Nicole Silberstein

New York

Editor-in-Chief at Retail TouchPoints

Editor-in-Chief at Design:Retail

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Glossier CEO Kyle Leahy to Step Down, Search for a Successor Begins

2 days ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein
How 'Process Mining' Refines Ikea's Rich, Plentiful Data so it Can be Put to Use

2 days ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

Last year, 650 million people across 30 countries visited an Ikea store, and the company's website attracted more than 4 billion visitors. Those are staggering numbers that would make any retailer crow, but when an organization of that size decides it needs to streamline processes, those numbers suddenly become daunting. That is, however, exactly what Ikea decided needed to happen, and to do it the company turned to...more numbers.
Listen Now: From Family Roots to Future Growth

3 days ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein
The Evolution of Journeys Under New President Andy Gray

5 days ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

This article first appeared in our sister publication Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (SESO). , one of the largest footwear retailers in the country with over 1,000 stores in North America, has been one of the most important large wholesale accounts for footwear brands for decade. However, leaders of several large industry footwear brands have expressed frustrations with the retailer over the years because they believed Journeys wasn't evolving, even though good people and good merchants worked there.
TikTok Highlights its Growing Ecommerce Power as Trump Delays Ban, Again

1 week ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

President Trump has once again pushed out the deadline of a Congressional order requiring that TikTok be sold to a U.S.-based company or be banned. This marks the third delay of the order, which was originally supposed to take effect in January. A deal was rumored to be nearly final earlier this spring, but the announcement of President Trump's " reciprocal tariffs" in April prompted China to put the conversation on hold.
The Most Interesting Retail Media News from Cannes Lion: Updates from CVS, Pinterest, DoorDash & More

1 week ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

Cannes Lion wasn't always on retailers' radars, but as retail media has steadily grown in sophistication and influence, the glitzy advertiser conference in France is quickly becoming an annual mainstay for retail marketing executives. In fact, at this year's event, which took place June 16-20, Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy was named the Media Person of the Year.
PayPal Debuts Shoppable Ads to Help Retailers Offset AI-Driven Web Traffic Declines

1 week ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein
Solo Brands Appoints CEO and Restructures Debt

1 week ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

Solo Brands Interim CEO John Larson is now the permanent CEO and the company, which warned about its future as a going concern earlier this year, has also restructured its debt. An amendment to an agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank provides a revolving credit facility with commitments equal to $90 million, a new term loan facility equal to $240 million, and the paydown by the borrower of $136.5 million of revolving loans and $32.5 million of existing term loans outstanding as of June 13.
Listen Now: Lessons from the World's Top Brands

1 week ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

Every company knows that their brand is important, but just how important can be hard to quantify. That is, unless you're data firm Kantar, which every year applies analytics to that very question. The company's annual , now in its year, ranks the top 100 global brands in the world and actually measures these brands' contribution to their companies' performance by analyzing extensive financial and brand equity data.
E.l.f. and Pinterest Launch Personalized, Shoppable Beauty Analysis Tool

1 week ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

E.l.f. Cosmetics has teamed up with Pinterest to introduce a new immersive digital experience for personalized beauty called " Color F.l.f.nalysis."The free tool helps users discover makeup shades that harmonize with their features, then matches them with a curated Pinterest board featuring shoppable E.l.f. products tailored to their individual color story.