Category: Retail News
Kroger to Acquire Giant Eagle in $1.65B Deal
Kroger announced Wednesday it will acquire regional supermarket chain Giant Eagle in a $1.65 billion deal, marking the grocery giant’s first major acq [...]
How AI is Creating a Polarization of Values for Today’s Consumers — and What Retailers Need to Know
As consumers increasingly turn to artificial intelligence agents for routine shopping decisions, many retailers fear AI could spark a ruthless race to [...]
America is Quietly Losing its Midsized Brands
When people talk about the future of American consumer brands, the conversation usually swings between two poles. On one end are the giants: the multi [...]
The Hidden Legal Risks of AI-Generated Advertising for Retailers
Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how advertising gets made. What once required days of model shoots, full video crews, and large [...]
Intelligent Personalization in Retail
Personalization in retail has scaled a higher altitude in 2026. Consumers expect brands to not only recognize and remember them as unique individuals [...]
Architecture Beats Features: Why Retailers Are Rebuilding From the Foundation Up
For years, retail technology decisions were driven by features. Which platform has the best promotion engine? Which WMS has the most carrier integrati [...]
Saks Global Emerges From Chapter 11 as Exemplar Luxury Group
Saks Global has completed its Chapter 11 restructuring and re-emerged under the name Exemplar Luxury Group (ELG), cutting its total debt by close to 7 [...]
New Research Reveals What Retail Workers Want From Health Benefits
Retail workers want more from their health benefits than traditional plans provide. The industry’s notoriously high turnover rates are one indication [...]
AI is Taking Personalization to the Next Level in E-Commerce
Remember Jarvis from “Iron Man”? Before generative artificial intelligence became part of everyday conversation, Tony Stark had something most of us c [...]
$796B in Retail Loss, and Most Companies Still Can’t See it in One Place
Appriss Retail recently brought together a group of 10 senior retail executives for a closed-door discussion on total retail loss. These were VP-level [...]