Category: Retail News
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 [...]
How OLLY is Staying Visible in AI-Driven Search
Joe Keenan interviews experts from OLLY and Contentsquare on the rise of AI-driven search. [...]
AI and Other Things Retailers Cared About at Shoptalk
Shoptalk 2026 had little choice when creating the theme for this year’s show: “Retail in the Age of AI.” But what artificial intelligence actually mea [...]
After Months of Declines, Retail Sales Rose in February
The Commerce Department’s latest U.S. retail sales report — delayed because of last year’s government shutdown — shows that Americans spent more than [...]
Retail M&A is Doing Fewer Deals, With Bigger Checks
While dealmakers aren’t stepping back from consumer mergers and acquisitions (M&A), they are getting more selective. New data from KPMG shows deal [...]
Retail Growth is Going Local. Media Plans Haven’t Caught Up
In December 2025, same-store sales for independent retailers grew 4.5 percent year-over-year, while total U.S. retail sales grew 2.4 percent over the [...]
From SEO to GEO: What Retail Marketing Teams Need to Do Now
The search bar isn’t dead, but it’s no longer running the show. For years, retail marketing teams optimized content for search engines that crawled te [...]