With ongoing financial challenges prompting consumers to make more conservative spending changes, major membership wholesale clubs’ latest promotions suggest they are having trouble getting shoppers to spring for full-priced memberships. In the last few weeks alone, Costco brought back its $20 membership deal, BJ’s Wholesale...
Costco and healthcare marketplace Sesame have expanded their partnership to include a weight loss program. This collaboration now offers Costco members exclusive pricing on individualized clinical consultations around weight loss, Sesame said in a Tuesday (April 2) press release. “We are witnessing important innovations in medically supervised weight loss,” David Goldhill,...
With many consumers accustomed to the convenience of eCommerce, a significant portion of retail shoppers are engaging exclusively via digital channels, PYMNTS Intelligence finds. By the Numbers The report “Consumer Interest in an Everyday App,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and PayPal collaboration, draws from a survey of more...
As retailers, brands and marketplaces alike increasingly invest in easy, intuitive user experiences on their eCommerce channels, consumers are coming back to digital more and more. According to data from the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, reported Tuesday (March 12), sales at online retailers and other non-store...
March 13, 2024
As retailers, brands and marketplaces alike increasingly invest in easy, intuitive user experiences on their eCommerce channels, consumers are coming back to digital more and more. According to data from the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, reported Tuesday (March 12), sales at online retailers and other non-store merchants were up a whopping 18% year over year in […]
February 07, 2024
As eCommerce merchants compete to secure couples’ Valentine’s Day spending, Amazon introduced a new option targeting last-minute gifting occasions. The retail giant shared via email that it is adding a...
September 13, 2023
In today’s fast-paced world, gift-giving has become a convenient and versatile practice. Among the many options available, gift cards have emerged as the go-to choice for many. These small, plastic...
July 31, 2019
Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. But no matter the label, this...
May 30, 2024
Costco is weighing a raise in its membership fee, and plans to add new warehouses and expand partnerships amid rising sales, the retailer said Thursday (May 30) in its quarterly earnings report. During the quarter ended May 12, Costco’s net sales increased 9.1% year over year, while comparable sales rose 6.6%, according to a Thursday earnings […]
April 02, 2024
Costco and healthcare marketplace Sesame have expanded their partnership to include a weight loss program. This collaboration now offers Costco members exclusive pricing on individualized clinical consultations around weight loss, Sesame said in a...
October 18, 2023
Costco Wholesale has announced that CEO Craig Jelinek will be stepping down on Jan. 1, 2024, after more than a decade at the helm of the company, the company reported...
September 25, 2023
Costco is offering members medical care via a partnership with online health marketplace Sesame. The deal comes as several retailers expand their healthcare offerings. According to the Sesame website, Costco...
