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Target, Walmart Launch New Home-Organization Collections

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Jan. 05, 2022

Declutter or bust: Mass merchandisers debut new storage lines to help their customers keep track of everything else they're buying.

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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.

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Consumers Are Calling for Sustainability—Here’s How Retailers Can Deliver

Sponsored content from our partner Kwik Lok on Sep. 30, 2021

Tackling the issue of plastic pollution from packaging and products is one of the top three issues that consumers want companies to focus on, along with reducing waste and reducing air and water pollution.

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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.

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How Leading Suppliers Are Furthering Sustainability Efforts—and Helping Retailers Go Green, Too

Sponsored content from our partner Kwik Lok on Jul. 06, 2021

Small operational changes—and key partnerships—can help bring clarity to the process of adopting environmentally friendly practices while keeping profits high.

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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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Canadian Cannabis Retailer to Buy Milwaukee-based FABCBD

By WGB Staff on May 06, 2021

Calgary-based High Tide, which operates 85 recreational cannabis retail stores in Canada, expands its U.S. presence with the acquisition of FABCBD

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Walmart Looks to Outprice on Premium Pet Foods

By Christine LaFave Grace on May 03, 2021

The retailer's expansion of its Pure Balance premium pet-food label focuses on veterinarian-formulated products targeting specific nutrition concerns.

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