Retail

Family lifestyle brand The Honest Company is expanding its Canadian footprint with a wider selection of product offerings in new retail locations nationwide.

Food and beverage business Dean Foods Company has agreed to acquire the manufacturing and retail ice cream business Friendly's Ice Cream for $155 million in cash.from an affiliate of Friendly's Ice Cream, LLC.

Target will seek to draw city shoppers in-store with a new yogurt bar.

Apparel and accessories brand GUESS? Inc. is expanding its free standing Jeans and Accessories store concepts into Taiwan.

Although brick-and-mortar retail has been the focus of The Kroger Co. from the very beginning, omnichannel strategies are changing the future of how consumers are shopping. Since there is now a greater need for suppliers to collaborate even more closely with their retailer partners, Kroger created Program Mercury to seamlessly blend together the traditional in-store experience with digital, into a truly omnichannel consumer experience.

This month, CGT talks to Deloitte Consulting Partner, Jack Ringquist, who shares key takeaways from a recent study that Deloitte, in partnership with FMI and GMA, conducted on how companies can capitalize on the shifting consumer value equation.

American Apparel will offer one-hour delivery.

CGT Editor Alarice Rajagopal gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.