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- 11/21/2022
Employee Experience Optimized: Attracting and Retaining Top Retail Talent
In a squeezed labor market, retailers need to step-up their employee experience game. In this edited webinar transcript, Legion’s Traci Chernoff and Malysa O’Connor Paul share innovative best practices to navigate the hypercompetitive talent marketplace and successfully and create happier, healthier businesses. - 11/16/2022
First Look: Starbucks' Immersive New York Reserve Store
The new Starbucks Reserve Empire State Building store opened its doors to the public this week. The three-storey, 23,000 square foot location will offer workshops as well as bars and stores selling coffee beverages, craft cocktails, merchandise, and food. - 11/14/2022
American Express Partners With TikTok In Effort to Help Small Businesses
American Express is partnering with TikTok ahead of Small Business Saturday, a global movement intended to drive $100 billion in reported consumer spending for small businesses between 2021 and 2025. - 11/9/2022
Sephora Partners With DoorDash to Offer Quick-Delivery Service
DoorDash and Sephora have partnered up to offer quick, on-demand delivery from over 500 Sephora stores across the US and Canada. This is DoorDash’s first venture into the high-end beauty delivery domain. - 11/2/2022
Victoria’s Secret to Acquire Adore Me for $400 Million
Lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret & Co. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Adore Me – for a reported $400 million price tag. - 10/31/2022
Abercrombie & Fitch Extends Pickup Options for Online Orders
Abercrombie & Fitch Co has extended their fulfillment capabilities to include pickup options for all its brands in around 12,000 partner locations nationwide. - 10/26/2022
Interim Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Sue Gove To Become Permanent Leader
Bed Bath & Beyond has moved interim CEO Sue Gove into a permanent position, naming her the new president and chief executive officer. Gove has been serving as interim CEO since June, following Mark Tritton's departure from the company. - 10/26/2022
Amazon Tests Out Self-Navigating Robots in Fulfillment Centers
Amazon is testing out a new class of AI-powered, self-navigating robots in their fulfillment centers. The next-generation robots will be able to roam freely, helping associates transport oversized and bulky items around the harder-to-navigate parts of the facility. - 12/1/2022
How Dick’s Sporting Goods Fosters a Culture of Flexibility
In conversation with RIS News, Penelope Sur, the vice president of talent management for Dick’s Sporting Goods, outlines the ways the team has embedded flexibility into their benefits and the impacts these initiatives have had on the business overall. - 10/17/2022
SHEIN Aims To Build Resale Community With Exchange Feature
Global e-retailer SHEIN has launched SHEIN Exchange, a resale community aimed at helping customers buy and sell their previously-owned SHEIN products.