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Store Closures are Forcing Retailers to Thrive or Die: Here’s How Brands can Adapt

It’s been hard to miss this year’s headlines heralding a ‘retail reset,’ or predicting the end of physical retail as we know…

Moving People: How to Engage Audiences Through Direct Mail and Digital

Look around. Smartphones are practically an extension of our hands. We’re bombarded by thousands of digital messages daily, and cutting through the…

Boardriders Debuts Quiksilver Mobile App in 7 European Markets

Boardriders, parent company of brands including Billabong and Roxy, has launched the Quiksilver app in seven European countries: France, Germany, Italy, the…

David’s Bridal Collabs with Perry Ellis to Debut Menswear Collection

David’s Bridal has added its first-ever menswear collection in a collaboration with Perry Ellis. Beginning now with accessories, to be followed by…

Goodwill Shutters Online Marketplace GoodwillFinds

GoodwillFinds.com, the online marketplace operated under a license agreement with Goodwill Industries, has ceased operations. A message on the platform’s homepage states…

Why Clear, Well-Communicated Brand Values can Make — or Break — a Retail Business

“If your brand went away tomorrow, would anybody care?” It’s a scarily relevant question that many retailers are likely asking themselves in…

Grocery’s Future: Retail Media Integration Across In-Store and Online Channels

The retail media boom has been booming, and no sector is as exciting as grocery. Filling a grocery cart is perhaps the…

Walmart Plows Ahead with Climate-Resilient Agriculture Partnership

Walmart has joined forces with Cropin, an AI-powered food and agriculture platform, to enhance scalable sourcing solutions across the retailer’s U.S. and…

Saks to Keep Dallas Neiman Marcus Open Through 2025 Holidays, Explore ‘Reimagination’ of Historic Retail Site

Just in the nick of time, Saks Global has announced a detente in the dramatic saga of the historic Neiman Marcus in…

In Major Expansion, Wal-Mart de México to Add 1,500 Stores by 2030

Wal-Mart de México y Centroamérica is planning a significant expansion of its store fleet over the next five years, adding more than…

How Retail Businesses can Reduce Credit Card Fees

Credit card spending has grown significantly over the past decade, leading to higher costs for businesses. For retail executives, finding ways to…

TikTok and the ‘Social Commerce’ Question

TikTok showed up in force at Shoptalk last week, and the company was on a mission, although not the one that might…

Simon Opens First Premium Outlets Mall in Indonesia

Simon has opened the Jakarta Premium Outlets mall in a suburb of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, the company’s first Premium Outlets center in…

GameStop Plans ‘Significant’ U.S. Store Closures in 2025

GameStop, which shuttered operations in several international markets and closed nearly 600 U.S. stores during its 2024 fiscal year, is planning a…

AI’s Fashion Impact: From Product Design to On-Demand Manufacturing and Beyond

Even in an industry accustomed to a rapid pace of change like fashion manufacturing and retailing, AI is racing by like the…

Retailers Face Surge in Deceptive Pricing Lawsuits: Strategies to Protect Your Business

Consumers love to find a bargain, and promoting discounts and sales is a central tool in retailers’ arsenal to drive sales and…

Best Buy Launches Automated Solution for Social Advertising Partners

Best Buy Ads, the retail media network operated by the electronics retailer, has unveiled a new solution for social advertising partners. Social+…

Old Navy Adopts Solution to Provide Store Associates with Item-Level Location Data

Old Navy has partnered with Radar, a solution combining RFID, AI and computer vision technology designed to track and locate in-store inventory…

Petco Partners with Uber Eats for Nationwide Delivery

Petco has made its extensive assortment of pet products available for on-demand delivery via a new partnership with Uber Eats encompassing all…

Gap, DoorDash, NBCU Execs Weigh in on the State of the Consumer

Between the tariff tug-of-war, flailing markets, insanely high egg prices and general “twitchiness” (as one strategist put it), consumers have gotten a…

Retail’s AI Evolution: From Chatbots to Personal Shopping Concierges

Dealing with customer service for a faulty product or return? You’ve probably felt the frustration firsthand. What should take five minutes turns…

Advance Auto Parts Plans 30 New Stores in 2025, Promises More Expansion

Advance Auto Parts will open 30 new U.S. stores this year, moving toward a goal of adding at least 100 new locations…

FedEx Launches Returns Service with 3,000 Dropoff Locations

FedEx has introduced FedEx Easy Returns, a box- and label-free returns solution supported by approximately 3,000 brick-and-mortar dropoff locations that include FedEx…

Kroger Countersuit Blames Albertsons for Merger’s Failure

Aftershocks from the failed Kroger–Albertsons merger continue to ripple through the legal system. Albertsons had halted the proposed $24.6 billion merger in…