Shoppers looking for a discounted Amazon Prime membership were able to snag one last week for $79 (about 20 percent off) for one-day only. According to an article on Fortune, shoppers were able to take advantage of this offer from Nov. 18 at 12:00 a.m. ET until 11:59 p.m. PT. The limited-time Prime deal was…
Dan Muller
If you're not a gamer, you probably haven't experienced some of the new virtual reality platforms like Oculus and PlayStation Virtual Reality (VR). It's a big challenge for brands and retailers alike, as they try to find ways to allow consumers to try out the headsets before the holiday shopping season. Andrea Schubert, communications manager…
One of Germany’s biggest supermarket chains is coming to the U.S. to see if its unique model can find success here. Lidl is a grocer known for competitive prices and private labels, and it plans to expand along the East Coast, from Georgia to New Jersey, by 2018. According to an article on Forbes, Lidl…
Bass Pro Shops acquired outdoor retailer Cabela’s last week in a deal valued at $4.5 billion. The two supply superstores cater to those with a love of the wilderness, specializing in supplies for hunting, fishing and camping. While it remains unclear whether this acquisition will lead to any store closures for Cabela’s, Bass Pro Shops…
Sears is looking to make its rewards program more enticing to shoppers by partnering with Uber Technologies. The Shop Your Way loyalty program is the lifeblood of the Sears brand, accounting for 75 percent of the retailer’s sales through the first half of 2016. Sears hopes this new partnership with Uber will contribute to overall growth.…
Grocery-ordering app Instacart is making some big strides in creating a seamless pickup and delivery experience for customers and employees alike. The startup has secured its own lanes in major grocery stores, and staffs them with a “cashier-bagger-tagger” to expedite the checkout process for their shoppers. These Instacart-only express lanes are currently featured in stores…
Last week, Dollar General announced price cuts on hundreds of items across 2,000-plus stores. This announcement reflects the retailer’s goal to increase store visits from its core low-income demographic. It also comes three months after Wal-Mart said it would speed up price cuts to restore its reputation as the retailer with the lowest prices. According…
For the first time in four years, Target will sell Amazon.com tablets and e-readers on its website and in its stores. Target stopped selling Kindles in May 2012, according to an article from The New York Times. At the time, Target was one of the bigger carriers of the e-readers outside of the e-commerce space.…
The mid-summer event that Amazon.com invented last year will continue to be a hotly competitive time for years to come. Taking the learnings from the inaugural event, Amazon expanded the sale with more frequent deals on and a larger focus on calling out the additional benefits of Prime membership. Amazon made major strides in building…
As August approaches, the back-to-school (BTS) shopping season is on the minds of retailers everywhere. Recently, we covered Target’s college supply registry, which rolled out this year to capture some of the early BTS shopping dollars. However, according to our Shopper Insight Survey, 63 percent of BTS shoppers plan to do the majority of their…
