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Before I sign out for some much needed OOO time, sharing a few new bits & bites from @modernretail.bsky.social!
🪀Broke the news of Lovevery launching a secondhand marketplace, already proving a big hit: www.modernretail.co/retailers/ex...
🪀Broke the news of Lovevery launching a secondhand marketplace, already proving a big hit: www.modernretail.co/retailers/ex...
Exclusive: Lovevery launches secondhand 'Pre-loved' marketplace for popular toys
Lovevery launched its first-ever secondhand marketplace in a bid to grow its customer base and give shoppers more options for engaging with the early childhood play brand.
www.modernretail.co
July 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Before I sign out for some much needed OOO time, sharing a few new bits & bites from @modernretail.bsky.social!
🪀Broke the news of Lovevery launching a secondhand marketplace, already proving a big hit: www.modernretail.co/retailers/ex...
🪀Broke the news of Lovevery launching a secondhand marketplace, already proving a big hit: www.modernretail.co/retailers/ex...
Sam's Club is looking to the pharmacy to drive growth and retention within its overall membership base, adding services like same-day delivery and pet insurance.
Why expanding the pharmacy is key to Sam's Club's growth strategy
Sam's Club is looking to the pharmacy to drive growth and retention within its membership base, adding services like same-day delivery.
www.modernretail.co
July 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Sam's Club is looking to the pharmacy to drive growth and retention within its overall membership base, adding services like same-day delivery and pet insurance.
As retailers and brands have been working to fight the uncertainty that comes alongside the always-shifting threat of tariffs, Sam's Club and Target are telling customers they're not raising prices on some items as part of their summer or back-to-school promotions.
Target, Sam's Club's summer promotions are all about holding prices as tariff threat looms
This summer, retailers like Sam's Club and Target are betting that a pledge to hold prices will woo more customers to their doors.
www.modernretail.co
July 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
As retailers and brands have been working to fight the uncertainty that comes alongside the always-shifting threat of tariffs, Sam's Club and Target are telling customers they're not raising prices on some items as part of their summer or back-to-school promotions.
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"...their efforts in this space, historically, may have been less authentic than we thought."
More than 1/3 of brand executives said they pulled back Pride commemoration this year. On what stood out in "the year that brands blinked:"
www.modernretail.co/marketing/th... @modernretail.bsky.social
More than 1/3 of brand executives said they pulled back Pride commemoration this year. On what stood out in "the year that brands blinked:"
www.modernretail.co/marketing/th... @modernretail.bsky.social
'The year brands blinked': While some brands skipped Pride, campaigns from Wildfang, Levi's stood out
Amid widespread corporate pullback from Pride Month campaigns this year, values-driven brands like Wildfang and Levi's stood out.
www.modernretail.co
July 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"...their efforts in this space, historically, may have been less authentic than we thought."
More than 1/3 of brand executives said they pulled back Pride commemoration this year. On what stood out in "the year that brands blinked:"
www.modernretail.co/marketing/th... @modernretail.bsky.social
More than 1/3 of brand executives said they pulled back Pride commemoration this year. On what stood out in "the year that brands blinked:"
www.modernretail.co/marketing/th... @modernretail.bsky.social
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Exclusive for @modernretail.bsky.social: Snapchatters can now see ~800 American Eagle store locations within the Snapchat Snap Map, thanks to a new ad partnership leading up to back to school. More here... www.modernretail.co/marketing/ex...
Exclusive: Snapchat taps American Eagle as a Snap Map ad partner ahead of back-to-school season
American Eagle and Snapchat are teaming up on a Snap Map feature and augmented reality Lens to boost awareness and sales among the coveted Gen-Z cohort.
www.modernretail.co
July 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Exclusive for @modernretail.bsky.social: Snapchatters can now see ~800 American Eagle store locations within the Snapchat Snap Map, thanks to a new ad partnership leading up to back to school. More here... www.modernretail.co/marketing/ex...
American Eagle and Snapchat are teaming up on a Snap Map feature and augmented reality Lens to boost awareness and sales among the coveted Gen-Z cohort.
