Retail Brew

2 days ago | retailbrew.com | Vidhi Choudhary

Believe it or not, fall shopping deals are already here, and this year could well be the one that establishes early summer as a key kickoff for both fall and winter holiday shopping. Back-to-school shopping, per Gartner, began as early as Memorial Day weekend. According to Kassi Socha, director analyst at Gartner, a few sales at major mass retailers such as Wayfair, Target, Walmart, Nordstrom, and Amazon, created space for new inventory that’s typically brought in for fall.

3 days ago | retailbrew.com | Jeena Sharma

Spending made simple. No waiting. No delays. With the Square Debit Mastercard, you can access your money as soon as you make a sale—no transfer delays, no fees. Turn sales into purchases, payroll, or whatever your business needs instantly. Get your free debit card today. Block, Inc. is a financial services platform and not an FDIC-insured bank. Square Debit Card is issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard.

4 days ago | retailbrew.com | Vidhi Choudhary

Pet tech provider Fi has a new dog collar on the market to enable dog parents to keep up with their dog’s health—including their next belly rub and location. Fi’s new Series 3+ has been “in the works for years,” Jonathan Bensamoun, founder and CEO of Fi, told Retail Brew. “We always wanted to understand dogs better,” he added. “Our goal is to really try to understand everything that’s happening to the dog…And everything includes any health issue,” Bensamoun said.

1 week ago | retailbrew.com | Alex Vuocolo

When Dick’s Sporting Goods announced the purchase of Foot Locker for $2.4 billion earlier this month, investors balked at the move. This week, Executive Chairman Edward Stack defended the acquisition in the Dick’s latest earnings call as a “unique opportunity to strengthen our brand relationships through a global presence,” and serve markets that it can’t currently with its largely US-based footprint.

1 week ago | retailbrew.com | Jeena Sharma

Wellness is big business—a $2 trillion business to be exact, according to the Global Wellness Institute. Now, a new survey by McKinsey that accounts for “six dimensions” of wellness—health, sleep, nutrition, fitness, appearance, and mindulfullness—reveals many ways wellness is changing. The survey—which included responses from over 9,000 consumers across countries like China, the UK, Germany, and the US—found that younger consumers have become pretty devoted to wellness over the past year.