Marketing: Page 5


  • A photo collage of Ulta Beauty's 2024 Muse accelerator cohort winners.
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    Ulta announces third accelerator cohort

    The participating brands, which span men’s cosmetics and curly hair care, will receive $50,000 each, and the chance to pitch the beauty retailer’s merchants.

    By Oct. 10, 2024
  • Walmart app homepages on three phones.
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    Walmart wants to create a unique homepage for each shopper

    The retailer is accelerating its Adaptive Retail strategy to create immersive shopping experiences across its stores, apps and virtual environments.

    By Bryan Wassel • Oct. 10, 2024
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    The latest in experiential retail

    With customers returning to in-store shopping, retailers are testing out new store concepts, exiting others and otherwise refining their brick-and-mortar touchpoints.

    By Retail Dive staff
  • A bottle of Merit's Retrospect fragrance with a dark background
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    Merit expands into the fragrance category

    The beauty brand, which launched with makeup, is thinking “through the everyday experience of our customer” as it enters new categories.

    By Howard Ruben • Oct. 9, 2024
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    Courtesy of Spirit Halloween
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    Spirit Halloween tests Christmas stores

    The specialty retailer is opening 10 Spirit Christmas pop-up locations in the Northeast this fall. 

    By Oct. 9, 2024
  • Four executives speak during an Advertising Week panel
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    Courtesy of Advertising Week New York
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    Why Home Depot is turning to DIY as its retail media network scales up

    Executives at Advertising Week detailed how the home improvement retailer added a self-service offering to Orange Apron Media.

    By Chris Kelly • Oct. 9, 2024
  • A table set with stemmed glasses, plates, bowls, platters and candlesticks with lit Christmas trees in the background.
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    Courtesy of Anthropologie
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    Anthropologie, The Met launch collection for the holidays

    The 44-piece homeware collection includes dinnerware, glassware, textiles and candles.

    By Howard Ruben • Oct. 8, 2024
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    Courtesy of Instacart
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    Instacart adds games, personalized coupons to its smart carts

    The new capabilities aim to deliver benefits for brands and retailers while also driving repeated customer use of the technology.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 8, 2024
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    Courtesy of Starbucks
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    Looking to replace pumpkin spice? Stop looking.

    One day there may be another innovative product that hits the cultural zeitgeist, but even then experts say the fall favorite is here to stay.

    By Oct. 8, 2024
  • People walk by a Sephora storefront.
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    What’s the winning formula for a loyalty program?

    Sephora, PetSmart and Famous Footwear operate loyalty programs that lean into data to meet customers’ interests and preferences.

    By Rosalyn Page • Oct. 7, 2024
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    Amazon launches suite of visual search features

    The e-commerce giant added five new tech features so shoppers can conduct faster and more precise product searches. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 3, 2024
  • Bath & Body Works features a collaboration with Emily in Paris.
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    Bath & Body Works teams up with ‘Emily in Paris’ for the holidays

    A limited-time collection of 50 products inspired by the Netflix series will debut in stores and online in November.

    By Oct. 3, 2024
  • Ashley's partnership with Samsung on a smart home.
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    Courtesy of Ashley
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    Ashley, Samsung partner on smart home experience

    The furniture retailer’s Brentwood, Tennessee, store is the first to showcase the interactive showroom, with plans for expansion underway. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 2, 2024
  • Martha Stewart holds a football in a baking dish in a JCPenney ad
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    J.C. Penney names consulting chief marketing officer to bolster turnaround plan

    Veteran marketer Marisa Thalberg describes the 122-year-old retailer as “ripe for brand reinvigoration.”

    By Peter Adams • Oct. 2, 2024
  • Glossier CEO Kyle Leahy speaking during the National Retail Federation's Big Show in January 2024.
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    Courtesy of The National Retail Federation
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    Top retail conferences in 2025

    Topics this year include AI, consumer trends and brand loyalty.

    By Oct. 1, 2024
  • Interior store shot of Bath & Body Works with counters full of products.
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    Courtesy of L Brands
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    Bath & Body Works expands fabric care collection to all US stores

    The collection features laundry detergent and scent boosters, and the company hinted at further home fragrance products in the future. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 1, 2024
  • Two people with shopping bags, walking down the street on a snowy day.
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    PwC expects 7% bump in average holiday spending, increased traffic to stores

    Despite easing inflation, however, consumers remain selective and motivated by price.

    By Oct. 1, 2024
  • Simon taps influencers to draw Gen Z to the mall

    A new campaign celebrates mall culture and invites people to be part of the experience, according to Simon's chief marketing officer. 

    By Oct. 1, 2024
  • A leafy green bush sits in front of a reddish brick store against a bright blue sky, with the name Kohl's in white block letters.
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    "Kohl's" by Mike Mozart is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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    Kohl’s kicks off holiday shopping with October deals event

    The department store joins other major retailers offering fall promotions with its “3 Days of Deals” sale. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 30, 2024
  • Beyoncé appears in a Levi's campaign
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    Courtesy of Levi's
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    Levi’s gets nostalgic with Beyoncé in first chapter of new campaign

    “Reiimagine” will reinterpret several of the brand’s iconic advertisements, starting with the singer’s gender-flipped take on the 1985 spot “Launderette.”

    By Chris Kelly • Sept. 30, 2024
  • Storefront of a Party City.
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    Party City cuts prices on 2K items ahead of the holidays

    The celebrations and events retailer said it’s responding to consumers, who continue to feel budgetary pressure.

    By Sept. 27, 2024
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    The Weekly Closeout: L’Occitane CEO departs and Crocs partners with Squishmallows

    The beauty retailer created an office of the CEO to lead in the interim, while the footwear collab features three shoe designs and several Jibbitz charms.

    By Retail Dive Staff • Sept. 27, 2024
  • Two individuals on stage seated in chairs, on the left a middle-age man in a suit jacket and on his right a woman in a black blouse
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    Peyton Bigora/Retail Dive
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    What to know about privacy laws when collecting personal data on shoppers

    Retailers have moved away from collecting identifiable information from consumers, but need to be aware of requirements for the personal data they do gather, an Albertsons privacy official said. 

    By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 27, 2024
  • A grand department store entrance beneath a dark blue sky.
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    Courtesy of Dillard's
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    Lulus partners with Dillard’s amid wholesale push

    The brand will launch a special occasion collection at the department store in time for homecoming, with a prom assortment planned for next year.

    By Sept. 27, 2024
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    Most holiday shoppers will buy a gift for themselves this year

    Consumers will spend over $1,200 on gifts, food, decor and experiences for the season, according to JLL, and roughly 83% will buy something for themselves.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 27, 2024
  • A person sits on a couch holding a mobile phone next to a Christmas tree.
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    Online holiday sales in the US to hit record $240.8B: Adobe Analytics

    The number of purchases done on mobile devices is expected to grow more than 10% compared to last year and will make up 53.2% of all online shopping.

    By Howard Ruben • Sept. 26, 2024