News Briefs

Etsy Enhances Search Experience to Prioritize ‘High-Quality’ Sellers

Etsy has made major advancements to its search and discovery experience, aiming to favor high-quality items from sellers “who consistently provide delightful…

Spirit Halloween to Conjure Up 400+ Seasonal Stores for Spooky Season

Spirit Halloween will operate a record-breaking 1,525 brick-and-mortar stores this season, adding more than 400 locations to its 1,100-store footprint by the…

Walmart Marketplace Adds Categories, Enhances Fulfillment Offerings

Walmart Marketplace will add three popular categories to its assortment and expand fulfillment offerings for sellers, including a multichannel solutions program that…

Loblaws Pilots 3 Limited-Assortment ‘No Name’ Stores, Promises Significant Discounts

Loblaws will open three “No Name” stores in Ontario next month, offering up to 20% savings on a limited selection of 1,300…

Ebay Plans ‘Pre-Loved’ Fashion Shows for New York, London Fashion Weeks

Ebay is launching a “Pre-Loved Fashion Week” in tandem with the upcoming New York and London fashion events that will feature a…

Vera Bradley Looks to Capture New Gen Z Fans with Urban Outfitters Collab

Urban Outfitters has collaborated with lifestyle brand Vera Bradley to launch a vintage-inspired capsule collection. The exclusive collection features six re-editions of…

Pfizer’s New DTC Website Aims to ‘Streamline the Path to Better Health’

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has launched a new direct-to-consumer website, PfizerForAll, offering prescription delivery, vaccination scheduling, discounts on Pfizer medications and same-day appointments…

Stop & Shop Consigns Tobacco Sales to the Ash-Heap of History

Stop & Shop, which operates 360 supermarkets across Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey, will end tobacco sales by…

Yahoo Expands Commerce Media Reach with Planet Fitness Partnership, New Hire

Yahoo Demand-Side Platform (DSP) has announced two strategic partnerships to expand its reach in commerce media and hired retail media veteran Mike…

Hollister Collegiate Line Gives School Spirit a Refined Vintage Aesthetic

Hollister has unveiled a 67-piece apparel collection featuring graphics from more than 30 colleges and universities, aiming to fill what it sees…

TJ Maxx Creates Mentorship Program for Next Generation of Stylists

TJ Maxx has created Styled by Runway, an incubator program for five stylists that will provide them with premium designer fashions from…

Labor Regulator: Amazon is a Joint Employer of Its Third-Party Delivery Drivers

Prosecutors at the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) have determined that Amazon is a joint employer of the third-party drivers it contacts…

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