Retail & Ecommerce

Kohl’s shakes up its merchandising strategy: "Discover @ Kohl’s,” a rotating selection of emerging, established, and diverse-owned brands, is now available at select stores and online.

This year, Amazon will see $12.52 billion in Prime Day sales worldwide, per our estimates. The US will account for more than 60% of Prime Day sales, but outside of the US, sales growth will be stronger as Amazon brings the shopping event to more international markets.

Amazon exerts enormous pressure on line workers: The retailer closely monitors workers’ performance and admonishes those who fall short of its expectations for speed and accuracy.

Healthcare price transparency startup Turquoise Health partnered with analytics company Komodo Health to help providers and payers better understand how their peers are pricing contracts and services.

Zulily sees inflation as an opportunity: The ecommerce retailer is using weekly discounts to attract cost-conscious shoppers as back-to-school season begins.

Sling helps restaurants manage employee scheduling, internal communications, and payroll—features Toast can use to build out its platform.

Instacart turns to rewards to compete in tight labor market: The grocery delivery platform added incentives like cash back and priority access to orders to keep workers from straying.

Could influencers help mitigate against slowing Prime Day sales? Amazon is incorporating “creator houses” into its plans for this week’s sale.

We expect back-to-school sales to rise just 0.7%: Inflation is having a big impact on what consumers buy and when they buy it.

Consumers want personalization, but not at the cost of privacy: That leaves brands navigating sweeping changes to digital ads in a tough position.

Netflix may have to leave binge releases behind: The release model could affect crucial metrics like subscriber churn and viewing time.

As customer loyalty grows more elusive, retailers beef up member rewards: Walmart, Starbucks, and Sweetgreen are just some of the companies looking to sweeten the deal to keep customers coming back.

YouTube gains views on connected TVs: Our look at quarterly digital video trends also shows midterm elections are boosting local TV ad spending.

Reddit explores the NFT waters: The platform is introducing collectible, customizable avatars.