E-Commerce

Vuori Accelerates Store, E-Commerce Expansion Plans
July 22, 2025 at 6:12 pm

Performance lifestyle brand Vuori is accelerating its international expansion with new brick-and-mortar stores across Asia, reports Fashion United. This will include its first locations in Seoul, South Korea, in September through a franchise partner, followed by another debut location in Beijing, China, this October, as the brand continues to focus on adding retail stores in…

How Kendra Scott is Enhancing its Digital Shopping Experience
July 21, 2025 at 6:05 pm

In episode 484 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Kamanasish Kundu (KK), senior vice president and head of e-commerce and digital at Kendra Scott, a fashion lifestyle brand of big dreams, colorful confidence, and inspired design, founded on family, fashion and philanthropy. Listen in as Kundu discusses the digital checkout transformation underway at…

Amazon Prime Day 2025 Sales Top Records
July 15, 2025 at 4:16 pm

Amazon stretched out its annual Prime Day sales event so that it lasted four days – twice as long as in the past – and, as a result, blew away previous sales figures, reports USA Today. The online retailing powerhouse and tech giant said Prime Day 2025, which ran from July 8-11, was its biggest…

The Economics of Commerce Excellence: Rewriting Retail's Playbook With Unified Commerce
July 14, 2025 at 4:43 pm

Retail’s economic playbook has been rewritten. In today’s high-stakes retail game, the rules aren’t just changing — they’re being upended entirely. Did you know that while 38 percent of retailers believe they’re transformation leaders, only 5 percent actually are? And that actual leaders are growing three times faster with a 70 percent better customer retention…

Key Takeaways From the Australian 2025 Best Digital Gift Card Programs Report
July 9, 2025 at 4:21 pm

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Joe Keenan and Marie Albiges discuss the recently released 2025 Best Digital Gift Card Programs, Australia report, produced by NAPCO Research in conjunction with Blackhawk Network. This fourth annual report is the most comprehensive assessment of the digital gift card industry in the market. Keenan and…

Initial Prime Day Results Show Record Spending in Appliances, Electronics, Home Goods
July 9, 2025 at 3:37 pm

The largest retail sales event of the year — anchored by Amazon.com's longest-ever Prime event — is predicted to generate $23.8 billion in revenue across U.S. retailers, according to Adobe Analytics, and the first day's spending of $7.9 billion reaffirmed that forecast. The nearly $8 billion in sales U.S. retailers saw Tuesday, the first day…

Adobe Forecasts Record $23.8B Prime Day Spend for Retailers
July 7, 2025 at 4:13 pm

The Prime Day sales event is an industry-wide moment for e-commerce, with discounts happening broadly across U.S. retailers in the month of July. Adobe released its forecast on Monday, covering the period from July 8 to July 11. U.S. retailers are expected to drive a record $23.8 billion in online spend from July 8 to…

Best Practices for Optimizing Digital Gift Card Programs
July 2, 2025 at 11:20 am

As the global shift toward digital commerce accelerates, gift cards — especially digital ones — have emerged as one of retail’s most powerful tools for engagement, revenue growth, and brand affinity. The 2025 edition of Best Digital Gift Card Programs – Australia, a benchmark report produced by NAPCO Research and Blackhawk Network (BHN), offers a…

How Leading Australian Retailers Are Elevating Gifting and Driving Revenue
June 25, 2025 at 5:05 pm

As digital commerce continues to reshape consumer expectations, one channel is quietly driving major gains for retailers: digital gift cards. According to the 2025 Best Digital Gift Card Programs (Australian Edition) — a joint research effort by NAPCO Research and Blackhawk Network (BHN) —gift cards aren’t just a convenience item anymore. They’re a high-growth, high-impact…

Walmart, Target Announce Sales Events to Compete With Prime Day
June 24, 2025 at 2:05 pm

A few days after Amazon.com announced it was having a four-day Prime Day sale in July, major retailers, including Target and Walmart, revealed weeklong sales of their own in an effort to compete with the e-commerce giant. Walmart's "Deals" event, spanning six days starting at midnight July 8, promises discounts on large electronics, outdoor items,…