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Perfect Corp expands into luxury fashion with Wannaby acquisition

Kaarin Moore — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:56:00 -0500

The company was acquired from Farfetch so Perfect Corp can broaden its virtual try-on capabilities into categories like shoes, bags and apparel.

Amazon boosts recycled content, reduces inks for device packaging

Katie Pyzyk — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0500

In addition to the sustainability measures for Kindle, Echo and Fire TV products, the company added a tactile feature to aid consumers with visual impairments.

What Amazon is doing to fight fake reviews

Kristen Doerer — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0500

Reviews are a cornerstone of Amazon’s business, so it is battling bogus customer reviews with strict policies, proactive detection and enforcement action.

[Podcast] Geolocation and the Customer Journey

Retail Dive's studioID — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:03:54 -0500

Find out how geolocation tools bridge the gap between physical and digital shopping.

Big Lots’ new deal could keep up to 400 stores open

Stephanie Arnold — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:55:00 -0500

Under the transaction, Variety Wholesalers would acquire at least 200 stores and up to two distribution centers, saving jobs in the process.

These 5 retailers closed stores in 2024

Nate Delesline III — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:34:00 -0500

In ‘a very difficult business,’ retail store closings typically signal more about an individual company than the industry overall, one analyst says.

Destination XL gets offer to go private

Nate Delesline III — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:28:00 -0500

The big and tall men’s apparel retailer “would be far better served” as a private company, Fund 1 says.

The Backroom: Doug Stephens looks to 2025 and beyond

Retail Dive Staff — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0500

The retail and brand expert discusses the hype around AI, how marketers can preserve human creativity and his optimism about the future.

Saks Global names new leadership as it completes $2.7B Neiman Marcus acquisition

Nate Delesline III — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:05:00 -0500

Saks CEO Marc Metrick will lead the expanded company, while chief merchant Tracy Margolies will take over as Bergdorf Goodman’s president.

Party City to close all stores in bankruptcy

Caroline Jansen — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:59:00 -0500

About 14 months after emerging from Chapter 11, the retailer finds itself in bankruptcy court once again. This time, it’s liquidating.