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From Mid-Year Pressure to a Winning Holiday Season: Lessons from the First Half of 2026
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Organized Retail Crime Hurts You (Even If You’re Not CVS Or Walgreens)
By Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief I’ve been covering the retail industry for a long time now, but just had my first truly intensive lesson on Organized Retail Crime (ORC) and its…
Executive Viewpoints December 6Cybersecurity Risks Run High For Biggest Holiday Retailers
All 48 of the nation’s largest holiday retailers have multiple issues with domain security, and more than 90% have a missing SPF (Sender Policy Framework) Record, which increases the risk…
News December 5After Mass Layoffs At HQ, What’s Next For The Limited?
A few weeks after hiring a financial advisor to help explore a potential sale, Limited Stores LLC — also known as The Limited — has begun to lay off as…
News December 5Walmart Improves Brand Content Offerings With ItemMaster Partnership
Walmart.com shoppers will soon have access to more engaging brand content across all channels. The retail giant announced a new content partnership with ItemMaster to make available manufacturer’s Complete &…
News December 5
77% Of Brands Want To Get More Insights From Retail POS Data
While brand manufacturers continue to invest in POS analytics and gather relevant customer data from retailer partners, 77% still believe they can be doing more with the data to improve…
News December 5Amazon Unveils Totally Checkout-Free Grocery Market
The king of the retail jungle roars again. Amazon has unveiled a grocery store with no lines, no registers, no cashiers and no self-checkouts. Amazon Go, an 1,800-square-foot retail space…
News December 5Why I’m In Love With The Lady In The Self-Checkout Machine (And Why You Should Be Concerned)
By Dr. Dennis Rosen I have a confession. I’m in love with another woman. It’s not a secret. We get together in public — at least a couple times a…
Executive Viewpoints December 5
How (And Why) 5 Retailers Paid It Forward This Holiday Season
The holiday season — especially the shopping — is in full swing, and with the craziness that Q4 always brings, it’s easy to lose sight of things that matter. The…
Features December 5Gifteehub Contest Lets Holiday Shoppers Identify The ‘World’s Best Gift Idea’
Gifteehub, a social marketplace that recommends gift ideas using machine learning capabilities, has launched a global competition to answer the question all holiday shoppers want to know: “What’s the world’s…
News December 2
