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Merchants Are Losing Billions to Failed Payments. Here’s How to Fix It.

Every year, failed payments cost merchants an estimated $118.5 billion globally. That’s not just a number – it’s abandoned shopping carts and frustrated customers who may never return. In some…

Executive Viewpoints June 24
The new Journeys store prototype. Approximately 70 will open in 2025.

The Evolution of Journeys Under New President Andy Gray

This article first appeared in our sister publication Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (SESO). Journeys, one of the largest footwear retailers in the country with over 1,000 stores in North America, has…

Features June 23

Netflix Bets on Las Vegas as Site for Third Permanent Netflix House

Netflix has picked Las Vegas as the location for its third Netflix House experiential retail venue, with an opening planned for 2027. The streaming service will open the first two…

News June 23

C&S Wholesale Grocers Buys SpartanNash in $1.77 Billion Deal

Grocery industry wholesale supplier and retailer C&S Wholesale Grocers will purchase the nearly 200-store SpartanNash chain for $1.77 billion, including assumed net SpartanNash debt. The deal, expected to close later…

News June 23

Kroger Plans to Shutter 60 Stores by End of 2026

Kroger will close approximately 60 stores in the next 18 months and already has taken a $100 million impairment charge related to the closings in its fiscal Q1, which ended…

News June 23

Retail is Finally Conversational, but Most Brands Aren’t Ready

For years, ecommerce has been stuck in a transactional rut. Shoppers type in a keyword, scroll through product grids, maybe filter a few options, and if the stars align —…

Executive Viewpoints June 23

From Family Roots to Future Growth: Inside Bealls’ Century-Long Retail Journey

Featuring: Tianne Doyle, President, Bealls, Inc. This episode is brought to you by BigCommerce  Surviving 100 years in retail is rare — thriving for 110 is something else entirely.  In…

Podcasts June 23
TikTok Shop will host a Deals Day during Amazon Prime week.

TikTok Highlights its Growing Ecommerce Power as Trump Delays Ban, Again

President Trump has once again pushed out the deadline of a Congressional order requiring that TikTok be sold to a U.S.-based company or be banned. This marks the third delay…

News June 20

Tailored Brands Promotes Top Insider to CEO Post

Tailored Brands, operator of well-known apparel retailers Men’s Wearhouse, K&G Fashion Superstore, Moores and Jos. A. Bank, has named current President John Tighe to be the company’s new CEO, effective…

News June 20
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