This article was written by Cara Salpini for Retail Dive. An ecosystem of digitally-enabled stores has become one of the hallmarks of Nike's strategy, as the retailer pivots to a model that emphasises its own stores and digital channels over wholesale. Nike's neighbourhood-centric, hyper-local Nike Live concept — a few years past its
This article was written by Maria Monteros for Retail Dive As consumers continue to shop across online and physical stores, Walmart will soon offer the pickup and delivery capabilities it developed to thousands of small and mid-sized businesses. To offer the service bundle, the retailer entered a strategic partnership
This article was originally written by By Tatiana Walk-Morris for Retail Dive. As more platforms create social shopping experiences, FabFitFun, best known for its subscription box service, introduced a Shop with Friends feature and announced the launch of FabFitFun Week. Starting Thursday, Shop with Friends will allow members
This article was first published on Retail Dive. Written by Christopher Sarne, senior director of product management strategy. The global pandemic shined a spotlight once again on the role of the retail store in the retail industry. The store is a vital component of omnichannel retail. Despite the
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
TikTok, often regarded as a video-sharing app most popular among teens, is trying to evolve past that image as it chases more brand dollars and attempts to sustain user growth that has exploded amid the pandemic. During its second appearance at the Interactive Advertising Bureau's NewFronts Thursday, the
Verishop is jumping on the virtual group hangout bandwagon. Social shopping platform Verishop released "Shop Party," a new iOS app feature that allows users to browse and shop together while video chatting, according to a Dec. 15 press release. A total of five users can join the party
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