#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Continuing its leadership revamp, Nike has appointed Ann Miller to serve as executive vice president of global sports marketing, the athl...
Friday, November 1, 2024
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Build-A-Bear appoints chief brand officer
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Build-A-Bear Workshop named Kim Utlaut as senior vice president and chief brand officer of the company, the toy retailer announced Tuesda...
Product review videos to influence holiday shopping
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Indicating the influence of social media, over three-fourths (76%) of holiday shoppers said product review videos are likely to sway thei...
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Consumers to shop at discount department stores this holiday
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: In search of deals, 63% of consumers will shop for gifts at discount department stores, according to ICSC’s 2024 Holiday Shopping Intenti...
Macy’s to feature local businesses in holiday market at Herald Square
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: As part of its holiday merchandising efforts, Macy’s will host its first Holiday Square at its Herald Square location in New York City, t...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Nearly half of holiday shoppers plan to shop in stores
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Signaling a return to brick-and-mortar shopping, 47% of shoppers plan to shop in physical stores this holiday season, according to a new ...
Friday, September 27, 2024
Most holiday shoppers will buy a gift for themselves this year
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Most holiday shoppers (83%) plan to buy themselves a gift this year, up from 76.2% last year, according to JLL’s holiday shopping report....
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Lego to host online, in-store gaming workshops for kids
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Lego Group is hosting gaming-themed in-store and online workshops for children aged 6 to 12 years old next month, the toy brand annou...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Depop can now generate product descriptions from just one photo
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Depop is using generative artificial intelligence and image recognition technology to help sellers create product descriptions, the fashi...
Friday, September 20, 2024
Halloween spending to reach $11.6B this year: NRF
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Consumers are expected spend $11.6 billion on Halloween this year, a decline from last year’s record $12.2 billion, according to a Nation...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Shein to highlight fall-winter collections in shoppable livestream fashion show
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Shein is introducing five new fall and winter fashion collections during its shoppable livestream experience, dubbed Shein Live: Front Ro...
Monday, September 16, 2024
Shoppers to pull back on everyday purchases to prioritize holiday budgets: report
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Nearly 60% of consumers said they plan to cut back on their everyday purchases to prioritize their holiday gifting budget, according to a...
Friday, September 13, 2024
Holiday retail sales growth projected to increase 2.3% to 3.3%
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Retail sales during this year’s holiday season are forecast to increase between 2.3% and 3.3% from last year, according to a Deloitte rep...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Lady Gaga’s Haus Labs beauty line launches in Sephora at Kohl’s
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Tapping into its growing Sephora customer base, Kohl’s on Monday introduced the Haus Labs by Lady Gaga cosmetics brand across its Sephora...
Monday, August 26, 2024
Nearly 40% of consumers return an online purchase ‘at least’ once a month: report
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Nearly 39% of consumers return an item purchased online “at least” once a month, according to a recent Narvar survey of over 1,900 consum...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Wayfair’s Perigold banner to open first physical store
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Wayfair’s Perigold brand on Tuesday announced it is opening its first brick-and-mortar store in the fall of 2025, located in West Palm Be...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Prestige beauty sales continue to outpace mass with 8% growth in the first half of the year
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Indicating steady demand for high-end beauty products, U.S. prestige beauty sales rose 8% year-over-year to $15.3 billion in the first ha...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Brooks Running reports ‘record’ revenue
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Continuing its growth from the previous quarter, Brooks Running’s global second quarter revenue saw a 15% jump year over year, the compan...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
TikTok Shop spend jumps during Deals for You Days
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Signaling a summer sales bump, purchases during TikTok Shop’s Deals for You Days event made up 37% of Chinese e-commerce sales in the U.S...
Monday, July 22, 2024
Amazon, Better Business Bureau file joint lawsuit in fight over fake reviews
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: In the fight over fake reviews, Amazon and the Better Business Bureau have filed a joint lawsuit against ReviewServiceUSA.com for alleged...