RetailWire

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Delivery workers in parts of New York City are establishing watches when they aren’t working to safeguard others doing the same job as robberies and electric bike thefts have increased in recent months. “We We need to organize among ourselves to protect ourselves,” said Vincent Carrasco, a delivery worker. “If

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RetailWire

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Shipt’s shoppers frequently purchase for the same customers over and over again, which helps them build insights to personalize their service. A Shipt shopper, said, “I shop like I’m shopping for my own family. The shoppers who do well at this are people-pleasing perfectionists.”.

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RetailWire

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A wide variety of retailers are looking to add staff at their fulfillment centers in an effort to meet high holiday demand, but many are finding it more difficult than ever as workers question whether the compensation is commiserate with the tasks they will need to perform on the job.

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RetailWire

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Pon Holdings, which owns the Gazelle, Santa Cruz and Urban Arrow, has reached a deal to acquire the Cannondale, Schwinn and Mongoose bicycle brands from Dorel Industries for $810 million.

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RetailWire

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) is forecasting that sales in November and December will increase 8.9 percent over the same months in 2020. “I I think this is going to be a very strong holiday season, for obvious reasons,” ICSC President and CEO Tom McGee said.

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RetailWire

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Sarah Galica, Home Depot’s Vice President of transportation, said that early discussions about how to deal with supply chain disruptions led to the suggestion that the retailer charter ships to get goods to the U.S. “It was almost started I think as a joke,” Ms. Galica said. “Let’s just charter a ship.”

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RetailWire

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Lego announced yesterday that it will remove gender stereotypes from its toys following a study that found that boys are more comfortable with gender biases than girls.

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