October 16, 2023
Wegmans Opening In-Store Food Hall as Supermarkets Expand Beyond Groceries
As supermarkets look to provide one-stop shopping, Wegmans is pushing beyond the typical grocery format to open a hybrid supermarket/food hall in New York City. According to Time Out New...
October 13, 2023
D2C Brands Increasingly Take Over NYC Retail With Brick-and-Mortar Shops
As direct-to-consumer (D2C) companies look to drive more long-lasting relationships, many are finding that if they want to deepen customers’ connection to their brands, they must offer physical touchpoints, and...
October 12, 2023
Digital Restaurant Firm C3 Parlays Virtual Brands Into Food Service...
Digital restaurant company C3 is expanding well beyond its ghost kitchen origins to brick-and-mortar locations, private jet food service, and most recently, an in-airport food hall. The food service company...
October 12, 2023
Pair Announces $75 Million Series C as Shoppers Seek D2C...
Overall, the tide may be turning away from direct to consumer (D2C) toward brick-and-mortar, but shoppers continue to demand digital convenience when it comes to highly personalized items — a...
October 10, 2023
Amazon UK Takes Instacart Approach With Third-Party Grocery Partnerships
With Amazon reportedly in discussions with Waitrose, eCommerce giant seems to be moving further into the grocery aggregator space, and if these efforts make their way to the U.S., the...
October 09, 2023
Will Nike Refurbished Be a Swoosh for Sneaker Resale?
Despite consumers feeling the pinch on discretionary spending, Nike is witnessing robust direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales. In response, Nike has introduced Nike Refurbished, an online platform that provides a curated range...
October 06, 2023
Amazon Lowers Grocery Delivery Threshold as Retailers Tinker With Fees
As major retailers struggle to strike the balance between winning grocery delivery customers from competitors and boosting margins per order, Amazon continues to adjust its free delivery minimum for its...
October 04, 2023
Wellful CEO Says Jenny Craig Can Reach Wider Audience as...
Rebooted as a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand, Jenny Craig will now benefit from the widespread expansion of its audience beyond just the locations it can service within reach of brick-and-mortar locations....
October 04, 2023
Nike Sees Strong D2C Sales Despite Consumers’ Discretionary Spending Pressures
The continued buildout of Nike’s digital channels and direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales, as well as the brand’s inextricable ties to an ecosystem, are helping buck pressures on discretionary spending. The company...
