How REBEL is Tackling Retail’s Returns Problem
Kristina Stidham
While attending Shoptalk 2025 in Las Vegas from March 25-27, Total Retail’s Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan had the opportunity to interview Emily Hosie, founder and CEO of REBEL, formerly REBELStork, a Certified B Corp and the leading tech-driven recommerce solution for returns and overstock in North …
Apparel, Footwear Retailers Delay Orders, Freeze Hiring as Tariffs Hit
Clothing and accessories retailers across the United States are delaying orders and freezing hiring ahead of tariff hikes that take effect Wednesday on products imported from Vietnam and China, reports Reuters. These businesses, much like Nike and Lululemon, face an impossible choice: offset the cost …
Navigating the Cloud with Confidence: A Strategic Guide to Oracle NetSuite ERP Transformation
ERP News
In an era defined by disruption, agility, and relentless digital innovation, cloud ERP is no longer a “nice to have”—it’s the engine of modern enterprise. For many mid-market and growing businesses, Oracle NetSuite has emerged as the cloud-native ERP platform of choice. But making the …
Deloitte Launches AI Advantage for CFOs With AWS and Anthropic
Deloitte announced AI Advantage for CFOs, an integrated AI-powered analytics and insights platform built in collaboration with Amazon Bedrock and Anthropic’s large language models (LLMs). This solution includes Finance Automation Agents, designed to automate key finance processes using intelligent AI agents and AI finance analysis …
Email Marketing Trends for 2024: Proven Essentials
Roop
These 16 email marketing technologies and tactics are considered by Oracle Digital Experience Agency’s experts to be Proven Essentials–that is, high adoption-high impact trends that every brand must master. …
City Beach Australia’s Head of Marketing and Content on its US Expansion Strategy
JaNiya Arrington
While attending Shoptalk 2025 in Las Vegas from March 25-27, Total Retail’s Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan had the opportunity to speak with Talia Bianchi, head of marketing and content at City Beach Australia. Bianchi provides an overview of the Australian apparel brand, why the U.S. market …
Online Resale Marketplace GoodwillFinds Shutters
Marie Albiges
GoodwillFinds, Goodwill’s online resale marketplace, announced it stopped taking new orders and was shuttering on March 28, according to its website. The nonprofit thrift chain that operates over 3,300 locations launched GoodwillFinds in 2022, creating its first centralized online business. Thrifted items were listed on …
Target Reduces Salaried Employee Bonuses Following 2024 Results
Target salaried employees who are eligible for bonuses will only receive 87 percent of their potential bonus for fiscal year 2024 based on total-year financial performance, reports YahooFinance. That percentage is a considerable drop from FY 2023, when bonuses were paid at 100 percent. In …
How Better Product Experiences Can Reduce Returns, Enhance Brand Loyalty, and Protect the Planet
Laetitia Korn
The holiday season has come and gone, and as the dust starts to settle, this means one thing for most brands: returns. While it’s always been normal for consumers to exchange that one gifted shirt that didn’t quite fit right or that well-intentioned but hideous …
Dollar Tree to Sell Family Dollar Brand
Ten years after acquiring the Family Dollar brand in an effort to fit it into its wider bargain store business, Dollar Tree is selling off the retailer for $1 billion. The Virginia-based company announced Wednesday it was selling Family Dollar to private capital firms Brigade …
