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The End of the Endless Aisle: The Paradox of Choice in Ecommerce

For years, ecommerce has succeeded on an assumption that the more a marketplace offers, the more users are to spend. Digital shelves seem to be infinite, unlike physical ones, and…

Executive Viewpoints March 6
Eoin Tonge, CEO, Primark

Primark Parent Names New CEO as it Mulls Spinoff

Associated British Foods (ABF), parent company of Primark, has named Eoin Tonge as the apparel retailer’s CEO, making permanent the job he has held since March 2025. Additionally, Filip Ekvall…

News March 5

Walmart to Expand Digital Shelf Labels Chainwide

Walmart will deploy digital shelf labels (DSLs) chainwide this year, doubling the approximately 2,300 U.S. locations currently using the technology (Walmart U.S. operates more than 4,600 stores). With more than…

News March 5

Meta’s Rise as Offsite Retail Media Infrastructure

For more than a decade, Amazon set the rules for retail media: own the traffic, own the data, monetize shoppers at the point of sale. Onsite search and display became…

Executive Viewpoints March 5

Exclusive Q&A: Why Retailers Should Leverage the Power of Dynamic Pricing

The flurry of tariffs that have reshaped international trade have created multiple challenges for retailers, and among the biggest is their concern about passing along tariff-generated price increases — particularly…

Features March 5

Uniqlo’s 3 New NYC Stores to Feature Hyperlocal Art and Apparel

Uniqlo will be opening three new stores in NYC this spring, each with its own unique product assortment and look. Each store will feature exclusive, location-specific designs created in collaboration…

News March 4

Bankrupt Eddie Bauer Puts 174 Store Leases on the Market

Eddie Bauer LLC, which entered the Chapter 11 process in the District of New Jersey in February 2026, has retained RCS Real Estate Advisors to market 174 retail store leases…

News March 4

Target’s 2026 Plans: $2 Billion Increase in Ops and Capital Investment Plus 30 New Stores

Target is determined to fight the challenges that have affected its business with aggressive investment plans for 2026, including refreshing the store experience chainwide and opening 30 new stores on…

News March 4

Retail’s Next Workforce Shift: How AI Agents are Reshaping Procurement, Risk and Cost Control

The consumer-packaged goods industry operates in a state of volatility. From the supplier side, there are increasing risks around financial stability, geopolitical tensions, logistical complications and capacity constraints. Demand signals…

Executive Viewpoints March 4
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