Author: Cyrus Pari
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Retailers’ Tax Season Guide: Navigating IRS Uncertainty While Driving Sales
Retailers meticulously plan for the holiday shopping season, curating inventory, running targeted promotions, and preparing for increased customer dem [...]
3 Fraud Prevention Strategies for Retailers to Consider
Over the next four years, global card transactions are expected to reach more than 1 trillion. That’s a whopping 43 percent increase from 2024, which [...]
U.S. House Privacy Working Group’s RFI Driving Stakeholder Responses to Inform its Crafting of New Federal Privacy and Data Security Legislation
On Feb. 12, Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), the new chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, together with his vice chairman, Rep. John [...]
Amazon’s new ‘Buy for Me’ feature helps customers find and buy products from other brands’ sites
New beta feature allows customers to use their Amazon Shopping app to complete purchases from other brand retailer websites if Amazon doesn’t sell the [...]
City Beach Australia’s Head of Marketing and Content on its US Expansion Strategy
While attending Shoptalk 2025 in Las Vegas from March 25-27, Total Retail’s Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan had the opportunity to speak with Talia Bianchi [...]
Online Resale Marketplace GoodwillFinds Shutters
GoodwillFinds, Goodwill’s online resale marketplace, announced it stopped taking new orders and was shuttering on March 28, according to its website. [...]
2025: The Year the AI Hype Drives Measurable, High Returns in Retail
2024 was the ultimate retail rollercoaster — and not the fun kind you find at a theme park. With rising and falling inflation, jobless claims and cons [...]
Introducing Amazon Haul—a broad selection of products $20 or less, with most under $10
U.S. beta launches in the Amazon Shopping app, featuring fashion, home, lifestyle, electronics, and other products, all backed by Amazon’s A-to-z Guar [...]
The Future of Heritage Brands: Embracing GenAI for Authentic Digital Connections
Heritage brands have built incredible brand equity and customer loyalty over decades, if not centuries. These brands are more than just products; they [...]
AI in Hiring: Strengthening Retention and Replacing Bias
The retail industry is notorious for having one of the highest turnover rates. Worryingly, retail hiring is facing an all-time low: last year, compani [...]