Samantha Nelson

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Samantha Nelson is a freelance writer covering the commerce marketing industry. She is a former Senior Editor - Content for the Path to Purchase Institute, having covered Kroger, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Whole Foods, Meijer, Southeastern Grocers, Publix, Ahold Delhaize, PetSmart and Petco.

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01/20/2023

Revolution Beauty Brings Exclusive Shrek Collection to Walgreens

Revolution Beauty in October launched a line of cosmetics inspired by DreamWorks Pictures’ "Shrek" movie series, with Walgreens as its exclusive brick-and-mortar retailer.
12/08/2022

BodyArmor Brings Mamba Sweepstakes to Wawa

BodyArmor gave Wawa an exclusive sweepstakes activating its sponsorship of The Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, a nonprofit providing opportunities for underserved athletes.
12/12/2022

Burt’s Bees Provides Target with an Exclusive Collection

The limited-edition holiday collection was created through a Burt's Bees partnership with artist and poet Cleo Wade.
11/20/2022

Grove Collaborative Continues to Expand at Retail

After making an initial brick-and-mortar launch at Target in 2021, digital-native sustainable cleaning brand Grove Collaborative has been aggressively pursuing more retail partnerships and secured distribution with additional retailers totaling more than 4,000 stores.
12/06/2022

Target Gets a 'Revolution x Clueless' Exclusive

Revolution Beauty London in August launched a limited-edition collection based on Paramount Pictures’ 1995 teen comedy "Clueless" with Target as its exclusive brick-and-mortar U.S. retailer. 
11/22/2022

Target Gets a Faux Eyelash Exclusive

DTC faux eyelash brand LoveSeen has launched a line of 95% recyclable, vegan lashes exclusively at Target.
12/01/2022

‘Queer Eye’ Stars Launch Yummers at Petco

Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness, stars of Netflix reality TV show "Queer Eye," partnered with former Petco executive to launch a pet brand in September with Petco as its exclusive brick-and-mortar retailer.
11/30/2022

SlimFast Gives Walmart Shoppers First Access

Glanbia Performance Nutrition’s SlimFast gave Walmart an exclusive launch window for a line of intermittent fasting products that launched in September.
11/08/2022

Fry’s Sports Sponsorships Reward Shoppers

Kroger’s Fry’s banner activated its sponsorship of Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks with its annual D-Backs Rewards program.
11/16/2022

7-Eleven Fuels Football, Soccer Fans

7-Eleven is running a “Fuel Your Football” sweepstakes and purchase incentive this fall that incorporates both American football and soccer.