Kissmetrics

JUNE 11, 2014

While some SEOs assume press releases are merely an SEO tool, such couldn’t be further from the truth. As a matter of fact, press releases are branding and credibility tools, not SEO tools. They are a great way to get the word out and more effectively brand companies, products, and services. 1: Know How to Write a Press Release.

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Kissmetrics

JANUARY 21, 2021

Bootstrapped companies are those that grow through the dedication of their founders, rather than relying on cash flow from investors. Basecamp is a bootstrapped company, for instance. Bootstrapped companies must focus relentlessly on sales, cash flow, and profit because they don’t have the luxury of VC investments to fall back on.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2006 Roddick sold the company to cosmetics giant L’Oréal , which sold it again to Natura &Co in 2017. Worldwide, the company operates approximately 3,000 stores in 70 countries. At press time The Body Shop had not replied to a request for comment.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

AEO) Chief Operations Officer Michael Rempell has announced he will step down from his role, effective early in the company’s fiscal 2024 in May. During his 23-year tenure, Rempell has “been a valuable member of our executive team,” said Jay Schottenstein, AEO’s Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO in a press release. “He

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2024

Junk Kouture aims to “inspire the next generation to leverage their creativity and innovative spirit to create avant-garde designs with recycled materials and old tech,” according to a press release. Together the companies will host a contest for which NYC-area students will use recycled laptops and tablets to create high-fashion items.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A federal judge has reportedly ordered Amazon to stop retaliating against employees engaged in workplace activism, according to the Associated Press. The company has denied that the firing was connected to Bryson’s organizing activities.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2024

News of the wind-down first broke in December 2023 , when the company began to advertise a liquidation sale on its website and filed several Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARNs) outlining planned layoffs. including material handling equipment, racking and other warehouse support machinery.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

She was previously SVP of Human Resources at The Coca-Cola Company and has held HR leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson , and General Motors. All three new executives will report directly to Fanatics Commerce CEO Andrew Low Ah Kee, who joined the company in September 2023 from GoDaddy. “I

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 13, 2021

Between really bad press (here and here) and bankruptcy (here), large contact center outsourcers have seen a rough last few months. Bad press for outsourcers spells trouble for and affects the brands that contract with them: Consumers will react regardless of whether the news comes from the company itself or up the supply chain.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Heidi Zak, CEO, ThirdLove “ I have a firm personal belief that women don’t love bra shopping in-store — in fact, that’s why I started this company. It’s really a wonderful opportunity, and it’s the one time during the week that the entire company gets together. That is helping us be successful during these times.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2023

1 shopping app in America in April 2023), the company is expanding its product assortment beyond fashion and has signed agreements to sell products from brands including Skechers and Lansinoh. with the company saying in a press release that it plans to expand the model to other markets in the coming months.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The filing is part of several “strategic moves” designed to position Hello Bello “for long-term success,” according to a company press release. Hello Bello’s secured lenders not only approve of the transaction but have agreed to provide debtor-in-possession financing so the company can continue operating while in Chapter 11.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2023

Additionally, GameStop CEO Matt Furlong has been terminated, according to a company press release that also announced Ryan Cohen’s promotion to Executive Chairman of the GameStop board of directors.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

As part of a restructuring effort initiated in Q2 2023, CVS Health will cut 5,000 jobs as the company focuses more on healthcare services, according to the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets. WSJ reported that the cuts will primarily affect corporate positions rather than customer-facing roles in stores, pharmacies and clinics.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

Solo Brands , a company with a portfolio of lifestyle brands including Solo Stove , Chubbies , Oru Kayak , ISLE and Icy Breeze , has announced that President and CEO John Merris will step down from his post, effective Jan. Metz has more than 25 years of experience leading consumer and durable goods companies. will take over.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

L.L.Bean is not a publicly traded company, so more detailed financial results are unavailable. The retailer also recently opened its new headquarters in Freeport, Maine, a 390,000-square-foot campus designed to “inspire employee collaboration and promote wellbeing through a connection to nature,” according to a company press release.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

In fact, Stephen Sadove, former CEO and Chairman of Saks Fifth Avenue , indicated that “this is one of the most interesting times [for the industry] since the [2008] recession,” where “we came out and saw this massive disruption in the environment,” he said in a press briefing during the Big Show. “It Is it the real deal? It clearly is.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Over the coming weeks, the sporting goods retailer will also drop four new episodes of its Small-Town Sneakerhead video series to feature consumers touting their extensive footwear collections, which will undoubtedly feature Nike and Jordan gear. “The future of our marketplace is a connected one,” said Jason Kirrer, VP of Nike North America Marketplace (..)

