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MINISO USA is investing in in-house intellectual property development with plans to feature proprietary IP products in its brick-and-mortar stores. https://lnkd.in/e_XiGUJ8

Beware the Upside Down! Netflix's Stranger Things will be haunting Target stores with immersive activations and exclusive products tied to the creepy show's fifth and final season. https://lnkd.in/eMz3RkW6

Ingka Investments, part of IKEA's parent company, has purchased a building in NYC's SoHo that will be the site of the retailer's second Manhattan store.

DoorDash has launched an end-to-end fulfillment service already being used by CVS Pharmacy and Party City, with Kroger coming on board soon. The promise: Retailers can offer fast delivery AND "near perfect" order accuracy. . https://lnkd.in/eXX3mn-r #instantdelivery #lastmile #retail

Everyone's buzzing about ChatGPT's new checkout feature, and with good reason -- it's the logical next step in the evolution of AI search, but it will have major ramifications for anyone who sells online. Read more- . https://lnkd.in/egKwKfQW

IKEA is kicking off the "Year of Cooking and Eating" with a pop-up in NYC's Union Square from Oct. 2-26. The retailer also has partnered with Vanguard Renewables for a five-location pilot of turning food scraps into renewable energy and fertilizer.

Essentia Organic Mattress has moved production to a new facility in Boca Raton, Fla. that will have 10X the manufacturing capacity of its previous site. And despite tariffs adding to the company's costs, CEO Jack Dell'Accio believes the benefits will be worth it. https://lnkd.in/ezX_A9VZ

🎙️After being closed for several months, the MoMA Design Store Soho reopened this past weekend, and The Museum of Modern Art's Chief Retail Officer Jesse Goldstine joins the Retail Remix #podcast this week to tell us all about it. He talks about the major revamp to store underwent, not just in its aesthetic but also its approach consumer engagement, and also takes us inside the world of museum-affiliated retail, from ecommerce to international stores to product design. Thanks Claudia Hensley for putting this together! #brandlicensing #retaildesign #storeexperience https://lnkd.in/epCpd7Pq

ALDI USA is splashing its name all over its many private label products and has added Uber Eats as a delivery option. https://lnkd.in/eN6zJn7k