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NYC's City-Run Grocery Plan Hinges on an ID Question — and a Lawsuit
New York City's plan for five city-run grocery stores with 30% discounts on staples faces conflicting reports on residen...
Michaels declares August 'Fine Arts Month' with free events and expanded premium art range
Michaels is marking August as Fine Arts Month with free in-store workshops, online classes, brand tutorials and an expan...
7-Eleven taps Ibotta as exclusive partner for digital CPG offers
Ibotta becomes the exclusive third-party provider of CPG digital offers across 7-Eleven, 7NOW and Speedway apps, coverin...
Department Stores Lean Into Value, Beauty and Data as Saks Exits Bankruptcy
JCPenney and Kohl's lead the back-to-school value push, Bluemercury gets a L'Oréal veteran as CEO, and Saks Global emerg...
Wayfair to Open Its First Pennsylvania Store in Pittsburgh in 2027
Wayfair is adding a 95,000-square-foot Pittsburgh store at North Hills Village in 2027, its first Pennsylvania location,...
Retail Security's Data Overload Problem Demands Precision, Not More Tools
Retail security teams are drowning in alerts and struggling to use the data they hold; the new priority is pinpointing t...
PetSmart credits AI-powered decisioning with a 22% lift in salon bookings
PetSmart credits AI-powered decisioning with a 22% lift in incremental salon bookings. Marketing SVP Bradley Breuer expl...
Nostalgia Marketing Is Winning Gen Z — But Gen Alpha Could End the Y2K Party
Y2K-era campaigns are lifting sales at Gap and Coach, but as Gen Alpha's buying power grows, brands that only look backw...
Kyrgyz Sellers Pivot to Kazakhstan Marketplaces After Wildberries Attacks
Kyrgyz clothing producers disrupted by warehouse attacks on Russia's Wildberries are weighing entry into Kazakhstan's Ka...
Robbie Williams in Porto Cervo: The Business Behind Big Art Festival's Experiential Luxury
A private Robbie Williams gala at the Romazzino hotel shows how luxury brands are moving money from objects to experienc...
QVC Group's bankruptcy exit approved: debt cut to $1.3B, relisting ahead
The QVC and HSN owner won court approval for its restructuring plan, cutting debt from roughly $6.6 billion to $1.3 bill...
NRF Puts Data Tools at the Center of Its Retail Industry Pitch
The National Retail Federation is leaning on a slate of data products — spending monitors, forecasts and weather analyti...
DBL Lifestyles Opens Multi-Brand Store in Mirpur 1 With Adidas, Levi's, Nike and Puma
DBL Group's retail arm debuts a four-brand outlet near Mirpur's Chinese Bus Stand, widening access to global sportswear ...
Textile Exchange Sets 2027 Deadline for Mohair Standard Transition
Textile Exchange is folding its Responsible Mohair Standard into the new Materials Matter Standard, with certified selle...
Premium Packaging Pays Off: Adobe Survey Links Unboxing to Repeat Purchases
Adobe survey data shows packaging and unboxing experiences drive repeat purchases and referrals — with 73% of consumers ...
Four Groups Control 75.6% of Chile’s Specialty Fashion Stores
Four groups — Forus, Yanekén, Axo and Khaliliyeh — run 75.6% of Chile's specialty fashion stores, nearly all inside mall...
Shopify's Partner Directory: What Merchants Get — and What It Doesn't Tell You
Shopify's Partner directory connects merchants with developers, designers and marketers — but tiers say little about fit...
Publix Recalls All GreenWise Frozen Blueberries as E. coli Cases Hit 12
Publix pulled all GreenWise organic frozen blueberry and mixed berry products from eight states after the FDA linked the...
Loblaw's T&T California Debut Sets Record Sales as Discount Banners Drive Q2
Loblaw's first U.S. T&T store posted record first-week sales, and discount banners Maxi and No Frills powered a 3.3% ris...
Retail Roundup: eBay Closes on Depop, King Kullen Gets a Buyer, Sentiment Creeps Up
A busy retail week brings eBay's $1.4B close on Depop, new ownership for King Kullen, expansion plans from Strong Pilate...
Boot Barn beats Q1 forecasts, lifts FY2027 outlook after 27-store quarter
Boot Barn posted better-than-expected Q1 earnings and sales, opened 27 stores, and raised its full-year net income guida...
Grocers Fight Soft Demand With AI and Discounts as New Jersey Curbs Pricing Tech
Albertsons cut its outlook as cautious shoppers trimmed grocery spending, while rivals lean on AI and personalization — ...
Retail TouchPoints to Host June 9-10 Webinar Series on Practical AI in Retail
Four-session webinar series on June 9-10, 2026 will cover practical retail AI — cross-channel orchestration, tax complia...
Mobile AC Sales in Germany Jump 130% as Heatwave Hits, but Efficiency Drawbacks Persist
Sales of portable air conditioners surged to 387,100 units in H1 2026, up from 168,100 a year earlier, driven by a sever...
Turkey tightens e-commerce ad rules: AI disclosure, influencer transparency and discount standards start August 1
New regulations forcing clear labelling of AI-generated ads, greater transparency in influencer partnerships and uniform...
Sweetgreen’s World Cup DOOH Ad Push Drives 113% Lift in Store Visits
Sweetgreen used Atmosphere TV’s proximity-targeted screens in bars and restaurants to promote its new wraps, resulting i...
Why Organic Cotton Isn't Taking Off: Lessons from a Japanese Publisher's Sustainable T‑Shirt Trial
ELLE SHOP's organic cotton T‑shirt launch sold over 300 units, but the event revealed a deeper supply‑chain failure: far...
House Bill Would Force Marketplaces to Explain Account Bans and Limit Inventory Holds
The Online Sellers’ Bill of Rights Act would require platforms like Amazon to justify suspensions, cap inventory holds a...
Vans Battles 8% Revenue Drop and Fading Cool Factor as VF Corp Charts Turnaround
Vans’ 8% quarterly decline contrasts with growth at sister brands The North Face and Timberland, prompting a strategic r...
Greggs H1 Profit Up 23% as Value Strategy Wins Share in Shrinking Market
Interim operating profit rose to £86.5m on total sales of £1.1bn, while customer visits share reached 8.7%, defying a de...