Andrew Adam Newman

1 week ago | retailbrew.com | Erin Cabrey |Andrew Adam Newman

When Ulta Beauty CEO Kecia Steelman revealed on April 3 the retailer would halt plans to expand the number of its store-in-stores in Target, it may have come as a surprise. After all, the partnership between Ulta and Target was widely lauded as symbiotic when it was first announced in 2020, and when the first shop-in-shops opened in 2021.

1 week ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

As its stock dropped to a four-year low on April 4, Target also saw its foot traffic drop for the 10th consecutive week, a traffic slump that began the week after Target announced it was cancelling its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program in January. For the week that began March 31, Target saw foot traffic drop 7.9% YoY, its worst drop since the week beginning February 17, when it dropped 8.1%, according to data from Placer.ai.

2 weeks ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

As new tariffs make supplies and ingredients more expensive, it could increase the practice of shrinkflation, when brands shrink their products, often imperceptibly, while charging the same price or more. You tell us: Do you think new tariffs will increase instances of shrinkflation? Cast your vote here. Circling back: Last week, we told you about a Yopt report that found 7 out of 10 online reviews that mention the color red are negative, often because the color looks different in person.

2 weeks ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

There’s a lot to worry about eggs these days. Will prices, which reached an all-time high in February, continue to drop? Will restaurant chains like Denny’s and Waffle House reverse their egg surcharges on menu items? And will thrifty celebrants resort to dyeing and hiding potatoes this Easter? But here’s one thing we don’t have to worry about as much as our forbearers did: a dozen white jumbos breaking on the way home from the grocery store.

2 weeks ago | retailbrew.com | Andrew Adam Newman

Foot traffic at Target fell for the ninth consecutive week, even though the week included all but one day of Target Circle Week, the retailer’s seasonal deep-discount sale. For the seven days that began March 24, one day after the latest Circle Week began, foot traffic fell 3.8% YoY, according to data from Placer.ai. Credit Circle Week for this being the smallest YoY drop in the nine-week plunge, when traffic has been down as much as 8.8%.