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Kohl’s Takes Baby Steps Toward Growth With New Babies ‘R’ Us Partnership
March 12, 2024

As Kohl’s finds partnerships to be a bright spot in an otherwise challenging retail environment, the department store chain is teaming up with Babies “R” Us to further expand its store-in-store offerings. The company announced Tuesday (March 12) alongside its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2023...

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‘Barbie’ Came up Short at the Oscars, but the Brand Can Outperform in 2024
March 12, 2024

Even though Hollywood’s incarnation of Barbie took home just one Academy Award this week, the famous figurine is well positioned for another year of solid sales. As PYMNTS reported, Mattel, the company behind Barbie, happily credits the doll — and her cinematic doppelganger — for helping drive the...

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Shoppable TV Shortens the Path to Purchase for Digital Merchants
March 11, 2024

As consumers’ omnichannel shopping habits rapidly evolve, retailers and brands are finding shoppable content, such as interactive ads and streaming, could go a long way toward driving conversion. Online merchants are faced with the challenge of preventing customer drop-off at each stage the buying journey....

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Mango Tops $3 Billion in Sales, With $1 Billion Online
March 11, 2024

Spanish fashion retailer Mango concluded 2023 with a landmark turnover that exceeded 3 billion euros ($3.28 billion) for the first time in its history. The company reported a turnover of 3.104 billion euros ($3.39 billion), marking an increase of 15% compared to the previous year, Mango said...

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Chuck E. Cheese CIO: Paid Memberships Boost Personalization Opportunities
March 11, 2024

Chuck E. Cheese is leveraging paid memberships to drive app engagement, boosting its ability to meet consumer demand for personalized offers. In an interview with PYMNTS following the brand’s launch of family memberships, facilitated through its mobile app, Mark Kupferman, chief insights and marketing officer...

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From Crypto Perfume to Weightlifting, Brands Try to Win Over Women
March 09, 2024

This Women’s History Month, brands want to take the occasion to capture female shoppers’ spending, but some of their methods may be more effective — and more in touch with what women actually want — than others. On the wackiest end of things, cryptocurrency exchange...

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Retailers Grapple With Mounting Pressures as Middle Class Takes a Hit
March 08, 2024

As ongoing economic pressures shrink the middle class, retailers are being challenged to either cut prices and step up their deals and discounts or make a play for high-income consumers.  Indeed, years of financial challenges are eating away at the middle class’s spending power. A PYMNTS...

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Oura Launches Amazon Brand Store for Smart Rings
March 08, 2024

Oura has begun selling its smart rings on Amazon. The company is offering its Oura Ring Horizon and Oura Ring Heritage, as well as the Oura Ring Sizing Kit, in an Oura Amazon Brand Store, the smart ring firm said in a Thursday (March 7)...

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Retailers Win in Online Grocery
March 08, 2024

When consumers buy groceries online, they place their trust in retailers, not marketplaces. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence report “How Preferred Payment Availability Can Reduce Cart Abandonment” drew on insights from a survey of more than 3,500 U.S. consumers to better understand their behaviors...