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retaildive | October 08, 2018

Direct-to-consumer brands are capturing more of the American retail market, based on their differentiators of convenience, product quality and fast and free (or low-cost) shipping, according to new research from Diffusion emailed to Retail Dive. A third of U.S. consumers plan to do at least 40% of their shopping from D2C companies in the next five years, and 81% say they'll make at least one purchase from a D2C brand within the next five years, Diffusion found in its "2018 Direct-to-Con...

trtworld | January 13, 2020

Lindsey Vonn was among the luminaries on hand last month to christen "Big Snow," North America's first indoor ski facility, part of a new $5 billion mega-mall in New Jersey. For about $30, consumers can ski for two hours on a 300-metre hill of man-made snow, the glare of the sun replaced by a metal ceiling in a venue that will be kept below freezing even in the dog days of August. Big Snow is a flagship experience at the partially opened "American Dream," an ambitious, lo...

supplychaindive | January 13, 2020

Fabric, the robotic micro-fulfillment technology company formerly known as Commonsense Robotics, will open at least two new fulfillment centers in Manhattan in 2020, the company's Chief Commercial Officer Steve Hornyak told Supply Chain Dive at the National Retail Federation's Big Show in New York City on Sunday. Both facilities will serve multiple, yet-undisclosed, non-grocery clients. The first micro-fulfillment center will be located in Brooklyn, New York and open in the first quarter...

retaildive | January 13, 2020

A rollercoaster year in athletics retail was capped off this fall with the departures of Nike CEO Mark Parker and Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank. Paired with another executive change at Adidas as Eric Liedtke, head of global brands, stepped down, the moves amount to “seismic changes” in the category, according to NPD Vice President and Senior Industry Advisor of Sports Matt Powell. All three announced their departures over a two-day span in October. The announcements were defining mome...