Category: Retail News
Retail Media Has Reached its Accountability Moment
After years of rapid growth, new networks launching monthly, and brands eagerly shifting budgets closer to the point of sale, the conversation around [...]
Proximity is Retail’s Next Growth Lever
Retailers have spent the past several years optimizing for efficiency. Lower acquisition costs, clearer attribution, tighter dashboards. Digital chann [...]
Why ‘Keep It’ Returns Should Be Illegal
Returns fraud is accelerating, and “keep it” policies are making it worse. Frankly, they should be illegal. On paper, telling a customer to keep a low [...]
Unified Commerce Powers Future Retail Success
How retailers can provide a best-in-class customer experience via a unified commerce model -- and what that means for the bottom line [...]
Wayfair’s CMO Talks AI Strategy and Store Expansion
At Shoptalk in Las Vegas last month, Total Retail Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan spoke with Paul Toms, chief marketing officer at Wayfair, one of the worl [...]
Bed Bath & Beyond to Acquire The Container Store for $150M
Bed Bath & Beyond has entered into a definitive merger agreement to buy The Container Store in a transaction valued at $150 million. In a regulato [...]
3 TV Advertising Myths DTC Brands Should Ignore
As customer acquisition costs climb and digital channels become increasingly saturated, many direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are hitting a growth ceil [...]
5 Email Myths That Are Quietly Damaging Your Brand’s Reputation
Retailers are currently operating in a golden age of autonomous commerce, where artificial intelligence-driven personalization and seamless customer j [...]
Reddit’s Commerce Moment: What Happens When Authenticity Meets Intent?
For years, retailers have understood something simple but powerful: consumers rarely begin their purchase journey on retailer websites. They start wit [...]
From Viral Trend to Legal Risk: Navigating the Dupe Economy
In today’s retail market, the hottest item isn’t always the original product. Increasingly, it’s the dupe. Across social media, influencers regularly [...]