Marketing: Page 26


  • Meati launched the Meati Steak Filet, made from mycelium produced through fermentation.
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    Meati Foods at Target? It’s part of the plant-based company’s growth strategy

    The mushroom-meat maker opens the new year with a major retail distribution deal and more lofty goals.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Jan. 11, 2024
  • An image on a phone of the social media app Threads
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    Half of consumers will abandon or ‘significantly limit’ social media interactions by 2025: report

    The spread of misinformation, toxic user bases and the prevalence of bots is leading to a perceived decline in platforms, according to Gartner. 

    By Jan. 10, 2024
  • Blueland hand soaps
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    Blueland available in all 515 Whole Foods locations

    The move further expands the reach of the DTC cleaning brand, which is also sold through Costco, Meijer, Target and others.

    By Howard Ruben • Jan. 10, 2024
  • Andy Cohen holds a hand weight in a Walmart ad
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    Walmart+ taps Andy Cohen to help consumers survive Quitter’s Day

    The retailer's vice president of creative explained how the campaign highlights the ways the membership can help consumers stick to New Year's resolutions.

    By Chris Kelly • Jan. 10, 2024
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    Instacart seeks off-site retail media scale with Google Shopping ads pact

    The partnership targeting high-intent grocery shoppers already has sign on from marketers like Danone and Kraft Heinz.

    By Peter Adams • Jan. 9, 2024
  • Purple's Rejuvenate mattress
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    Purple CEO: Stores are the ‘toughest part’ of the brand’s model

    “Two-thirds of them are working and a third of them aren’t,” Rob DeMartini said during a presentation at ICR.

    By Jan. 9, 2024
  • The Nike "swoosh" on the side of a building, with another building seen behind it.
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    Nike, Tiger Woods end partnership after 27 years

    For nearly three decades, Woods was wearing Nike during some of his most memorable athletic achievements.

    By Jan. 8, 2024
  • A person wearing sunglasses pushes a baby in a store cart.
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    Walmart, Unity partner on immersive commerce

    Creators will be able to sell physical items in games, virtual worlds and apps. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 8, 2024
  • Four of Lemme's products in front of a red and white Target shopping bag.
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    Kourtney Kardashian Barker’s Lemme supplement brand launches at Target

    The brand’s products are now available nationwide in the mass merchant’s stores as well as on its website.

    By Howard Ruben • Jan. 8, 2024
  • A person opens an ExtraCare CVS box
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    CVS Pharmacy introduces 2-tiered loyalty program

    The drugstore retailer is offering a free tier and another that costs $5 per month, touting perks like discounts, same-day delivery and other incentives.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 5, 2024
  • A zoomed in view of a Peloton bike with the logo visible in red.
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    Peloton brings fitness classes to TikTok in bigger push for Gen Z

    A co-branded content hub will reinforce the embattled fitness marketer’s recently introduced brand positioning around accessibility.

    By Peter Adams • Jan. 4, 2024
  • Products from the AF94 makeup brand
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    Halsey’s Gen Z-focused beauty brand AF94 partners with Ulta Beauty

    The makeup brand launched on Ulta’s website on Dec. 24 and will head to select stores beginning Jan. 14.

    By Howard Ruben • Jan. 3, 2024
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    Returns are the last, but not least, component of a holiday CX strategy

    The last thing retailers should do is make gift recipients feel guilty for making a return, according to experts. 

    By Bryan Wassel • Dec. 27, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Can retail sell hygge?

    The Scandinavian concept of cozy gatherings and togetherness fits in well with the holidays. Until the excessive purchasing begins.

    By Dec. 24, 2023
  • An Express storefront at King of Prussia mall in Pennsylvania
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    Express enlists college football player Ethan Grunkemeyer for athlete ambassador program

    Amid stubborn sales declines, the fashion retailer has broadened its style initiatives and is planning an international expansion.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 22, 2023
  • Dark branches fan out on each side of a grey and white Ulta location, beneath a pale blue sky.
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    Ulta Beauty to expand and refresh loyalty program

    The loyalty program, which has over 42 million active members, will launch in January with a new name and an enhanced birthday gift experience.

    By Dec. 21, 2023
  • A Vuori storefront
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    Vuori taps new chief marketing officer

    Former Levi Strauss & Co. executive Karen Riley-Grant is taking on the CMO position as Vuori sets course for massive retail expansion.

    By Dani James • Dec. 20, 2023
  • A brand image of Reebok and Futureverse's campaign
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    Reebok, Futureverse partner to launch metaverse experience in 2024

    “Reebok Impact” is intended to broaden the ways consumers interact with the brand's products, from its apparel to its footwear.

    By Dec. 20, 2023
  • Patrick Ta eyeshadow palettes
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    Patrick Ta Beauty taps Fenty Beauty exec to lead marketing

    Jacqueline Barrett, who led consumer strategic marketing at Fenty Beauty, will oversee Patrick Ta’s strategic marketing and communications.

    By Howard Ruben • Dec. 20, 2023
  • Target content on the Las Vegas Sphere
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    Target brings dog mascot Bullseye to Las Vegas Sphere for holiday blitz

    The largest version of the bull terrier character yet is joined by an 11-story gingerbread Target for the snowglobe-inspired takeover.

    By Peter Adams • Dec. 20, 2023
  • Exterior shot of The Container Store.
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    The Container Store opens 100th store in New Jersey amid small format expansion

    The location is the home retailer’s sixth small-format store as it looks to achieve higher productivity in its store fleet.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 19, 2023
  • Person uses mounted fitness mirror equipment from Tonal
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    Tonal launches trade-in program for Lululemon Studio customers

    Following Lululemon’s discontinuation of Mirror, Tonal is offering product discounts, a free one-year membership and removal of the Mirror device.

    By Howard Ruben • Dec. 18, 2023
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    MeUndies
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    MeUndies names chief revenue officer as it plans membership program revamp

    Ariel Stoddard joins the DTC brand from Fabletics where she served as general manager and oversaw expansion into new categories, like scrubs.

    By Howard Ruben • Dec. 15, 2023
  • Person with dark hair pulled up wearing a yellow tank top and blue-green workout pants on an black exercise bike inside her home.
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    Courtesy of Peloton.

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    Peloton names chief marketing officer

    Lauren Weinberg joins the fitness company from Intuit following Leslie Berland’s resignation from the role after less than a year.

    By Dec. 15, 2023
  • Super Saturday timing means fewer expected shoppers this year, survey finds

    The National Retail Federation predicts 142 million people will shop that day, which falls on Dec. 23, down from 159 million last year.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 15, 2023