Assortment Planning/Optimization

The past week's retail news included strategies to appeal to budget shoppers and a fresh pet food partnership.

The specialty arts and crafts retailer has soft-launched a third-party online marketplace within Michaels.com to offer a more expansive, curated assortment of products and enhanced customer experience.

Team Town Sports will initially open three stores, bringing an inclusive retail destination for all team sports equipment and service needs to Canadians in key markets.

DTC brand Olive & June launched at 2,500 Walmart stores in January, giving the mass merchant the largest assortment of the brand's press-on nail SKUs outside of OliveandJune.com.

Petco doubles down on the retail partnership by expanding its presence inside the Canadian lifestyle retailer’s stores.

Target has become the exclusive retail partner of Saltair, a direct-to-consumer refillable deodorant and body care brand founded by English model Iskra Lawrence.

The retailer will open two 75,000-90,000-square-foot Meijer Grocery stores in southeastern Michigan.

Starting in 2023, more than half of the retailer's 200 full-store remodels and almost all of its 30 new stores will include elements of the new design.

The 65,000-square-foot store’s enhancements include upgraded departments, a larger product assortment and new art installments.

The IPA brand teams up with eMeals to share nine shoppable “Rangerous Party Recipes” and simplify the order fulfillment process.