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Andrew Adam Newman

Andrew is a senior reporter for Retail Brew. He’s been a frequent contributor to The New York Times and had stints as senior editor for Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen and as editor in chief of alternative newsweeklies in Pittsburgh and Boise.

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Supply Chain

Rising fuel prices could hike grocery prices, limit store visits

Or not: “Uncertainty is the new certainty,” Coresight reports.

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Marketing

Gen Alpha ‘born with the buy button at their fingertips’

A quarter of 7- to 14-year-olds have ordered on food apps and they sway household purchases: PwC report.

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Stores

Discount events are ‘training’ shoppers to never pay full price: report

RetailNext also found consumers will dump retailers who use dynamic pricing.

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Stores

Video: This luxury bedding brand offers to come make your bed, so I said yes.

Boll & Branch says those who partake are much more likely to be repeat customers, and spend more.

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Marketing

Nike, Pink, and Apple Pay top latest Teen Cool Brands list

Parents might not celebrate the highly processed and sugary brands on the YPulse list.

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Stores

Trader Joe’s tops supermarket customer satisfaction list

Sav A Lot’s score was the year’s biggest increase and Wegmans’s the biggest decrease, per ACSI.

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E-Commerce

Why Vestiaire Collective says your ‘got nothing to wear’ claim is a lie

Paradoxically, those with largest wardrobes are most apt to think nothing’s wearable, poll found.

A Chomps Savory Breakfast Chicken Stick is on a table with breakfast items including orange juice and toast with jam.
Marketing

How Chomps is pitching meat sticks for breakfast

Its Savory Breakfast offering is among its first chicken varieties.

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Stores

Ikea redoubles DEI efforts, will open 10 US stores this year

The company detailed its plans in its annual report.

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Marketing

Why men lag behind in resale

Secondhand men’s products are less bountiful, but men outspend women in some categories.