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Global Consumers Drive The Market Toward Sustainable Retail

Forrester IT

From a long-standing focus on sustainability by companies such as Patagonia and REI to newer initiatives such as Galeries Lafayette’s (Re)Store, IKEA designing for reuse, and Mars’ pledge for net-zero emissions (among many!), retailers and brands are on the path to actively supporting the circular economy.

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Beyond pays $4.5M to acquire Zulily brand, plans to relaunch flash sale site later this year

GeekWire

(GeekWire File Photo / Taylor Soper) Beyond, the publicly traded company behind Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock, confirmed Thursday that it has acquired brand assets from Zulily, the online retailer that shut down last year. billion in 2023, down 19% year-over-year, and a net loss of $308 million. Beyond paid $4.5 million shoppers.

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Zulily set to relaunch under new owner Beyond, now led by Marcus Lemonis of ‘The Profit’ fame

GeekWire

The embattled online retailer, which laid off hundreds of employees last year as part of a surprising shutdown, appears to be relaunching in a remarkable new chapter. The company’s social media accounts sent a message Wednesday evening: “The only purple that saves you money. Marcus Lemonis. Coming soon.”

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How to power a sustainable enterprise on Microsoft Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

That optimism stems from three core beliefs: We can build our business ecosystems to promote environmental stewardship, achieving ambitious goals like net zero and zero waste. We can grow our businesses through innovation and digitization, establishing long-term prosperity without social or environmental compromise.

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Building sustainability at the edge of the enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

Reasons for this limitation include data sovereignty and residency requirements, the need to support ultra-low latency workloads, and concerns about losing control over mission-critical use cases, such as production assembly lines or retail point-of-sale systems.

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T-Mobile Store Owner Made $25M Illegally Unlocking Cellphones

SecureWorld News

Most recently, a former T-Mobile retail store owner was convicted for stealing employee credentials to illegally access internal computer systems and unlock and unblock cellphones. Very often he would socially engineer employees at the IT help desk to get their credentials. How was he unlocking these phones?

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Photos: Russell Wilson and Ciara take it to the ‘House’ and toast their first fashion store in Seattle

GeekWire

The new store gives 3% of net revenue back to Why Not You. The store opened earlier this month and features retail-tech touches that have become popular as more brands bridge the gap between what in-store and e-commerce shoppers expect. “This is bigger than fashion,” Ciara said.

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