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Walmart to Cease Cigarette Sales in Some Stores

 By Hannah Hammond on Mar. 28, 2022

“We are always looking at ways to meet our customers’ needs while still operating an efficient business,” a Walmart spokesperson said.

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Whole Foods Reveals Its Top Beauty Trends for 2022

 By Kristina Hurtig on Mar. 10, 2022

Ceramides, prickly pear, translucent zinc sunscreen, overnight hairstyling and jelly-textured skincare are trending, according to the retailer's trends council.

Retailers

Walmart Adds Another Big-Name Partnership With Eco-Friendly Line From Kris Jenner

By Brian Slupski on Feb. 15, 2022

Following launches of Walmart-exclusive collections with the likes of Drew Barrymore and Netflix's "Queer Eye" cast, the retailer debuts a line of environmentally friendly cleaning products co-created by the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star.

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Continued Sanitation Efforts for Retailers Pull in Customers and Employees

Sponsored content from our partner GOJO Industries, the inventors of the PURELL brand on Oct. 29, 2021

As more and more shoppers resume their pre-pandemic food shopping patterns, they will likely remain highly aware of the cleanliness of the stores they patronize, and are likely making this an even higher priority than before the pandemic.

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The Color of Personal Care: Diversity in Health and Beauty Aisles

By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 15, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic made the lack of representation on store shelves of health and beauty products created for diverse consumers all the more apparent—and added new urgency for retailers to address the issue.

Retailers

Target Looks to Back Black-Owned Beauty Brands

By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 01, 2021

The Minneapolis-based retailer is working to help Black-owned beauty- and personal-care businesses develop and make products that "better support the brands’ values."

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What the Pet Adoption Boom Means for Retailers

By Kristina Hurtig on Jul. 26, 2021

The adoption of dogs and cats during the pandemic “provides retailers and brands with the opportunity to identify and provide value for the ongoing needs of their customers—and their pets,” Quotient CEO Steven Boal says.

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Natural Health, Beauty Products Gain Ground

By Amanda Baltazar on Jul. 19, 2021

Retailers and consumers are paying more attention to nontoxic wellness.

Products

IRI’s Top Nonfood Products of 2020 Highlight Pandemic Trends

By Kristina Hurtig on Jun. 09, 2021

Household cleaning products had a good year as consumers cleaned more, and pet products also had a strong showing with adoptions of dogs and cats on the rise.

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What’s Hot in General Merchandise?

By Amanda Baltazar on May 14, 2021

The pandemic drives sales in cookware and cleaning products for consumers confined to, and investing in, their homes.

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