inventory planning
March 28, 2025
Mathis Home, a large independent furniture retailer, is deploying Blue Yonder's technology to improve customer satisfaction by optimizing inventory planning…
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2025: The year of dynamic pricing or simply smarter pricing?
by John Moss — CEO, Flintfox
Retailers that embrace greater pricing agility in 2025 will be the ones that set themselves up for long-term success and improved relationships with customers.
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Aldi taps Digital Wave to drive better automation of digital channel product descriptions
March 10, 2025
Grocery chain Aldi is deploying Digital Wave Technology's GenAI solutions to automate product copy and enhance product data accuracy.
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UK retailer Boden taps First Insight tech to improve merchandising decisions
March 7, 2025
Boden, a U.K.-based online apparel retailer, is deploying First Insight's AI-powered decision intelligence to integrate real-time consumer demand signals into…
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Experiential design puts all the ducks in a row at Duck World
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
It’s no small feat designing a store selling 800-plus varieties of the rubber duck. But Duck World succeeded using a design that is experiential and unusual.
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UK grocer Asda puts bridal wear in online aisles
March 4, 2025
Asda, a U.K. supermarket, is now offering bridal frocks in its online aisles.
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Fabletics levelling up digital transformation by streamlining operations
February 24, 2025
In a quest to meet consumer expectations regarding reducing waste, Fabletics is streamlining operations, reducing waste and enhanhing efficiency in a…
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BJ’s Wholesale Club arrives in Kentucky
February 20, 2025
BJ's Wholesale Club has opened its first store in Kentucky and it marks the company's 250th store.
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CVS customers can access 'locked products' via app
February 12, 2025
CVS is testing a way for loyalty members to unlock products behind glass cabinets. The feature, known as "smart locks," is part of the chain's new Health app…
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Honeylove modernizes production chain with Inspectorio management platform
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The intimate apparel brand replaced a manual, disconnected system and can now enable predictive analytics and automated assessment to improve efficiency.
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PetSmart deploys GreyOrange gStore platform to boost operational efficiency
February 4, 2025
PetSmart is deploying gStore, a software-as-a-solution platform from GreyOrange Inc. to gain better efficiency across the retailer's nearly 1,700 stores.
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Linnworks CMO talks social media, Amazon's impact, AI in retail
Linnworks CMO Georgia Leybourne shares insight on a range of retail topics, from TikTok and Amazon to the impact of AI, in an interview with Judy Mottl, editor…
Presented by Linnworks
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Target sees growth in holiday sales, makes leadership changes
January 29, 2025
Target's sales during November and December of 2024 grew 2.8% over 2023 and included record-high sales during both Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales periods.
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Joann files for bankruptcy for a 2nd time
January 29, 2025
Crafts retailer Joann has filed for bankruptcy for the second time within a year and is trying to sell itself off but is not closing any stores at this point.
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Kohl's joins Macy's in shuttering stores this spring
January 20, 2025
Kohl's has announced it will close 27 of its 1,150-plus store location by April.
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Most consumers not a fan of dynamic pricing
January 14, 2025
Well more than half, 68%, of consumers feel taken advantage of when a brand employs dynamic pricing and 42% are willing to spend more on a product if…
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Creating connections in main street stores
by Olivia Robinson — Head of Strategic Growth, VoCoVo
Irrespective of the benefits that come with shopping online, main streets remain vital to human interaction in our communities. So how can brick-and-mortar…
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Global holiday sales hit record $1.2 trillion
January 10, 2025
Global holiday retail sales hit a record $1.2 trillion and $282 billion in the U.S.
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Most consumers will jump to another retailer when inventory is out of stock
January 6, 2025
Two-thirds of consumers will log off an e-commerce retail site or leave a physical retail store when an item they want to buy is out of stock.
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