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Target Names Isaac Mizrahi Creative Director at Large, Partners with Bravo on Shoppable Series
Two announcements from Target signal the retailer’s intensifying effort to reclaim its identity as a style and design destination under new CEO Michael Fiddelke.
News June 15
The Store Associate Isn’t Going Away. AI Is Changing the Job Instead
KWI founder and CEO Sam Kliger: "Retail is about people. AI just lets the good ones become great. And the retailers seeing the greatest returns are the ones doubling down…
News June 15
Winning on Reddit: How Walmart, Home Depot and MAC Tap into the High-Value Community
Featuring: Anna Haffner, Reddit As AI-generated content floods the internet, shoppers are increasingly looking for something harder to fake: real human opinions. In this episode of Retail Remix, Kate Robertson…
Podcasts June 15
The Store Manager Bottleneck: Why Execution Is Retail’s Hidden Margin Killer
In today’s retail environment, store managers are no longer “just” operators. They are culture carriers, translators of strategy, problem solvers, and the primary architects of the customer experience. Every corporate…
June 1
Build-A-Bear Completes CEO Succession, Announces Leadership Updates
Build-A-Bear Workshop has completed its planned CEO transition, naming Chris Hurt as Chief Executive Officer while announcing expanded roles for two other senior leaders.
News June 12
Shoe Carnival Becomes Shoe Station Group as Company Bets on Two-Banner, Acquisition-Fueled Future
A new name, a new ticker and a strategic reset: Shoe Carnival is becoming Shoe Station Group, closing underperforming stores, pulling back sharply on its rebanner program and signaling it…
News June 11
Melissa Minkow and Nikki Baird: AI Is Reshaping the Retail Shopping Journey, but Retailers Are Still Catching Up
Experts from Aptos and CI&T say consumer adoption of AI is ahead of the retail industry, and the biggest risks are data quality, misplaced cost assumptions, and chatbot hype that…
News June 11
Walmart’s Chief Growth Officer on Why Retail Media, Membership and AI Are Just Getting Started
Walmart's Seth Dallaire made the case at Evercore ISI Consumer and Retail Conference Wednesday that the company's retail media, membership and marketplace businesses are complementary by design and positioned for…
News June 10
Bed Bath & Beyond Acquires Installed Right, SFV Services to Expand Home Services
Bed Bath & Beyond is acquiring Detroit-based Installed Right and SFV Services in an all-stock deal, bolstering its Beyond Home Services division with installation and renovation expertise, and building on…
News June 9
One Product, Two Prices: Surveillance Pricing Laws Put Retailers on Notice
As states move to ban surveillance pricing, retail experts break down the key distinctions, enforcement gaps and why some retailers are already stepping back from the practice without waiting for…
Features June 9
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