Buy now, pay later explodes in grocery

The percentage of online transactions involving groceries where shoppers opted to delay payment grew 40% during the first two months of 2023, according to data from Adobe.

By Sam Silverstein • March 27, 2023

Foot Locker builds out inventory visibility as it chases digital-savvy peers

The retailer is ramping capital spending by 50% as it aims to sync stock across its stores by 2024.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 27, 2023

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From pivots in digital strategies to challenges retailers must overcome with reverse logistics, here are some of the forces shaping online retail.

By Retail Dive staff

Levi’s to test AI-generated models

The clothing brand said the move to supplement humans with AI models supports its diversity and sustainability efforts.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 24, 2023

Retailers expect more tasks to be done by robots by 2025: report

Some surveyed retail executives expect to re-deploy store associates to more customer-facing roles as automation is increasingly leveraged. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 23, 2023

L’Oréal takes a step toward more sustainable ingredients with investment in Geno-led venture

The beauty giant joins Unilever as a founding investor in the venture, which aims to develop alternatives to frequently used ingredients.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 23, 2023

JD.com plans a self-operating warehouse in California

The e-commerce giant is looking to expand its presence in the U.S. and bring automation with it.

By Alejandra Carranza • March 22, 2023

Allbirds creates zero-carbon shoe

The DTC brand, which developed the Moonshot shoe through a regenerative wool program, is open to sharing its process with other companies.

By Dani James • March 21, 2023

Resale fashion search engine launches

Chinese tech company DejaWooo received its first seed investment in 2021 and last week announced the launch of its platform.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 21, 2023

Clinique launches virtual lab

The Clinique Lab builds on the brand’s concept space at Macy’s in Herald Square, but with a virtual storefront. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 21, 2023

BNPL firms snag consumers at checkout: J.D. Power

As buy now, pay later use rises, consumers are learning about the payment option at checkout, more so than from social media or family and friends.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 21, 2023

Amazon plans to cut 9K more jobs in the next few weeks

The downsizing is centered on the e-commerce giant's profit center, AWS, as well as Twitch, advertising and its people, experience and technology teams.

By Daphne Howland • March 20, 2023

Virtual clothing platform DressX raises $15M

Founded in 2020, the metaverse fashion company sells its digital clothing on marketplace platforms like Roblox, Meta and others.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 20, 2023

Luxury retailers tailor customer journeys and improve the in-store experience with retail technology

Learn how fashion retailers are transforming the customer experience.

By Rose Spicer • March 20, 2023

Automation: a backbone to streamline your omnichannel processes

As the omnichannel market rapidly evolves, the need for automation grows. 

March 20, 2023

Over half of Gen Alpha watch shopping content: report

Many kids get ideas about new products and brands by viewing haul and unboxing videos, according to a report by Morning Consult. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 16, 2023

BJ’s to roll out inventory robots chainwide

The club retailer is following other grocers in deploying automated vehicles, which use computer vision-driven cameras to scan shelves.

By Sam Silverstein • March 15, 2023

Living Proof brings personalized beauty quiz to the metaverse

The hair care brand unveiled a virtual shopping experience that helps customers find a custom routine and purchase products.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 15, 2023

Amazon-powered c-store opens at Virginia college

Marymount University opened a 24-hour shop last week that marks the first campus location to integrate Amazon’s frictionless checkout technology.

By Jessica Loder • March 14, 2023

Aéropostale’s expansive metaverse strategy kicks off with Tesla giveaway

An upcoming drop of 30,000 NFTs that unlock exclusive perks and entry to digital realm AeroWorld is the first step of a four-phase metaverse activation.

By Jessica Deyo • March 14, 2023

Sephora, TikTok launch content creator program

The partnership will pair social media content creators with up-and-coming brands from the beauty retailer's accelerator program.

By Nate Delesline III • March 13, 2023

Zulily taps Busy Philipps to launch gift recommendation text service

Timed to Mother’s Day, the new offering comes shortly after the e-commerce retailer laid off employees.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 13, 2023

TJX, Saks join business development program for women-led tech startups

Each year the New York Fashion Tech Lab selects startups to undergo a 12-week program with mentorship from major retail partners.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 9, 2023

Disciplined inventory management helped Macy’s weather tough 2022

The retailer has relied on data and analytics to forecast demand and make decisions around purchasing and pricing.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 8, 2023

US livestream commerce expected to surpass $31B in 2023: report

Though the livestream trend is expected to grow in the coming years, some retailers have attracted more consumers than others. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 7, 2023

Atrium, Best Buy partner to co-develop hospital-at-home programming

The multi-year partnership combines Atrium’s hospital-at-home program and existing telemedicine infrastructure with Best Buy’s at-home care business, along with the retailer’s home installation and supply chain capabilities.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 7, 2023