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Strategies to Build A Stronger Direct Digital Gift Card Program
In this episode of Total Retail Tech Insights, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Sarah Kositzke, global insights director at Blackhawk Network (BH [...]
The Next Era of Fulfillment Won’t Be Won on Speed
U.S. retail sales rose for the fifth straight month in June 2026, according to the Census Bureau’s Advance Retail Sales Report, and with it comes a re [...]
1 in 4 Americans Regret Their BNPL Purchase: Retailers May Be Partly Responsible
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has a customer problem — and merchants play a bigger role than they may realize. According to The Motley Fool’s 2025 Buy Now, [...]
The Biggest Threat to Retail Profitability is Time
When financial targets are sound, assortments are mapped to local demand, and inventory is flowing through the right supply chain channels, a retail s [...]
Back-to-School Retail Success Starts in the Warehouse
When we think of back-to-school, we often picture backpacks, water bottles, pencils and notebooks. The reality is this season reaches into nearly ever [...]
Target Appoints Its First Chief AI Officer
Target on Tuesday announced it has appointed its first ever chief artificial intelligence officer in its latest bet to capitalize on the AI boom, repo [...]
How Overlapping Marketplace Promotions Are Raising the Stakes for E-Commerce Operations
The big summer sale season kicked off with a bang this year, with Amazon electing to move its annual summer promotion from July to June. This tactical [...]
Why Retail Supply Chain Leaders Still Can’t Scale Their Warehouse Technology
Today’s retail supply chain and warehouse leaders are seeing an all-too-familiar frustration right now. A retailer scales its business, adds distribut [...]
Retail Sales Extend Growth Streak for 10th Consecutive Month in July
Retail sales rose again in July, marking the 10th consecutive month of gains, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, [...]
Why the Future of Partner Marketing Looks More Like Portfolio Management
Online shopping behavior in 2026 is being reshaped in real time. Consumers are experiencing a fragmented, AI-driven landscape where discovery happens [...]