Category: Retail News
BYLT CMO Davide Mattucci on its Move From DTC to Storefront
Brands like BYLT Basics that grew up entirely on paid social and site conversion are reaching a new stage of growth. In this interview, recorded at To [...]
Pool Supplies Retailer Leslie’s Files for Bankruptcy, Closing 76 Stores
Pool supply and service retailer Leslie’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement with a group [...]
Why Response Time is Retail’s New Competitive Moat
Every retailer is hearing the same message right now: use artificial intelligence to create more personalized experiences. Produce more content. Launc [...]
When Every Retailer Has AI, What Actually Creates an Advantage?
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming standard equipment for marketers. Retailers are using it to create campaigns, optimize media, personalize [...]
When Bad Actors Look Legit, Retailers Need More Than AI
Retailers engaged in online commerce with third-party sellers are generally well equipped to catch clear violations, such as a prohibited product, a k [...]
Peak Season Doesn’t Break Your Operations. It Reveals the Gaps
Every brand has a peak season story it doesn’t tell publicly. The viral SKU that kept selling for six hours after inventory hit zero. The returns that [...]
Adobe: US Holiday Online Sales to Grow 6.7%
U.S. online sales are forecasted to grow 6.7 percent this holiday season, nearly the same pace as last year, as promotions attract deal-seeking shop [...]
From Global Campaign to Local Store: How AI is Closing Retail’s Merchandising Execution Gap
Retailers are facing myriad broad-based challenges in today’s economic environment: high labor costs, supply chain disruptions, slow growth and cost-c [...]
Build-A-Bear Workshop’s CEO on Balancing Tradition With Reinvention
In this episode of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Chris Hurt, president and CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, a beloved multige [...]
The Automated Dispatcher vs. The Empowered Planner: Why Agentic AI is the New ‘Best Buddy’ for Retail Leaders
Retail leaders aren’t short on enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, but they are short on certainty about how to use it. A recent poll of supply ch [...]