RetailWire

MAY 7, 2025

Burger King has been ordered to face the judge.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2025

After May 2, ultra-fast fashion will be slightly more expensive. The human cost, however, remains astronomical. For years, ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashion has rewired where and how Americans shop. Led by Chinese-founded online retailers Shein and Temu, ultra-fast fashion has succeeded in part by driving prices for trendy clothes as low as possible. Now that model is starting to fray.

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Forrester eCommerce

MAY 7, 2025

The race is on! Entries are now open for the Forrester B2B Summit EMEA Awards, taking place in London from October 68, 2025. The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2025, and you can find the entry form here. What Makes a Winning Entry?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2025

Online resale platform ThredUp has made a bold move in its effort to promote the development of circular retail more broadly. The company is making its resale-as-a-service (RaaS) technology free and open source, meaning that the underlying code powering its branded resale shops is now available for any company to access and use at no cost. The company also announced a host of other big plans for the rest of 2025, including the debut of a new peer-to-peer marketplace scheduled to launch by the en

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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RetailDive

MAY 7, 2025

OpenAI wants to make it easier for shoppers to find, compare and buy products as more customers turn to generative AI for purchases.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2025

7-Eleven has launched an improved Gold Pass subscription and loyalty program, building on the 7NOW Gold Pass subscription delivery service introduced in January 2022. The enhanced program brings loyalty, perks and delivery benefits together and is available for $9.95 per month or $95 annually; students pay $5.95 monthly or $55 per year. In addition to the programs previous benefits, which included free delivery and 10% cash back on delivery and pickup orders, new perks include: Seven free drinks

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2025

Wonder has received an additional $600 million in capital from several of its investors and will use the funds to accelerate its physical retail expansion. The company, which combines takeout, delivery and meal kits in a single app, plans to open one new store per week, growing its footprint from 46 locations to more than 90 by the end of this year.

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ROI Revolution

MAY 7, 2025

Ongoing uncertainty about the U.S. tariff landscape has caused concern and volatility for many e-commerce businesses in 2025, but ROI Revolution is helping our clients turn challenges into opportunities for strategic shifts. The marketing strategy experts on our Business Intelligence team share how real e-commerce businesses are being impacted and what brands can do now to navigate these changes.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2025

Bobs Discount Furniture will open 20 new stores this year, including the retailers first foray into the Southeast U.S. and its first store in Vermont, reinforcing its ties to its home base in the Northeast. The openings began over the Presidents Day weekend and will continue through the summer and fall, eventually bringing the chain to a total of 200 locations.

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RetailDive

MAY 7, 2025

The drugstore retailer cites reluctant customers and recalcitrant vendors, but its crippling debt overshadows all.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2025

French-Canadian entrepreneur Stephan Tetrault has acquired Electronics Boutique Canada, a.k.a. GameStop Canada , from GameStop Global Holdings. Tetrault will re-rebrand the retailer, which operates more than 185 stores across Canada, as EB Games Canada , as it was known prior to the 2021 name switch to GameStop Canada. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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RetailDive

MAY 7, 2025

The toy manufacturer is accelerating a pullback from China, which already accounts for less than 20% of its U.S. imports, a distinct advantage over rivals.

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TalkingRetail

MAY 7, 2025

Sandwell Council in the West Midlands said this week that more than half the retailers it investigated in the last year sold vapes and tobacco to children.

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RetailDive

MAY 7, 2025

Entrepreneur Stephan Tetrault acquired the business for an undisclosed amount, adding to his list of toy and gaming ventures.

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lateshipment

MAY 7, 2025

Shopify has become the backbone of online selling for millions of businesses. More than 4.8 million businesses across 175 countries rely on Shopify to power their e-commerce stores. Its flexible storefront designs, deep app integrations, and powerful checkout features give you everything needed to sell faster and smarter. Add to that seamless payment options, marketing automation, and enterprise-grade scalability, and you have a platform that fits businesses at every stage of growth.

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RetailWire

MAY 7, 2025

WeightWatchers has filed for bankruptcy as of May 6.

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lateshipment

MAY 7, 2025

But no matter which carrier you select, some mishaps are inevitable. Your package might get damaged, lost, or even stolen. In fact, the Penn Elcom Global Parcel Theft Report found that over a billion packages were lost or stolen in 2022 alone. And if you, like most eCommerce business owners, are treating shipping insurance as an afterthought, it might be smart to reconsider.

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RetailWire

MAY 7, 2025

Ford is raising prices on models produced in Mexico.

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RetailDive

MAY 7, 2025

Noel Geoffroy, who was previously the company’s chief operating officer, has exited the company after taking on the top spot in March 2024.

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RetailWire

MAY 7, 2025

For the first time in over a decade, Disney is designing a new resort.

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TalkingRetail

MAY 7, 2025

Cadbury is partnering with Merlin Entertainments for another on-pack summer promotion, 'Who Will You Take?', giving shoppers access to discounted ticket prices to top attractions across the UK.

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RetailWire

MAY 7, 2025

Wendy's is testing the sale of its 'fresh, never frozen' square burger patties in select Colorado grocery stores.

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TalkingRetail

MAY 7, 2025

A mid-Wales shopkeeper this week organised a VE Day picnic using some of the 5,000 she won in the national lotterys Local Retailer Champions awards.

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RetailWire

MAY 7, 2025

The price that Amazon paid for the 522 Fifth Ave. building was not disclosed.

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TalkingRetail

MAY 7, 2025

The warm welcome to the appointment of an operator for the UKs deposit return scheme (DRS) for plastic and metal drinks containers has continued this week, as those involved in the recycling industry digested the news.

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RetailWire

MAY 7, 2025

Target has everything shoppers need to spoil Mom on Mother's Day.

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TalkingRetail

MAY 7, 2025

Snappy Shopper, the rapid grocery home delivery platform, has partnered with Young Scot to offer free delivery on grocery orders to thousands of young people across Scotland.

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Forrester eCommerce

MAY 7, 2025

The Asia Pacific region is no longer following global tech trends it is setting them. Once seen as a fast adopter, APAC is now a bold innovator, building new technologies from the ground up. Get some examples and use cases in this preview of our upcoming webinar.

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TalkingRetail

MAY 7, 2025

Proper has announced a new multi-media ad campaign that aims to position snacking as a form of self-care with the Practice Proper Snacking strap line and the use of the word 'Manifest'.

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Forrester eCommerce

MAY 7, 2025

RSAC Conference 2025 started off strong last Monday morning with the 20th annual Innovation Sandbox competition. For those unfamiliar with the competition, ten emerging cybersecurity companies give a three-minute pitch to a panel of judges, who ask questions and then select a winner and a runner-up.

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