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The Grinds: Nike introduces kid’s subscription box, Tory Burch ventures into beauty, Kroger partners with TikTok for back-to-school, Blue Apron breaks up with Jet.com.

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The Grinds: Le Tote plans to buy Lord & Taylor, Dick’s Sporting Goods ventures into activewear, Birkenstock opens second U.S. retail store, Cosmopolitan attempts to infuse content with commerce.

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The Grinds: Athleta competes with activewear giants, Westfield looks to virtual reality, Urban Outfitters ventures into apparel rental, Barneys files for bankruptcy but plans for expansion

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The Grinds: Outdoor Voices launches editorial platform, Etsy prioritizes sellers that offer free shipping, Sephora incubates Instagram-famous brands, Costco launches digital membership card

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The Grinds: Staples launches Staples Worklife newsletter and podcast, Toys “R” Us is back after liquidation, DSW is still addicted to discounts, Saks Fifth Avenue revamps the men’s shoe floor at its NYC flagship

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The Grinds: Sonder attempts to differentiate from Airbnb and traditional hotels, Westfield World Trade Center needs a new perspective, The Infatuation launches a membership, Quip expands into dental care

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The Grinds: Mars diversifies away from candy, Crate & Barrel wants to serve you dinner, Girlboss launches professional networking platform, Net-a-Porter debuts invite-only jewelry service

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The Grinds: Rent the Runway goes to Nordstrom, Costco sells more than groceries, Iris Nova grows its portfolio, Target courts college students

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The Grinds: YouTube debuts AR advertising tool, Lululemon retail unites men’s and women’s, Netflix will launch season 3 of “Stranger Things” with branded video game, Uber attempts to cultivate a B2B image

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The Grinds: Peloton wants to book you a hotel, BuzzFeed expands its Tasty product line, Poshmark adds home decor to its social marketplace, Supermaker launches editorial site for entrepreneurs

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The Grinds: The Wing partners with “Big Little Lies,” IKEA brings its print catalog online, FitBit Pay joins Apple Pay and Google Pay to test contactless payments on NYC public transportation, Instagram allows brands to promote content directly from influencers’ accounts

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The Grinds: Celebrities open theme parks, Target wants its men’s private label to become a “lifestyle,” Hearst connects its magazine audiences with product samples, Great Jones launches a cooking advice hotline

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The Grinds: Nike plays Fortnite, Airbnb and 23andMe take a trip, Highsnobiety launches ecommerce, Wine stores have a buffer against online retail

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The Grinds: Goop attempts to win over men, American Express buys Resy, OGX sponsors Governors Ball, Rent the Runway creates a mobile pop-up

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The Grinds: Counterfeit products take on the beauty industry, Trader Joe’s debuts a YouTube channel, CAMP launches a membership program, Unilever may acquire Drunk Elephant

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The Grinds: Planet Fitness scoops up Toys R Us and Sears’ real estate leftovers, Brands capitalize on the esports industry, The Wing branches into design, Advertisers buy out billboards on the road to Coachella

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The Grinds: Lululemon won’t discount, SmileDirectClub and CVS have something to smile about, Warehouse real estate company GLP plans IPO, Professional baseball looks to the subscription economy

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The Grinds: Beautycon embraces pop-ups, New shopping apps modernize the QVC model, Fast-casual opens mobile-order drive-thrus, Neiman Marcus invests in Fashionphile

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The Grinds: Lush logs off social media, David’s Bridal goes to prom, Kidbox launches at Walmart, Disney can help Disney+

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The Grinds: Sunday Riley takes flight, IKEA follows in the footsteps of Rent the Runway and West Elm, Tonal unbundles weight lifting from the gym, Supreme fights knockoffs on a global scale

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The Grinds: Bobbi Brown’s mass-market brand enters Walmart, Whole Foods opens a convenience store, Impossible Foods goes from niche to mass, 1-800-Flowers remains relevant

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The Grinds: Costco’s private label reigns, Beauty brands embrace samples, Square targets Shopify’s forgotten merchants, Google wants to become the Netflix of video games

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The Grinds: Emirates grows media offering, Warehouse demand exceeds supply, Dollar Tree shrinks while Dollar General grows, Checkout on Instagram gives Facebook ecomm a second chance

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The Grinds: Airbnb diversifies its platform, Fitbit launches rewards program, Harry’s and Heyday team up on a product, Kith and Estée Lauder launch collab

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The Grinds: Venmo evolves from peer-to-peer payment platform, Instant Brands seeks sustainable growth, Nordstrom Rack triumphs over full-price Nordstrom, e.l.f. Beauty shutters stores

