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Spirits Distilleries Say Rising Delivery Costs Have Consumers Cautious About Buying Booze Online
Spirits Distilleries Say Rising Delivery Costs Have Consumers Cautious About Buying Booze Online
August 07, 2024  |  Retail

As consumers seek to balance convenience and cost, alcoholic beverage brands are seeing current economic pressures hamper enthusiasm for beer, wine and spirits delivery. In...

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Shop Talk: Social Media Creates Roadmap for Pop & Bottle Brand
Shop Talk: Social Media Creates Roadmap for Pop & Bottle Brand
July 31, 2024  |  Retail

As early-stage brands look for digital tools to build and grow their following, Pop & Bottle has seen social media point the way forward for...

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Shop Talk: High-End Consumers Swap Fancy Threads for Fancy Sweets
Shop Talk: High-End Consumers Swap Fancy Threads for Fancy Sweets
July 24, 2024  |  Retail

As consumers cut back on many premium products in the face of ongoing economic challenges, luxury chocolate brand MarieBelle New York is benefitting from shoppers’...

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Shop Talk: Grubhub’s Grocery VP Says ‘We’ll Catch Up Very Quickly’
Shop Talk: Grubhub’s Grocery VP Says ‘We’ll Catch Up Very Quickly’
July 17, 2024  |  Retail

At a time when its competitors were announcing new grocery options by the hundreds, Grubhub appeared to be hanging back. Still, as it enters the...

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Shop Talk: Pair CEO Says Direct to Consumer Model Frees Brands to Get Personal
Shop Talk: Pair CEO Says Direct to Consumer Model Frees Brands to Get Personal
July 10, 2024  |  eCommerce

Without the limits of physical shelf space, direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands can offer a wider range of products that may be more niche or less universally...

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Solo Brands CEO Seeks to Separate Rising Sales From Slumping Stock
Solo Brands CEO Seeks to Separate Rising Sales From Slumping Stock
December 28, 2022  |  Retail

By most measures, the four core businesses of newly listed Solo Brands are growing sales in a sluggish economy and enjoying solid customer retention and...

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Big Lots Plans Small-Town Shift Amid Big-Ticket Slump
Big Lots Plans Small-Town Shift Amid Big-Ticket Slump
December 01, 2022  |  Retail

Big Lots said it’s shifting away from big-ticket items and toward small-town locations. The strategic change comes as the Ohio-based operator of 1,450 off-priced stores...

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Patience and Cash-Like Payment Options Lead Peak Shopping Season
Patience and Cash-Like Payment Options Lead Peak Shopping Season
November 29, 2022  |  Retail

Cash equivalents came on strong in the closely watched Cyber Five weekend that ended Monday (Nov. 28). Faced with staggering inflation that pushed paycheck-to-paycheck households...

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Retailers’ Success Could Come Down to the ABCs This Year
Retailers’ Success Could Come Down to the ABCs This Year
November 26, 2022  |  News

With all due respect to Alec Baldwin’s legendary “Always Be Closing” monologue from the film Glengarry Glen Ross, the ABCs of holiday shopping have gotten...

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