Modern Retail

Modern Retail is a media outlet that focuses on the ongoing transformation of the retail sector. Founded in 2019 by Digiday Media, Modern Retail provides insightful and trustworthy analysis of the changes reshaping the retail landscape. Our coverage delves into various aspects of the industry, examining everything from Amazon's evolving strategies to how stores are being reimagined as both experience hubs and fulfillment centers.

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Nike says it's making progress with its wholesale turnaround as it readies for its return to Amazon

1 day ago | modernretail.co | Julia Waldow

Nike says it’s making “continued momentum” on its wholesale turnaround, eight months after bringing back company veteran Elliot Hill as CEO.
Hunting for treasure (and a bargain): Why budget-conscious consumers are hitting up estate sales

2 days ago | modernretail.co | Julia Waldow

Delaney Lundquist, a content creator and design manager based in North Carolina, loves estate sales for the “thrill of the hunt.” She attended her first one three years ago, at the suggestion of a friend. Since then, Lundquist has discovered all kinds of finds — including a red rug, a frilly-edged planter and a brass clamshell lamp — by sifting through hundreds of items up for sale at people’s homes.
Brands Briefing: How companies like Dieux, Glowbar and Evereden are meeting demand for 'science-backed' skin care

4 days ago | modernretail.co | Melissa Daniels

Glowbar founder and CEO Rachel Liverman recalled recently talking to a 15-year-old shopper who wanted to consult her “ingredient list” before making skin-care purchases. “I said, ‘Where did you learn about that?'” said Liverman, whose company recently released its first bottled cleanser.
E-commerce will make up half of True Religion's business by the year's end

4 days ago | modernretail.co | Julia Waldow

True Religion has been on a kick to grow its e-commerce division for years. Now, the channel is close to making up half the business — and a key executive is helping to get it across the finish line. Earlier this month, Kristen D’Arcy, True Religion’s first-ever chief marketing officer, took on a second position: head of digital growth. D’Arcy, who became CMO in 2023, is now in charge of overseeing facets of the e-commerce business like web conversion and customer experience.
The dos and don'ts of rebranding in 2025

5 days ago | modernretail.co | Melissa Daniels

Rebranding is a major rite of passage for many startups. But there’s an art and a science to getting it right in a crowded marketplace where everyone’s looking to stand out. For some companies, a brand refresh dovetails with a national launch, like aluminum-free deodorant brand Cleo and Coco debuting at Whole Foods this month. Other companies, like home essentials brand Full Circle, begin rebranding after noticing challenges with existing messaging.
Why Reklaim, a pre-owned luxury dealer, is stepping up its partnerships with independent jewelers

5 days ago | modernretail.co | Julia Waldow

Reklaim, a pre-owned dealer of luxury handbags and watches, is looking to form more independent retail partnerships as a pathway to growth. The company is naming Peter Englehart its vp of business development and sales. Englehart previously served as group director at Tiffany & Co. and director of business development and sales at Atelier Swarovski.
Modern Retail Podcast: Slowing retail sales, cleaner products from Kraft-Heinz, and the rise of private label

1 week ago | modernretail.co | Melissa Daniels

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify On this week’s episode of the Modern Retail Podcast, senior reporters Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels break down the latest May retail sales data and explain what it signals about consumer sentiment heading into summer. They also get into announcements from big CPG corporations like Kraft Heinz and General Mills about eliminating artificial dyes in U.S. products amid the “Make America Healthy Again” movement.
Exclusive: How Calpak developed its first kids' collection of backpacks and lunch bags

1 week ago | modernretail.co | Julia Waldow

A year after launching baby gear, bag brand Calpak is focusing on another young demographic: kids. On Friday, Calpak is releasing its first kids’ collection: a line of backpacks, lunch bags and pencil cases in shades like Orchid Pink and Yellow Bloom. Also for sale are new “pluffies,” a group of plush toys in different shapes, including dinosaurs and flowers, that kids can slide onto the straps of their bags or attach as keychains.
Sam's Club is now delivering pizzas, but it's not trying to be the next Domino's

1 week ago | modernretail.co | Mitchell Parton

Serving up hot pizzas has long been a way for Sam’s Club to get members through its doors in person to start shopping. Now, by delivering those same pizzas, the Walmart-owned club retailer is using that same strategy to get hungry members to try out its delivery services. In May, Sam’s Club announced that, after requests from members, it had started delivery of the Member’s Mark 16-inch pizza at most locations and would roll it out to all of them by the end of the month.
Goop plans for 20-30 new brick-and-mortar locations as it opens its 7th permanent store

1 week ago | modernretail.co | Lexy Lebsack

This story was originally published on Modern Retail’s sibling publication Glossy. Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop is in brick-and-mortar expansion mode. The brand is set to open its seventh permanent storefront on Friday in the affluent vacation town of Aspen, Colorado. The 647-square-foot storefront will primarily sell Goop’s in-house lines Goop Beauty and G. Label — the company’s high-end beauty and fashion brands, respectively, launched in 2016.