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The Grinds: Target builds a third-party marketplace for vendors, 3G’s zero-base budgeting goes out of style, Inditex goes after global ambitions, Dover Street Market says bonjour to beauty (and Paris)

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The Grinds: Wayfair opens outlet store, Luxury brands purchase commercial real estate, Ulta Beauty directs traffic to its full-service salon, Direct-to-consumer brands take on Canada

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The Grinds: Luxury cashes in on CBD and cannabis, Public Goods competes with Brandless, Lawless Beauty deepens ties with Sephora, MeUndies credits podcasts with a rise in underwear sales

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The Grinds: Hotels and airlines advertise on Instagram Stories, Dig Inn ditches third-party delivery, Flamingo lands at Target, Equinox unbundles popular running class into standalone gym

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The Grinds: Digital brands take on TV with addressable ads, The We Company opens a WeWork trial run, Cos Bar Labs debuts flexible brand partnerships, CPG companies ditch single-use packaging

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The Grinds: Hudson Yards banks on digitally-native brands, Rihanna lands LVMH deal, Consumers question politically-minded ads, Brandless unveils subscription

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The Grinds: FaceGym, experience-based beauty brands grow their footprints; Nike takes on Lululemon; Venture capital reaches zenith; Netflix raises prices to fund original content

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The Grinds: Hotels abandon convenience stores in favor of branded destination retail, Starbucks turns to premium coffee bar concept to raise revenues, Beauty brands embrace the Consumer Electronics Show, Stitch Fix retains strong gross margin as it prepares to enter UK market

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The Grinds: Starbucks expands U.S. delivery; Saks shutters standalone women’s shop; Warby Parker, Everlane offer installment payment plans; CGI influencer Lil Miquela announces apparel brand

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The Grinds: Constellation Brands invests in female-run alcohol startups; Cookware startups challenge All-Clad and its ilk, but compete amongst themselves; More businesses go cashless, excluding shoppers; IKEA plans its first Manhattan store built on customer feedback

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The Grinds: The secondary watch industry pushes luxury’s evolution; Quip raises $40 million, but risks becoming the next Harry’s; Product recommendation sites criticize but drive traffic to Amazon; Parachute takes on multi-channel strategy

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The Grinds: Nordstrom strives to remain an ideal wholesale partner; Goop and Universal Standard launch a collab; Coca Cola may invest in Dirty Lemon; Kering sheds YNAP, attacking ecomm solo

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The Grinds: Facebook opens pop-ups at Macy’s, Masse monetizes moms, Peloton threatens SoulCycle, Wayfair acquires new customers

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The Grinds: Dollar Shave Club debuts fragrance, Dollar stores look to urban markets for expansion, Influencers become investors, Glossier opens flagship

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The Grinds: Sweetgreen aims for $1 billion valuation; Shopify courts larger vendors; Banana Republic launches Cos Bar shop-in-shop; End Clothing, The Line invent the new department store

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The Grinds: Pinterest strives to make pins more shoppable, Sunday Riley receives criticism for fake reviews, RSE Ventures is creating an empire, Patagonia gets political

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The Grinds: Harry’s debuts women’s razor brand, Shopify embraces customer service—for vendors, Walmart acquires Bare Necessities, Sephora extends the Museum of Ice Cream’s lifeline

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The Grinds: Walgreens partners with Birchbox, Grocery stores rethink their blueprints, Rotarity merges the rental model with streetwear, Netflix purchases studio

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The Grinds: Macy’s and Revolve institutionalize influencer marketing, Re:Store merges affordable retail space with coworking, SoulCycle goes live, Ulta partners with men’s grooming brand Oars + Alps

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The Grinds: Brands diversify ad spend; Nordstrom launches influencer-driven, private-label brand; Gap will debut men’s activewear brand; Bumble goes into beauty

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The Grinds: Loyalty programs get experiential, Stripe goes offline, Dirty Lemon opens checkout-free store, L Brands shutters Henri Bendel

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The Grinds: Starbucks attempts to win over Italy, Ritual fails to live up to transparency claims, Mattel launches film division, Instagram may launch a separate shopping app

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The Grinds: FAO Schwarz makes a comeback, Hims takes on Hers, Zalando builds a brand with a music festival, Tiffany & Co. banks on flagship

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The Grinds: Escape rooms blossom, PepsiCo acquires SodaStream, “Game of Thrones” fans take Croatia, Taubman Centers invests in mall of the future

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The Grinds: JCPenney banks on babies; Malls house digitally-native brands, coworking offices; Casper plans for 200 stores; VF ditches denim