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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 traffic. However, discounted pricing strategies can have serious…

Executive Viewpoints March 28

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+ is designed to help brand and agency partners…

News March 27

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 in real time and with a high level…

News March 27

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 the retailer’s locations in the contiguous U.S. To…

News March 27
Retail executives took to the Shoptalk stage this week to discuss the current and future state of the industry.

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 bit hard to nail down lately. So perhaps…

Features March 27

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 into irritation as you navigate endless menus, hold…

Executive Viewpoints March 27

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 through 2027. The retailer, which currently operates nearly…

News March 26

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 Office and Kohl’s stores. When the program, powered…

News March 26

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 December 2024, a move that was promptly followed…

News March 26
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