Retail
January 5, 2022
Bloomingdale’s will soon have its own curated online marketplace. Image credit: Bloomingdale’s
By Sarah Ramirez
Nearly two full years into the COVID-19 pandemic, many retailers and brands have successfully expanded their digital offerings – but they will have to continue innovating to reach hyper-connected consumers.
{"ct":"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","iv":"940628779b9815564e9234f3e9f02fee","s":"05a436d177a7662d"}
Share your thoughts. Click here