Marketplaces
December 16, 2025 at 12:37 pm
Retail’s most decisive revenue moment doesn’t stretch across the full holiday quarter; it happens in a condensed, high-stakes two-week window. As inflation keeps shoppers cautious and competition intensifies, the period between Black Friday and mid-December separates retailers that simply react from those that lead. Success now hinges on data agility, precision strategy, and artificial intelligence-driven…
December 10, 2025 at 5:04 pm
Hanna Andersson launched its “Hanna-Me-Downs” peer-to-peer resale marketplace in 2023 to offer parents a sustainable way to exchange pre-loved Hanna pieces and extend the life of durable, stylish clothing. It has since become the No. 1 resold children’s brand in the U.S., reselling more than 160,000 items. In this video interview, Total Retail Editor-in-Chief Joe…
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 am
While the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (INFORM Act) went into effect on June 27, 2023, very few online marketplaces have focused on this law since then. However, the INFORM Act is now receiving increased attention from Congress and the Federal Trade Commission. Online marketplaces that operate platforms for…
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 pm
In episode 494 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Kaitlyn Hebert, global chief marketing officer for the Ninja brand of SharkNinja, a leading global product design and technology company. The interview was recorded at Shoptalk Fall in Chicago. Hebert explains how Ninja’s organizational structure and innovation hub speed up product development (2:00). She…
October 15, 2025 at 12:05 pm
On Tuesday, Ulta Beauty launched its new Amazon.com-style marketplace feature, UB Marketplace. Originally announced in March 2025, the marketplace, which is integrated into Ulta Beauty’s e-commerce site, has over 100 brands that were previously not carried in-store or online. UB Marketplace is designed to respond to customer demand for new products and categories as trending…
October 13, 2025 at 1:23 pm
The Body Shop is making its return to the United States in October, after closing all doors in the market last year. The relaunch will see the British beauty business launch a dedicated online store and a digital storefront on Amazon. The Body Shop shuttered its U.S. operations after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in…
September 29, 2025 at 9:52 am
The luxury resale market has long been growing quietly in the background of fashion and retail. But a new accelerant has arrived: tariffs. Recent U.S. trade measures on European luxury imports are not only reshaping pricing at boutiques, they’re pushing aspirational and some affluent shoppers alike toward the secondary market. What was once a niche…
September 1, 2025 at 3:18 pm
Prime Day started as a day of deals: a digital stampede of timers, discounts and one-click purchases. But this year, something shifted. It’s not just the size of the event that’s changed, but the behavior behind it. Yes, the numbers were big. Prime Day matched Cyber 5 in total U.S. revenue for the first time,…
August 19, 2025 at 4:02 pm
Best Buy is expanding its inventory list by launching a third-party marketplace to compete in the e-commerce space, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday. The company launched its digital marketplace Tuesday, saying it more than doubled the number of products available, including entirely new categories and brands. The marketplace is run on the Mirakl platform, which…
August 4, 2025 at 10:05 am
In episode 487, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Gregg Brockway, co-founder and CEO of Chairish, the design lover's curated marketplace for the best vintage and used furniture, decor, art and jewelry. Listen in as Brockway details the genesis of Chairish (1:40), his entrepreneurial background and his co-founder wife's retail career (3:05), and what's driving the surge…