Exclusive: Snapchat taps American Eagle as a Snap Map ad partner ahead of back-to-school season
American Eagle and Snapchat are teaming up on a Snap Map feature and augmented reality Lens to boost awareness and sales among the coveted Gen-Z cohort.
www.modernretail.co
July 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
American Eagle and Snapchat are teaming up on a Snap Map feature and augmented reality Lens to boost awareness and sales among the coveted Gen-Z cohort.
Three months after Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs sent shockwaves through global trade, U.S. brands are still reeling from the whiplash.
Inside the 90 days brands spent navigating Trump’s trade blitz
Three months after Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs sent shockwaves, U.S. brands are still reeling from the whiplash.
www.modernretail.co
July 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Three months after Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs sent shockwaves through global trade, U.S. brands are still reeling from the whiplash.
'Value' was the buzzword of Q1 earnings. Modern Retail rounded up highlights from all the earnings calls held from April 1 to July 1, breaking down what you need to know about how top publicly-traded companies are responding to conflicting consumer sentiment.
Modern Retail Quarterly Earnings Recap: Execs from Target, Five Below, E.l.f. and more define how they're delivering 'value' to customers
'Value' was the buzzword of Q1 earnings, as Target, E.l.f. Beauty, Five Below and more discussed how they are wooing the value-conscious customer.
www.modernretail.co
July 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
'Value' was the buzzword of Q1 earnings. Modern Retail rounded up highlights from all the earnings calls held from April 1 to July 1, breaking down what you need to know about how top publicly-traded companies are responding to conflicting consumer sentiment.
True Religion has been on a kick to grow its e-commerce division — now, that channel is on track to account for half of its business by the end of 2025.
E-commerce will make up half of True Religion's business by the year's end
True Religion's chief marketing officer and chief digital officer says it considers e-commerce to be its "largest growth engine."
www.modernretail.co
June 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
True Religion has been on a kick to grow its e-commerce division — now, that channel is on track to account for half of its business by the end of 2025.
Last year, Amazon’s Prime Day saw U.S. shoppers spend a record $14.2 billion online during the 48-hour sales bonanza. Now we know it’s four days from July 8 to July 11. Here’s what to expect this year as the sale hits four days for the first time: www.modernretail.co/operations/a...
Amazon is making Prime Day a four-day event in 2025
Amazon is extending its marquee summer sales event to four days this year, which would make it the longest Prime Day in company history
www.modernretail.co
June 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Last year, Amazon’s Prime Day saw U.S. shoppers spend a record $14.2 billion online during the 48-hour sales bonanza. Now we know it’s four days from July 8 to July 11. Here’s what to expect this year as the sale hits four days for the first time: www.modernretail.co/operations/a...
Rebranding is a major rite of passage for many startups, but there's an art and a science to getting it right. Modern Retail spoke with MoonBrew, Cleo and Coco and Full Circle about their experiences.
The dos and don'ts of rebranding in 2025
Executives from MoonBrew, Cleo and Coco and Full Circle share their lessons and tips from other startups looking to undergo a rebrand.
www.modernretail.co
June 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Rebranding is a major rite of passage for many startups, but there's an art and a science to getting it right. Modern Retail spoke with MoonBrew, Cleo and Coco and Full Circle about their experiences.
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My inspo for this story? Forgetting to pack socks for a conference and stopping in the Westfield Century City Cole Hahn, where I was quickly rung out on an iPad.
New from me @modernretail.bsky.social on why brands are killing the cash wrap:
www.modernretail.co/operations/t...
New from me @modernretail.bsky.social on why brands are killing the cash wrap:
www.modernretail.co/operations/t...
The death of the checkout counter is leading brands to rethink their store layouts
Brands like Glossier and Mejuri ditching traditional checkout counters in favor of mobile POS systems and open layouts.
www.modernretail.co
June 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My inspo for this story? Forgetting to pack socks for a conference and stopping in the Westfield Century City Cole Hahn, where I was quickly rung out on an iPad.
New from me @modernretail.bsky.social on why brands are killing the cash wrap:
www.modernretail.co/operations/t...
