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Santé raises $15M for AI sales agents for liquor stores

Liquor store POS and payments platform Santé raised $15M to build AI sales agents.

Grocers matching store prices on Instacart grew 10 points faster, Instacart says

Instacart says grocers that match store prices on its marketplace grew faster and kept customers better than those charging a markup.

Suja CEO: Produce placement beats center-store noise

Walk the floor at Expo West and the better-for-you beverage category looks like a sea of near-identical bottles. Every brand claims low sugar, functional ingredients, and clean labels. The question for anyone selling in that space is not whether the product is good, but whether a shopper will ever f

Club stores drove nearly half of the growth in $330B U.S. store-brand sales

Circana puts U.S. private label at $330B and 24% of units, with club stores driving nearly half of private brand growth and the pace set to ease through 2026.

Retail Refined with Woof Gang Bakery CEO Ricardo Azevedo

Woof Gang CEO Ricardo Azevedo balances scale with local community presence through franchise operations, targeting 450 North American locations by 2027.

Walmart’s e-commerce is past 23% of U.S. sales, and stores are being reworked into the fulfillment layer

Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce sales grew 24% in Q2 and now exceed 23% of the segment’s mix. The operational story is how stores are being engineered to carry that l

Wayfair's Q2 U.S. growth hits a post-pandemic high as AI and Perigold carry the momentum

Wayfair posted its strongest U.S. growth since the pandemic in Q2 2026, crediting AI tooling and its luxury brand Perigold, while broad e-commerce tailwinds pu

Bed Bath & Beyond's rebrand to Neighborhood Intelligence signals a new playbook for distressed retail recovery

Bed Bath & Beyond grew revenue in Q2 FY26 and announced a rebrand to Neighborhood Intelligence, betting on data and local relevance to compete in a market where

Spencer Spirit Holdings acquires Hot Topic in a $350 million deal that reshapes alternative retail

Spencer Spirit Holdings is buying Hot Topic in an estimated $350M deal, consolidating two of alternative retail's biggest mall brands under one roof.

Marketplaces are growing twice as fast as traditional online shops, and every major platform just made a move

Marketplaces outpace standalone shops 2-to-1. eBay buys Depop, TikTok tests Prime-style subscriptions, and DoorDash wins FAA drone approval.

Conversational commerce, retail media, and a 0.2% June sales print are rewriting the enterprise retail playbook

Three converging forces, AI chat shopping, booming retail media, and a soft June sales number, are forcing enterprise retail operators to act now.

Sizzle Clip - Victoria's Secret

For a brand as globally recognized as Victoria's Secret, the challenge is not getting noticed. It is staying meaningful.

Amazon Business hits $60B and Instacart bets on computer vision as B2B ecommerce enters its next infrastructure cycle

Two major moves announced the same day signal that enterprise ecommerce infrastructure is being rebuilt from the shelf up.

Global e-commerce market on track to nearly triple by 2035, with real operational stakes for B2B sellers

The global e-commerce market is projected to reach $19.83T by 2035, driven by mobile penetration, AI personalization, and D2C platform growth.

How omnichannel 3PLs are closing the retail compliance gap for growing brands

Brands managing DTC, wholesale, and marketplace channels from separate inventory pools face OTIF penalties and rising fulfillment costs. Here's what the shift l

Marketplace dominance and mobile growth are reshaping enterprise e-commerce strategy

Nearly half of brands now name marketplaces as their top channel, and mobile commerce continues to expand its share of online spending.

US e-commerce market projected to hit $2.28 trillion by 2031 as mobile and fulfillment reshape supply chains

A new market forecast pegs US e-commerce at $2.28T by 2031, with mobile shopping, digital payments, and rapid fulfillment driving the build-out.

B2B ecommerce pulse: AI agents, marketplace expansion, and digital investment drive mid-2026 momentum

From Kawasaki Engines' 500% AOV jump to a $20.4T global market, B2B ecommerce is accelerating fast in mid-2026.

Toshiba Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Point-of-Sale Software in Grocery and Food Store Retail 2026 Vendor Assessment

The report highlights several ELERA® strengths, among them industry-leading native AI/CV loss prevention and open self-enablement architecture validated at the largest scale

A Gen Alpha Take on Experiential Retail: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Missing

Gen Alpha is no longer a future consumer segment—they are already shaping how retail and entertainment experiences are designed today. Research from MG2 shows that a whopping 70% of Gen Alpha influence what adults in their lives purchase, reshaping brand decisions faster than many companies are prepared for. As experiential retail continues to evolve—with…

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Promotes Eugene Shvartsman to Chief Revenue Officer to Accelerate Global Growth

Longtime leader to expand revenue strategy, deepen industry relationships, and build on continued business momentum

Building Beauty for Real Women: Why Brands Must Focus on Longevity, Not Hype

Walk into any beauty aisle—or scroll through your feed for five minutes—and it’s clear the industry is obsessed with what’s new. New formulas, new trends, new “rules.” But for many women, especially those who’ve been using makeup for decades, the question isn’t what’s new—it’s what actually works. And increasingly, the answer isn’t coming from the…

Get Vertical! Going from Idea to the Top 1% in Less Than 3 Years

Independent retail is operating in one of the most competitive environments in decades. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, roughly 20% of new businesses fail within their first year, and a whopping 50% don’t make it to year five. At the same time, consumers are increasingly choosing brands that offer community, authenticity,…

Inside GameStop’s Meteoric Stock Surge: A Former Executive Reflects on Power, Pivots, and the Price of Winning

The meme-stock era may feel like old news, but its aftershocks are still reshaping how leaders think about transformation, risk, and reward. In the wake of unprecedented short squeezes, shuttered storefronts, and sudden wealth creation, executives across retail and tech are still asking what actually happened—and why. Few episodes crystallize those questions better than…

How Luxury Resale Became Big Business: Inside Fashionphile’s Playbook

Luxury retail is in the midst of a reinvention. Circular fashion has moved from trend to transformation, reshaping how consumers perceive value, ownership, and access. According to the 2025 BCG × Vestiaire Collective Resale Report, the secondhand fashion and luxury market now totals $210 to $220 billion globally and is projected to reach $320…

Building Loyalty Through Generational Evolutions: Inside the Mind of American Eagle CMO Craig Brommers

As Gen Z cements its role as the cultural vanguard and Gen Alpha begins to assert its voice, brands face mounting pressure to not only keep pace but to actively shape youth identity. With social commerce booming and physical retail undergoing reinvention, staying relevant means delivering experiences as dynamic as the customers themselves. One…

A Look into Anthropologie’s AnthroMagic: The ‘What, So What, Now What’ Approach with CMO Elizabeth Preis

The luxury retailer's framework for blending analytical rigor with creative storytelling reveals how brands can sustain emotional connection amid rapid retail t

A DisruptED Series of Conversations with Marketing Thought Leader Ivonne Kinser, Author of THINK (Ep. 2)

Brands seeking genuine attention must rethink creativity in an age of messaging overload and audience fatigue

True Religion Sets the Bar for Legacy Brands Seeking Cultural Relevance and Authentic Connections

The majority of consumers demand authenticity, and one denim icon is proving heritage brands can thrive by staying culturally connected while evolving their app

Sports Retailing with Matt Powell

A sports retail expert examines how brands are rethinking their go-to-market strategies in an increasingly competitive marketplace