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Dick’s Invites Consumers to Try Out for its ‘Varsity’ Influencer Team

Retail TouchPoints

Dicks Sporting Goods is expanding its Dicks Varsity Team content creator and influencer program by inviting consumers who have a passion for both sports and social media to join.

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Retail Media Networks: Unwrapping Benefits for Retailers, Shoppers and Brands this Holiday Season (and Beyond)

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Providing Access to First-Party Data With so much competition over the holidays, its essential for mid-market brands to reduce wasted ad spend by targeting consumers who are most likely to convert. consumers starting as early as June. RMNs provide access to high-converting audience segments through first-party data.

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Gap, DoorDash, NBCU Execs Weigh in on the State of the Consumer

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Between the tariff tug-of-war, flailing markets, insanely high egg prices and general twitchiness (as one strategist put it), consumers have gotten a bit hard to nail down lately. Here’s what some of the leading minds in retail say consumers need now. One thing is clear its not AI.

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How Localization is Helping CVS Position Itself as the Modern General Store

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If you want tennis balls, you can wait for them to be delivered or you can go to a big-box sporting goods store, but if you’re on the way to the courts shouldn’t you be able to go somewhere really convenient along the way? It’s almost like the old general store that is the core of what we offer. said Balbale.

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Harsh Returns Policies Push Retailers to Plan for New Types of Returns Fraud

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For example, if a consumer comes to the returns counter in-store to return an expensive OLED TV, retail analytics and AI assess the consumers transaction history behind the scenes. In fact, nearly a third said they stopped shopping at a retailer entirely following a negative returns experience.

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Macy’s Store Closures Partially Responsible for 274% Increase in Retail Layoffs, According to a New Report

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Analysts point to a combustible mix of weaker consumer spending, tariff-driven cost pressures, and corporate belt-tightening as prime drivers of the bloodletting. Nearly 76,000 retail positions were eliminated in the five-month window, a staggering 274% increase versus 2024 and the second-highest total behind federal government cuts.

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From Niche Product to Viral Sensation: How Bogg Bag Ventured into 1,800 Target Stores

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On Amazon alone, the bag has garnered more than 5,000 five-star reviews and was named the best beach bag and tote by Travel + Leisure and Good Morning America. Now, Bogg Founder and CEO Kim Vaccarella is bringing the bag to even more consumers thanks to a new partnership with Target.

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