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2023

Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) will emerge from bankruptcy “in the near future,” according to a company press release. billion to $315 million , a move that will also lower the company’s annual cash interest expense by more than $100 million. The retailer, which filed for Chapter 11 protection with the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2022

Peter Curran of Lucidworks outlines the most pressing issues in the world of search and how the company is helping brands and retailers address them. On-site search can be tricky. If shoppers use the wrong words or phrases, they may quickly end up in an ecommerce dead end.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In 2021, an Ohio federal jury found that Walmart, CVS Health and Walgreens contributed to opioid overdoses and deaths in Lake and Trumbull counties, one of many suits brought by governments against both drug companies and pharmacies. Walmart has agreed to a $3.1

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

In today’s fast-paced world, you’d be hard-pressed to find an IT shop that isn’t at least experimenting with Agile. The pressure for IT to accelerate and innovate faster than ever before is real. But it’s not just IT that is feeling the heat.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

companies’ investments in “countries of concern” in technologies that are “critical to national security,” including semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence. President Biden has signed an executive order regulating U.S. economic vitality.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Between its rich history and devoted fanbase, Mattel Films President Robbie Brenner believes that American Girl will successfully drive momentum for this mission, according to a company press release announcing the project. Growing up, my sister and I were American Girl girls.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 5, 2022

Meta is no stranger to bad press, but the latest headlines about Meta’s tracking pixel are (for once) not entirely its fault. Rather, companies are unintentionally yet inappropriately sharing users’ data with Meta and other third parties, such as data brokers and mobile attribution vendors.

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RetailDive

APRIL 25, 2024

The company is pressing forward with plans to open 80 stores and its 10th distribution center this year.

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Last week, PayPal acquired a Los Angeles-based company called Honey for a whopping $4 billion. While it certainly wasn’t under the radar (PayPal issued a press release, posted a video, and hosted a conference call about it), the media barely (with a few rare exceptions) picked up the story in spite of the fact that […].

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Rue21 will tap into learnings from his experiences at these organizations, especially his technology strategy expertise, to further enhance the brand’s customer journey and “optimize its platforms to support growth and enhanced interactions with rue21’s diverse community,” according to a company statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

II, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. In December 2022 , Grove faced a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) delisting threat if the company failed to boost its share price over $1 for 30 consecutive days during the following six months. At press time Grove’s stock was trading at $0.04.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2022

Fast Retailing , parent company of brands including UNIQLO and Theory , revealed major global expansion plans — including opening at least 300 new stores — in its FY2023, which ends in July 2023. We are pursuing more determined new store openings on a global scale,” said the company in a statement. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

While the Nordstrom press release pointedly doesn’t mention any specific stock purchaser by name, the move sets a 10% limit on purchases of “outstanding shares of Nordstrom common stock in a transaction not approved by the Nordstrom Board.” If this occurs, stockholders that are not part of an acquiring company as of Sept.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2022

14, 2022 Securities and Exchange Commission filing , requires companies to maintain a share price of at least $1 over a consecutive 30-day period to remove the delisting threat. At press time, Grove Collaborative shares were trading at 22 cents. The NYSE, which alerted Grove about the problem in a Dec. in Q2 2022 and -32.8%

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

At the end of 2019, Forbes identified data privacy and security as the most pressing issue in the upcoming decade. While clicking through their often numerous social media accounts, consumers are providing these companies with more personal data. […].

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 12, 2023

On May 11 the parent company of Facebook , Instagram and WhatsApp unveiled several new generative AI applications for its platform that it is currently trialing with a small group of advertisers. The company is still very much focused on this tech though , according to Nicola Mendelson, VP of the Global Business Group at Meta.

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APRIL 26, 2023

The company has included France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain and the UK in the location drop-down menu on its website, alongside the countries where Temu was already available, which include the U.S., The company’s meteoric rise in the U.S. has expanded into Europe, Reuters reports. Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Orders were submitted by fax and payment took the form of checks in the mail. As the world has advanced, so has the company, which was acquired by 1-800-Flowers.com in 2020. A coffee mug hot off the personalization presses. Photo courtesy PersonalizationMall) The efficiency side of that equation is a big one for the company.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2022

During a March 17, 2022, press conference hosted by attorney Lisa Bloom, three former Guess models and one former employee who alleges an assault occurred in 1983 shared their stories of alleged sexual abuse by Marciano. questioned the decision by the company’s board to retain the services of Marciano despite the extensive allegations.

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