What holiday sales mean for 2025
Retail Dive
JANUARY 27, 2025
Uncertainties persist, but, five years after the pandemic lockdown, this year may at last mark a return to normal.
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Melinda’s Hot Sauce Takes Game Day Wings to the Next Level With Chef Tony Ramirez & Mike Starr
Retail Wire
JANUARY 27, 2025
Super Bowl fans can use Melinda's Hot Sauce to make special wings for the big game.
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Asics unveils sneakers made from steering wheels
Inside Retail
JANUARY 27, 2025
Sporting goods company Asics has teamed up with Toyoda Gosei an automotive component maker under Toyota to produce Skyhand OG, sneakers made with leather remnants from the manufacture of steering wheels. The Skyhand OG is Asics second project with Toyoda Gosei, following the launch of sneakers that used airbag fabric in 2023. According to the collaborative, they aim to use materials with as little waste as possible and incorporate original techniques such as combining small remnant pieces into
Lainey Wilson Collaborates With Whataburger as Its New Brand Ambassador
Retail Wire
JANUARY 27, 2025
Lainey Wilson is Whataburger's new brand ambassador.
Protect Your Business's Online Reputation with These Expert Tips
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In today's digital world, your online reputation can make or break your business. Protecting it requires proactive strategies, from monitoring customer reviews and social media mentions to responding professionally and showcasing positive feedback. This guide will help you establish a strong online presence, address negative comments effectively, and leverage SEO to highlight your best qualities.
Ten AI trends retailers must embrace in 2025 to stay ahead
Inside Retail
JANUARY 27, 2025
We expect 2025 to be a pivotal year for the development of AI, with many GenAI projects seeing deployment, predicts advisory firm Coresight Research. At this point, any retail executive worth their salt is aware of the rising value, monetary and otherwise, of integrating artificial intelligence into their business operations. More specifically, generative AI (GenAI) enables machines to create original content, including text, images, music and computer code, and agentic AI, which enables softwar
Krispy Kreme Delivers Love to Doughnut Lovers for Valentine’s Day With ‘Hearts in Bloom’ Collection
Retail Wire
JANUARY 27, 2025
Krispy Kreme has launched a delicious collection of four doughnuts for Valentine's Day.
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Starbucks Returns to Its Old-School Roots, Bringing Back Condiment Bars, Personalized Cups, Free Refills
Retail Wire
JANUARY 27, 2025
Starbucks is bringing back some of its time-honored traditions to woo customers.
Toby’s Estate opens flagship cafe in MelbourneÂ
Inside Retail
JANUARY 27, 2025
Coffee roaster Tobys Estate has launched its Fitzroy flagship cafe in Melbourne, adding to the brands retail portfolio, which includes Sydney, Brisbane, and Singapore. The coffee store features a central bar with wood panelling and rich plum-red tones. It offers an array of coffees, including single-origin, flavour-focused blends (flavour savours) and frozen coffee options.
Retail Marketing for the customers of tomorrow
Tokinomo
JANUARY 27, 2025
Millennials are reaching middle age, and baby boomers are retiring. Enter Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the customers of tomorrow. These digitally native generations are reshaping the retail landscape with their unique preferences, values, and behaviors. How can brands effectively connect with them while maintaining their appeal across all generations?
Lunar New Year travel spending booms in China amid economic concerns
Inside Retail
JANUARY 27, 2025
Travellers thronged railway stations and airports on Friday, clutching large suitcases and gifts such as boxes of fruit as they joined millions of Chinese returning to their hometowns to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival with family. The holiday, China’s biggest, this year falls between January 28-February 4 and marks the arrival of the Year of the Snake.
5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
Wingstop Supports California Wildfire Victims in Partnership With the American Red Cross
Retail Wire
JANUARY 27, 2025
Wingstop is allowing customers to round up their purchases as Red Cross donations.
The rise of side hustles in Australia: How dropshipping is leading the way
Inside Retail
JANUARY 27, 2025
Why settle for one income stream when you can have two or even more? The side hustle era is here, and dropshipping is its rising star. Australians are diving headfirst into the side hustle revolution, turning their spare hours into profitable ventures. Research from GoDaddy shows that 61 per cent of Australian entrepreneurs are juggling side hustles alongside full-time work.
Select Starbucks Stores Have a Panic Button: Why Do They Need It?
Retail Wire
JANUARY 27, 2025
Will a panic button work to keep Starbucks employees and customers safe?
Clothing The Gaps’ new flagship store is designed to do more than sell merch
Inside Retail
JANUARY 27, 2025
Since Clothing The Gaps launched in 2021, it has grown its platform, community, and product offering becoming one of Australias most impactful and influential social enterprises. Our growth has been in response to community conversations, with our messaging on tees reflecting these discussions and social movements, Laura Thompson, co-founder and CEO of Clothing The Gaps, told Inside Retail.
