Ikea will open eight new stores this year in the smaller format that it debuted in Dallas in November 2023. Building off a $2.2 billion investment in omnichannel growth, the furniture retailer is planning seven new Plan and Order Point stores with pickup locations this year; the eighth store, in …

Ulta Beauty has partnered with retail connectivity solution Lucky to make DTC beauty brands’ in-store inventory available to shoppers in real time, allowing customers to choose same-day pickup or delivery of makeup, skincare, haircare and fragrance products from Ulta Beauty’s 1,400+ stores when ordering directly on the brands’ websites. “As …

Since its 2012 debut, Instacart has made significant progress in convincing Americans that grocery shopping can be done online. The pandemic helped, of course, but that alone can’t account for the company’s impressive growth over the past 13 years. Instacart executives celebrate the company’s IPO on Sept. 19, 2023. …