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Amazon Debuts First Physical Apparel Store

Opening later this year, Amazon Style will offer a personalized, digitally enabled shopping experience leveraging the retail giant’s technology and operations.
Neiman Marcus Debuts Barbie x Balmain Pop-Up

The retailer has partnered with French luxury fashion brand Balmain to create an exclusive pop-up store experience spotlighting the brand's limited-edition product collaboration with Mattel’s Barbie.

OnQ Gives Shoppers Control of Store Display Experience

Hayward, California-based technology and retail display company OnQ has expanded its Converge platform with the launch of touchless, interactive in-store experiences.
Gopuff Launches Private Label Basically

On-demand delivery platform Gopuff has launched Basically, its private label product assortment.
Walmart Debuts Shop-by-Diet Tool

Walmart has teamed up with Sifter, a “nutrition-as-a-service platform,” to enable customers to shop by their chosen diets.
Ralphs Opens First Ghost Restaurant Location with Kitchen United

Grocery chain Ralphs has teamed up with Kitchen United MIX to open a ghost kitchen offering freshly prepared, on-demand restaurant meals.
Sweetgreen Adds Subscription Program

Fast-casual salad chain Sweetgreen has introduced a new discount program in a subscription-like format.
Panera’s Next Generation Café Design Highlights Changing Consumer Behaviors

Panera Bread rolls out a new store concept––with designs that reflect the changing demands of consumers in the pandemic era and beyond.
Forever 21 Enters the Metaverse with Virtual Shop

Fashion retailer Forever 21 has teamed up with Virtual Brand Group, a metaverse creation company, to create a fashion experience in the metaverse.
Nike Acquires RTFKT in a Move Toward the Metaverse

Nike has acquired RTFKT, a digital fashion and sneaker company, that will enable Nike to create sneakers and other artifacts for the metaverse.
Store-in-Store Trend Comes to Cannabis Retail

The rising trend of retailers teaming up together for in-store shops has hit the cannabis industry.
‘Pay Gap Store’ Asks Men to Pay More

Online store Trusaic has introduced the first-ever “Pay Gap Store” that asks men to pay higher prices to make up for the gender pay gap.
Forever 21 to be Revived at JCPenney

Forever 21 will soon be available in 100 JCPenney stores and online.
Uber is Delivering Christmas Trees Through a Holiday Hub

Uber is offering seasonal deliveries for the first time.

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