New from me @modernretail.bsky.social on why brands are killing the cash wrap:
www.modernretail.co/operations/t...
Heading to a checkout to pay for items is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
As startup brands like Glossier and Mejuri scale across the country, they’ve ditched the so-called “cash wrap” — and they’re reclaiming space for displays, more product testing, or places to sit and congregate.
As startup brands like Glossier and Mejuri scale across the country, they’ve ditched the so-called “cash wrap” — and they’re reclaiming space for displays, more product testing, or places to sit and congregate.
The death of the checkout counter is leading brands to rethink their store layouts
Brands like Glossier and Mejuri ditching traditional checkout counters in favor of mobile POS systems and open layouts.
www.modernretail.co
June 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Heading to a checkout to pay for items is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
As startup brands like Glossier and Mejuri scale across the country, they’ve ditched the so-called “cash wrap” — and they’re reclaiming space for displays, more product testing, or places to sit and congregate.
As startup brands like Glossier and Mejuri scale across the country, they’ve ditched the so-called “cash wrap” — and they’re reclaiming space for displays, more product testing, or places to sit and congregate.
In an interview with Modern Retail, Walmart's chief e-commerce officer explained how the retailer used the Nintendo Switch 2 launch to show off its delivery capabilities and why it delivered free snacks alongside the game consoles.
Free snacks, 9 a.m. delivery: Inside Walmart's unique approach to the Nintendo Switch 2 launch
Walmart's chief e-commerce officer explained how the retailer used the Nintendo Switch 2 launch to show off its delivery capabilities
www.modernretail.co
June 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In an interview with Modern Retail, Walmart's chief e-commerce officer explained how the retailer used the Nintendo Switch 2 launch to show off its delivery capabilities and why it delivered free snacks alongside the game consoles.
On recent earnings calls, apparel companies including Lululemon, American Eagle Outfitters and Gap Inc. gave strong indicators of how swirling tariffs and larger instability are impacting the fashion industry.
Apparel brands share concerns about tariffs and consumer demand in earnings reports
In new earnings reports, apparel brands are giving strong indicators of how swirling tariffs and larger instability are impacting the fashion industry.
www.modernretail.co
June 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
On recent earnings calls, apparel companies including Lululemon, American Eagle Outfitters and Gap Inc. gave strong indicators of how swirling tariffs and larger instability are impacting the fashion industry.
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Great scoop on @modernretail.bsky.social from my colleague Gabi Barkho today:
www.modernretail.co/operations/a...
www.modernretail.co/operations/a...
David Protein's acquisition of Epogee and a subsequent lawsuit are threatening to tear the CPG world apart
After David Protein announced it would buy EPG supplier Epogee, other brands filed a lawsuit to ensure they don't lose access to a key ingredient.
www.modernretail.co
June 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Great scoop on @modernretail.bsky.social from my colleague Gabi Barkho today:
www.modernretail.co/operations/a...
www.modernretail.co/operations/a...
David Protein has come under fire for its acquisition of EPG supplier Epogee. Other brands have filed a lawsuit to try and prevent the fast-growing startup from cutting off the supply of a key ingredient they've built their businesses on.
David Protein's acquisition of Epogee and a subsequent lawsuit are threatening to tear the CPG world apart
After David Protein announced it would buy EPG supplier Epogee, other brands filed a lawsuit to ensure they don't lose access to a key ingredient.
www.modernretail.co
June 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
David Protein has come under fire for its acquisition of EPG supplier Epogee. Other brands have filed a lawsuit to try and prevent the fast-growing startup from cutting off the supply of a key ingredient they've built their businesses on.
Shifting federal rules are having an impact on the world of BNPL firms, with the potential for fewer disclosures to consumers.
Unpacked: What federal rule rollbacks could mean for the future of BNPL
Shifting federal rules are having an impact on the world of BNPL firms, with the potential for fewer disclosures to consumers.
www.modernretail.co
June 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Shifting federal rules are having an impact on the world of BNPL firms, with the potential for fewer disclosures to consumers.
During its first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said the new customers Dollar General has acquired this year are making more trips and spending more with the low-cost retailer compared to new customers from last year.
