Retail
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141 articles
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...
Germany’s Whisky Industry Is Winning Medals. The World Hasn’t Noticed—Yet.
German single malts picked up top prizes in 2025 and 2026, but the country’s centuries of brewing and distilling know-ho...
Wildberries Logistics Centres Destroyed by Drones: Sellers Face $1bn Loss with No Insurance Safety Net
The 18 July drone attacks on RWB's Elektrostal and Kotovsk warehouses wiped out 7% of its logistics capacity and an esti...
Retail Brands Like Gap and Coach Cash In on Gen Z’s ‘Borrowed Nostalgia’ for the Y2K Era
New research shows Gen Z’s ‘borrowed nostalgia’ for the 1990s and early 2000s is driving double-digit sales growth at ic...
Bernstein Data Shows K-Shaped Consumer: Low-Income Shoppers Feel the Squeeze at US Retailers
A new analysis of US retail foot traffic by Bernstein reveals a deepening split: low-income consumers are visiting dolla...
Instagram and TikTok Overtake Google for Gen Z Product Searches
More than half of Generation Z now turn to Instagram and TikTok first when searching for products and services, upending...
EU Ban on Destroying Unsold Clothing Takes Effect — But the Fast-Fashion Loophole Remains
Large companies can no longer discard unsold apparel. The rule will boost discount and secondhand channels, but critics ...
RCS or SMS? A Jobs-to-be-Done Framework for Ecommerce Messaging
59% of businesses plan to deploy RCS, but its value depends on helping shoppers complete tasks, not just its visual appe...
NRF’s Committee Network: Unlocking Competitive Intelligence and Policy Influence for Retailers
The National Retail Federation’s exclusive councils offer retail executives strategic forums for benchmarking, advocacy,...