Category: Retail News
Winning the Human Behind the Algorithm: The New Loyalty Playbook for the AI Era
As consumers increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for shopping guidance, many people assumed that AI chatbots could more or less totally repla [...]
eBay Rejects GameStop’s $56 Billion Takeover Bid
eBay on Tuesday rejected GameStop’s $56 billion takeover proposal, calling the unsolicited bid “neither credible nor attractive,” reports CNBC. GameSt [...]
Signs Your Retail Catalog Workflow Won’t Scale Without More Manual Work
At some point in business growth, a retail catalog becomes too large to manage the same way. More products enter the system, supplier input becomes un [...]
How Small Businesses Can Avoid ‘AI Homogenization’ Without Abandoning Automation
A small business’s greatest competitive edge is its personal touch. Its connection with customers and unique brand story is one that big-box retailers [...]
Protect Omnichannel Margins With These 4 Fulfillment Automation Strategies
In today’s complex omnichannel retail environment, margin pressures are no longer a temporary headwind but a structured reality that isn’t going away. [...]
Value is Now the Default: How Retailers Should Rethink Assortment, Pricing and the Shelf
Brand used to guide choice. Increasingly, price is becoming the dominant decision influencer. Zappi’s 2026 CPG Mega-Trends report shows brand-name-onl [...]
Nike Sued by Consumers for Not Refunding Tariff Costs
Nike was sued on Friday by consumers who accused the athletic apparel and footwear maker of not refunding tariff-related costs it passed on in the f [...]
How Naturepedic is Scaling Operations and Retail for Organic Growth
In episode 507 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Charlie Beer, chief operating officer at Naturepedic, the leading certifie [...]
The Hidden Cost of Automation: Managing Liability in the Age of AI
E-commerce is moving at a breakneck pace. To keep up, retailers are plugging in artificial intelligence tools and third-party platforms faster than ev [...]
Refining, Not Declining: There’s More to the ‘Store Closure’ Story
The opening months of 2026 have seen several well-known retailers, including Eddie Bauer, Macy’s, and Saks Fifth Avenue, announce plans to close porti [...]