5 Tips to Build a Strong Web Presence for Your Small Business
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Creating a solid web presence is crucial for small business success in today's digital world. This blog covers five essential tips to help you build and strengthen your online presence. Learn how to create a professional website, optimize it for search engines, and leverage social media to engage with your audience. We'll also guide you on the importance of local listings and how to maintain a consistent brand across all platforms.
Meta AI Personalizes Responses Using Your Facebook and Instagram Data
Retail Wire
JANUARY 27, 2025
Meta AI can store pertinent information about your life and recall it for later conversations.
Target ends some DEI initiatives, reiterates commitment to belonging and inclusion
Retail Dive
JANUARY 27, 2025
Chief Community Impact and Equity Officer Kiera Fernandez cited “the importance of staying in step with the evolving external landscape.
DeepSeek AI Surpasses ChatGPT in App Store, Briefly Shuts Down New User Registrations
Retail Wire
JANUARY 27, 2025
DeepSeek's latest AI assistant is rapidly gaining popularity in the U.S., even beating ChatGPT.
Walmart’s market managers can now earn up to $620K annually
Retail Dive
JANUARY 27, 2025
The compensation changes reflect the key role these multistore supervisors play in the success of the business, the retailer said.
10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.
Applebee’s Invites Students To Nominate Their Favorite Teachers for 9th Annual Above and BEEyond Contest
Retail Wire
JANUARY 27, 2025
Applebee's is encouraging people to honor the special educators in their lives.
HMV owner in talks for WHSmith’s 500 high street stores
Retail Gazette
JANUARY 27, 2025
HMV owner Doug Putman is considering a bid to snap up WHSmiths unwanted high street stores. Putman, who rescued the record specialist from bankruptcy in 2019, is understood to be in discussions with WHSmiths advisors, The Sun reported. He joins a number a number of suitors eying the retailers 500 shops, including Bensons for Beds owner Alteri and Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital.
Baskin-Robbins Brings Back ‘Cult Classic’ Flavor for Valentine’s Day. Here Are the Details
Retail Wire
JANUARY 27, 2025
Baskin-Robbins is getting into the holiday season.
Sephora releases documentary highlighting diversity
Retail Dive
JANUARY 27, 2025
As others back away from DEI initiatives, the retailer said its film “reaffirms its commitment to fostering a world of inspiration and inclusion.
Boost Your Website Traffic with These Proven Strategies
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Driving traffic to your website is key to growing your business online. In this blog, we explore proven strategies to attract more visitors and boost engagement. Learn how to optimize your site for search engines, leverage social media, and create compelling content that resonates with your audience. We’ll also cover the importance of email marketing, online advertising, and analyzing your traffic to refine your approach.
Pets at Home holds guidance despite sales dip
Retail Gazette
JANUARY 27, 2025
Pets at Home has maintained its full-year guidance despite reporting softer third quarter trading in its retail arm following a more challenging UK consumer. Retail sales for the pet specialist fell 2.4% in the 12 weeks to 2 January, down 2.8% on a like-for-like basis, which it blamed on a more challenging UK consumer backdrop with particularly weak footfall from October.
Macy’s to close Sacramento fulfillment center
Retail Dive
JANUARY 27, 2025
The move furthers the company’s previously announced plan to streamline its supply chain, part of its Bold New Chapter turnaround.
Learn to Troubleshoot Like a Pro on Cisco U.
Cisco Retail
JANUARY 27, 2025
The Troubleshooting Cisco Enterprise Networking Solutions (ENTSH) Learning Path is now available in Cisco U., born from the popular TSHOOT course of pre-2020.
Next generation edge cloud: Revolutionizing modern retail - part 1
Retail Dive
JANUARY 27, 2025
This article is the first in a three-part series exploring how next-generation edge cloud technology is transforming the retail industry.
Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.
Amazon to launch ‘Prime Air’ delivery drone service in the UK later this year
Retail Gazette
JANUARY 27, 2025
Amazon is planning to launch Britains first drone delivery service in Darlington as it looks for new ways to send customers their orders. The retail giant said it would seek permission to send drones from its warehouse on the outskirts of the town but did not specify when it hopes to start the trial. The etailer said customers will be able to opt into drone delivery, which could mean packages arrive in as little as 15 minutes, and those not interested will have their orders delivered as usual.
Consumer spend on generative AI apps hit nearly $1.1B in 2024
Retail Dive
JANUARY 27, 2025
Higher spending growth rates propelled by apps like ChatGPT and Google Gemini could catapult the category into the top 10 within a year.
NewQuest Breaks Ground on $400 Million Mixed-Use Project in Katy, Texas
Shopping Center
JANUARY 27, 2025
Katy, Texas Locally-based developer NewQuest has broken ground on Texas Heritage Marketplace, a $400 million mixed-use project in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The site spans 165 acres… The post NewQuest Breaks Ground on $400 Million Mixed-Use Project in Katy, Texas appeared first on Shopping Center Business.
Gen Z still prefers in-person shopping
Retail Dive
JANUARY 27, 2025
The generation prioritizes buying beauty and luxury goods in person, placing a premium on the physical shopping experience, research from Adyen shows.
The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility
Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja
Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever
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