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SCOOP from @juliawaldow and @gabrielabarkho Starbucks is taking a cue from good ol' reliable punch cards, promoting a new rewards pilot where you buy nine coffees, get the tenth free

SCOOP from @juliawaldow and @gabrielabarkho Starbucks is taking a cue from good ol' reliable punch cards, promoting a new rewards pilot where you buy nine coffees, get the tenth free

Spoke with a bunch of people about how brands are taking more of an interest in YouTube this year. Give it a read!

Looking to speak with a marketer or two who is in-house at a brand or retailer who can talk to me about YouTube and specifically Demand Gen campaigns. If that's you, send me a DM or email me at anna@modernretail.co!

Quince customers say they are receiving tariff bills from FedEx sometimes days or weeks after receiving their orders. Quince says it's an error on FedEx's end, and customers are not responsible for it @gabrielabarkho

Join @modernretail on LinkedIn at 12 pm ET for a LIVE virtual recording of the Modern Retail Podcast, where you can ask @MikeDuda of Bullish your burning questions about what it takes to build an ensuring consumer brand -- here's the link to join

Are shoppers still boycotting Target, and exactly how much is it hurting the company given everything else that's going on? Here's my feature that attempts to answer the question -- give it a read!

BREAKING from @melissamdaniels Footwear brand Kizik and its parent company, HandsFree Labs, accuse Skechers of ripping off its IP in a lawsuit filed Thursday

On July 29 at 1 p.m. ET we're hosting a virtual event for Modern Retail+ subscribers where MR's editorial staff will talk about what we're hearing from brands about how Prime Day went, what activity they're anticipating this Black Friday and more. Join us!

Scoop from @allison_n_smith: Shopify has quietly a line to the code that powers its merchant storefronts giving more details about how exactly they can use Agentic AI

Godspeed to every brand that hasn't put out any Love Island content to date and is now frantically trying to come up with something funny to post on social media before the finale

New: Olly, known for its multivitamins and supplement gummies is hoping that its next hit product is....body wash? More here on Olly's latest launch and why it is getting into personal care https://t.co/R3U8ZccjFy

On its earnings call today, Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said the retailer "saw the highest percent of trade-in customers we’ve had in the last four years,” as shoppers look for ways to cut costs

e.l.f acquires Rhode!!!!!

A lot of questions on the Dick's Sporting Goods earnings call this morning about Nike's decision to start selling through Amazon soon and how that might impact inventory. Lauren Hobart: "Nike and all of our brands do a good job segmenting, and we expect this to be no different"

🚨A thaw in the Nike-Amazon relationship! Amazon told some sellers telling them they would no longer be able to sell certain Nike items as we "will be working directly with Nike to source a number of their products moving forward" by @allison_n_smith

BREAKING, from @gabrielabarkho: Chobani acquires Daily Harvest

I profiled Grüns and interviewed its founder, Chad Janis, about the product tweaks and marketing strategies that he felt were most instrumental in helping the company hit a $500 million valuation. Give it a read!

I wrote about how small business owners are going on a media blitz right now warning about how many companies could go out of business if the current tariffs system isn't changed

We reported on Monday that Amazon was surveying sellers about tariffs. The @WSJ matched our scope the next day, with no credit. If you want retail news before the national business outlets get to it days later, subscribe to @modernretail!