It was good to see some retail initiatives winning top prizes at Cannes International Advertising awards this year. As a summary I've pulled together the work that picked up metal: Grand Prix/ Titanium 1. Diesel - Enjoy Before Returning Ahead of New York Fashion Week, Diesel has embraced the "enjoy before
Asda is set to roll out packaging-free shopping across more of its stores allowing customers to fill their own reusable containers with everyday groceries including cereal, pasta, laundry detergent and pet food. Shoppers will be able to bypass plastic bottles, boxes and shrink-wrap, instead dispensing goods produced by
Amazon Fresh is opening a grocery store in Bellevue, Washington today that will offer customers the chance to grab and go without standing on line at a checkout lane. The launch is the latest in a grocery technology war that is making a trip to the
Google provided a peek inside its first retail store, a day before it opens in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood. The store. which opens Thursday morning, shows that Google aspires to create a place where consumers can come and buy its Pixel phones, Chromebooks, Nest gadgets, Fitbit wearables and
John Lewis is set to allow fashion brands to sell via its website directly for the first time as it pushes ahead with a bold digital transformation strategy. More than 100 fashion brands will be added to John Lewis’ range over the coming year thanks to
For many years, shoppers have rummaged by way of rails at flea markets or charity retailers, searching for classic gems or only a discount. However the sale of second-hand clothes has been catapulted right into a digital age of fast development, dealmaking and sky-high valuations. The newest
Kohl's is the latest retailer to muscle in on Amazon's Prime Day, on Thursday announcing its "Wow Deals event" to be held in stores and online June 21 and 22. Like Walmart and Target, which also announced sales that compete with Prime Day, Kohl's has the advantage of stores, where
Livestream shopping is on the rise across the industry. As ShopShops raises funding to grow its reach in the U.S., other livestream shopping platforms like Talkshoplive and Whatnot have also closed funding rounds in recent months in the hope of capitalizing on the emerging livestreaming market. Per an April Coresight
As refillable beauty solutions gain traction — from Love Beauty and Planet's refillable hair care products at Target to Loop's partnership with Ulta to create reusable containers — Birchbox is launching an in-house brand to tackle similar problems. Birchbox co-founder and CEO Katia Beauchamp said in an email that the
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