GameStop CEO George Sherman, the retailer's fifth CEO since 2017, will leave his position this summer, as the company undergoes additional management changes following Chewy co-founder Ryan Cohen's appointment as a board member in January. Cohen has been at the helm of the retailer's shift toward e-commerce, and other recent executive departures include GameStop's finance and customer chiefs.
Stop overpaying for address autocomplete Retailers like Michaels and DICK'S Sporting Goods are switching to Radar for address autocomplete and address validation, saving up to 90%. Radar's address autocomplete APIs are part of Radar Maps Platform, the cost-effective, all-in-one alternative to Google Maps and Mapbox.
The pandemic has forced Ulta Beauty to quickly pivot to a flexible digital strategy that focuses on reader comments and social listening. "Best-in-class social brands truly are leveraging social to sell the why, not just the what," said Sally Scarbrough, director of brand partner marketing.
An ALDI store in the UK is the first to test proposed dispensers that allow customers to purchase loose pasta and rice using free recyclable bags. The new Pasta and Rice refill station concept is part of ALDI's plan to remove 21 million pieces of packaging from its stores each year, the grocer said.
Adidas will debut a line of its classic Stan Smith sneakers later this year made of vegan mycelium-based Mylo leather. The use of the vegan leather, which is derived from mushrooms, is part of the retailer's bigger sustainability goals focused on ending plastic waste, the company said.
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A 2020 sustainability report released by Canada Goose highlights the luxury parka brand's progress toward goals including offsetting carbon emissions and outlines plans to focus efforts this year on sourcing more sustainable materials. The brand won't stop using animal fur, but it will offer the option of fur-free parkas and it expects to transition to 100% reused fur by 2022.
A ShopRite location in Brookdale, N.J., has become the fourth site to debut the grocer's new store-within-a-store concept, designed to cater to home cooks. The 1,400-square-foot Fresh to Table space features private label products and ingredients along with ready-to-cook, ready-to-heat and grab-and-go options, all of which can be ordered for pickup through ShopRite's online services or delivered by DoorDash.
Seven Save Mart stores in California will serve as test sites for Tally, a robot created by Simbe Robotics to audit store shelves and provide real-time inventory management. Tally will work the aisles during the pilot program, scanning up to 30,000 items a day with the goal of freeing up associates for more customer service duties and cutting out-of-stocks by 30%.
Minneapolis grocer Lunds & Byerlys is rolling out a computer-generated ordering system to monitor inventory at all 27 of its stores in the Twin Cities to ensure the shelves stay stocked. The Itasca Magic system uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to streamline replenishment, increase productivity and enable the grocer to reduce inventory.
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The industry's leading retailers are not only providing the goods and services consumers need on a daily basis, but they are doing so with sustainability in mind, writes Scot Case, NRF's vice president of corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Retailers like Petco have a dedicated section on their websites to identify more sustainable products, and companies like Starbucks and McDonald's are tracing the environmental and social impacts of the food they source. Learn more.
Shake Shack has a tradition of partnering with chefs and its latest collaboration series, called Now Serving, features menu items from chefs across the country and benefits nonprofits that support the restaurant industry. "If there is one thing I've learned throughout the development of this series, it is the importance of thinking big while acting locally and working with people that are committed to doing good and helping others," writes Mark Rosati, Shake Shack's culinary director.