Dollar General says its new high-income shoppers are 'making more trips and spending more'
For Dollar General, acquiring and retaining more mid- to high-income shoppers is becoming a bigger focus as its core consumer is constrained.
www.modernretail.co
June 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
During its first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said the new customers Dollar General has acquired this year are making more trips and spending more with the low-cost retailer compared to new customers from last year.
The majority of shoppers think tariffs are harmful, according to a recent Modern Retail and Attest survey. But a significant portion of them are not making changes when buying something.
Modern Retail x Attest Research: More than half of shoppers say tariffs are harmful, but many aren't changing their purchasing patterns
Most shoppers think tariffs are harmful, according to a survey, but many still aren't worried about them impacting their personal finances.
www.modernretail.co
June 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The majority of shoppers think tariffs are harmful, according to a recent Modern Retail and Attest survey. But a significant portion of them are not making changes when buying something.
When soaring tariffs threatened to sink his family toy business, Rick Woldenberg took the Trump administration to court — and won. In an interview, he explains what’s at stake for small businesses now.
How a small, family-owned toy business put a dent in Trump's tariffs
When soaring tariffs threatened to sink his family toy business, Rick Woldenberg took the Trump administration to court — and won.
www.modernretail.co
June 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
When soaring tariffs threatened to sink his family toy business, Rick Woldenberg took the Trump administration to court — and won. In an interview, he explains what’s at stake for small businesses now.
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New today on @modernretail.bsky.social: Footwear brand Kizik tapped a new CEO, Gareth Hosford, to helm the company as it grows its wholesale operations & pursues more licensing deals of its hands-free/slip-on shoe IP catalog:
www.modernretail.co/operations/k...
www.modernretail.co/operations/k...
Kizik taps Nike, Converse vet as new CEO
Hands-free shoe brand Kizik appointed Gareth Hosford, a former executive with Nike, Converse and Omorpho, as its new CEO.
www.modernretail.co
June 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New today on @modernretail.bsky.social: Footwear brand Kizik tapped a new CEO, Gareth Hosford, to helm the company as it grows its wholesale operations & pursues more licensing deals of its hands-free/slip-on shoe IP catalog:
www.modernretail.co/operations/k...
www.modernretail.co/operations/k...
Dick's Sporting Goods wants to prove out its operational prowess by taking over Foot Locker. In turn, during its first quarter earnings call on Wednesday, executives sought to make their pitch for why buying Foot Locker is the right move.
Dick's Sporting Goods is 'confident' it can prove that buying Foot Locker is the right move
During an earnings call Wednesday morning, executives from Dick's Sporting Goods made their pitch for why buying Foot Locker is the right move.
www.modernretail.co
May 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Dick's Sporting Goods wants to prove out its operational prowess by taking over Foot Locker. In turn, during its first quarter earnings call on Wednesday, executives sought to make their pitch for why buying Foot Locker is the right move.
Introducing the third installment of Modern Retail+ Research's 2025 CMO Strategies series, which looks at the changes happening in display ads and how marketers are balancing traditional display ad options with newer email display ads.
CMO Strategies: Marketers from Georgia-Pacific to Samsung weigh in on display ad strategies, success metrics and challenges
The third installment of Modern Retail+ Research's 2025 CMO Strategies series looks at the changes happening in display ads and how marketers are balancing traditional display ad options with newer em...
www.modernretail.co
May 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Introducing the third installment of Modern Retail+ Research's 2025 CMO Strategies series, which looks at the changes happening in display ads and how marketers are balancing traditional display ad options with newer email display ads.
In mid-May, the U.S. and China announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs on each other’s goods. The move sent U.S. small- and medium-sized businesses rushing to replenish inventory, according to Alibaba.com.
Alibaba.com sees US order surge amid 90-day tariff pause
The 90-day U.S.-China tariff truce sent U.S. small- and medium-sized businesses rushing to replenish inventory, according to Alibaba.com.
www.modernretail.co
May 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In mid-May, the U.S. and China announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs on each other’s goods. The move sent U.S. small- and medium-sized businesses rushing to replenish inventory, according to Alibaba.com.