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As department stores add more services to lure shoppers, they are placing a premium on speed and convenience.
One year after acquiring two technology startups, Nike is using them to increase memberships and improve its personalization efforts.
When Edgewell completes its acquisition of DTC razor brand Harry's, it will gain insight into how to better connect with customers both online and through wholesale environments.
Mass retailers are competing to grab a larger piece of the market share in the pet-care category as shoppers shift away from specialty stores.
Stores aren't dead, but what they're being used for is changing.
The most important story in retail today is how legacy retailers are starting to look more like DTC companies, and vice-versa
Under Armour's direct-to-consumer business is struggling to grow as the company tries to lessen its reliance on promotions to drive sales growth.
Wayfair's product team starts by identifying a customer problem, and then thinks about what tech features could potentially solve that problem.
At the Digiday Retail Summit in Austin Texas, industry executives gathered to talk about the biggest challenges they're facing right now.
Some bootstrapped direct-to-consumer brands are resisting the pull of venture capital funding.
SmileDirectClub is doubling its physical retail footprint of the next year as part of a new partnership with CVS.
Lululemon's new CEO is rethinking the boundaries of the athleisure brand.
Employees at legacy retailers are considering making the jump to a direct-to-consumer or e-commerce startup.
Six months into the job, JCPenney's new CEO Jill Soltau is filling out her executive team with alumni from Macy's, Walmart, and Target.
Today's mass retailers are pushing into children's apparel by experimenting with a variety of purchasing models, and pushing more premium brands.
Physical retail strategies have become integral to the growth of direct-to-consumer brands, as they seek out customers they can't reach online. Members of the first generation of DTC, like Warby Parker and Casper now have aggressive store expansion plans. Home goods brand Parachute is one such brand that's undergoing a rapid physical expansion. After launching in 2014, last year Parachute raised $30 million in venture capital to open 20 stores by 2020. Right now, the company now has seven stores in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, New York, Chicago and Dallas.
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