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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...
Dollar General Opens Vendor Call for Small Businesses Seeking Shelf Space
The discount retailer is accepting applications from small U.S. companies that haven't sold through its stores in the pa...
Squishy Dumplings Drive Czech Toy Sales Surge, But Fad May Fade Fast
Sales of squishy dumplings exploded in Czech e-shops, with some retailers reporting up to a 12-fold monthly increase, bu...
Dick’s, LiveRamp, and Adobe Are Building Retail Media’s Creative Future
A new partnership among Dick’s Sporting Goods, LiveRamp, and Adobe aims to let brands blend first-party data with dynami...
Urban India's Weekend Spending Hits New Highs, 61% of Weekly Expenditure Now in Two Days
A new report reveals that urban Indian households are concentrating over 60% of their weekly spending on weekends, drive...
Russia’s cross-border electronics orders jump 28%, fuelled by marketplace shift and stronger ruble
CDEK.Shopping data shows a sharp rise in volume and order count as platforms like Ozon Global and Wildberries Global mak...
From 'Hippie Food' to a $3.6 Billion Global Business: Tofu's Mainstream Takeover
Once dismissed as bland health food, tofu is now a retail powerhouse driven by cost-conscious consumers and culinary cre...
Tamil Nadu Cracks Down on Liquor Overpricing with Three-Strike Rule
TASMAC staff face suspension, fines, and eventual dismissal for charging above MRP, a move prompted by Madras High Court...
Sainsbury’s Locks In British Salad Supply with 10-Year Grower Deals to Sidestep Import Droughts
The UK’s second-largest supermarket is shifting tomato, cucumber and pepper sourcing to domestic glasshouses, aiming for...
New Jersey Bans Grocery 'Surveillance Pricing', Joining Growing State Crackdown
The Fair Price Protection Act outlaws personalised grocery prices built from online and in-store data, from cameras to b...
Albertsons Reshuffles Divisions, Centralizes Buying After Sales Miss and Guidance Cut
The grocer is consolidating 11 divisions into four regions and centralizing center-store merchandising, betting national...
REI Shutters Soho Flagship After 15 Years, Leaving Manhattan Without Its Specialty Outdoor Hub
The outdoor co-op closed its doors on July 23, 2026, ending nearly 15 years on East Houston Street. Inventory was routed...
Metro to close Paragon, Causeway Point stores as it shifts to curated retail formats
Metro Holdings will close its two remaining department stores when leases expire, pivoting to boutique, pop-up and curat...
How Shopify's Free Store Migration App Helps Retailers Switch Platforms Without Losing Data—or Revenue
Shopify's free Store Migration app lets merchants move product and customer data from Square, WooCommerce, Amazon, and o...