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5 store concepts that launched in 2026
From Target’s revamped beauty space to Michaels’ new experiential store format, retailers have been busy this year refreshing their physical footprints.
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Sponsored by MILKSCAPE™Dairy milk’s demand remains strong across retail
Capture more trips and unlock incremental growth by making Dairy Milk an intentional part of the basket.
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Wayfair ups investment in sports for values-focused brand platform
The retailer is amplifying its latest effort by increasing advertising investment across the networks airing football games to five times its previous spend.
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David’s Bridal wants to make it easy for vendors to engage with couples
The retailer’s AI-powered platform, Pearl Connect, gives vendors leads based on couples who are actively planning their weddings.
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ColumnThe Weekly Closeout: What will happen to Michael Kors and J. Crew celebrates its Barn Jacket
Also, Sweaty Betty owner Wolverine World Wide eliminated the active group president role last week.
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Consumers aren’t just buying gifts this holiday season. They’re stocking up on essentials.
Total online spend in the U.S. will top $275 billion, according to Adobe, but many will use seasonal deals to stockpile necessities.
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The Backroom: A status check on Target’s turnaround
Since naming Michael Fiddelke CEO, the retailer has made headway on its recovery with sales and traffic growth despite the bumps along the way.
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Walmart consolidates merchant teams with focus on style
Nearly 20 years after embarking on its ill-fated, fashion-oriented “Project Impact,” the retail giant is merging its fashion, home and beauty businesses.
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Target is opening a store in the Hamptons. It’s not red.
The retailer’s signature color is not part of the external facade of the building at its new location in Bridgehampton, New York.
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3 tips from Chewy’s COO on gaining a last-mile delivery edge
Personalization and close carrier collaboration can help shippers win in a space where Amazon and Walmart loom large.
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Neighborhood Intelligence reworks Fathom deal
The company formerly known as Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. intends to leverage "substantially all” of its digital assets, including tZero, Medici-related assets and investments in GrainChain.
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TJX CEO: Distribution model will help weather El Niño
The off-price retailer’s supply chain strategy allows it to hold inventory instead of going straight to stores.
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Staples’ chief marketer on introducing a hard button amid bigger B2B push
A full-funnel campaign focuses on a dark alter ego for the easy button that leads to workplace conundrums like misprinted store signs.
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Stitch Fix keeps sales expectations in check as it loses active clients
The apparel-box retailer is gaining market share, but the tough consumer backdrop took a toll at the end of its fiscal year, executives said Wednesday.
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Lowe’s debuts drone delivery pilot with Wing, DoorDash
The initial rollout at a North Carolina store involves over 100 SKUs and could later expand to other locations.
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ColumnThe Weekly Closeout: Bed Bath & Beyond parent plots a credit union and Express goes back to the ’90s
Neighborhood Intelligence hopes to simplify home ownership with the move. Meanwhile, the apparel retailer is tapping into nostalgia.
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Halloween spending expected to reach $13.5B
Shoppers are approaching the holiday “with affordability in mind,” and looking for ways to maximize value, according to a new report.
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Target’s new campaign puts design legacy at center of marketing
The effort will extend to creator partnerships and experiential activations and arrives as the retailer’s turnaround efforts begin to show results.
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Deep DiveHow the retail crime bill could bolster ICE
Concerns are mounting that organized retail crime-fighting legislation, which passed the U.S. House and is now before the Senate, could drag retailers into mass deportations that have little to do with theft.
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Tapestry to sell via Google’s Gemini app, AI Mode
Coach and Kate Spade items are now available for purchase in Google’s AI shopping ecosystem.
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More lower-income households feel financially vulnerable
With pandemic-era support gone and inflation taking a toll, many consumers can't pay their bills and feel bleak about the future, according to research from The Financial Health Network and the University of Southern California.
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August retail sales jump 6.7% as big retailers take market share
Online sales grew over 10% year over year, and analysts say major players are attracting price-conscious shoppers away from smaller competitors.
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Retailers tamp down shadow AI but struggle to oversee agentic sprawl
The use of AI agents is soaring in the retail sector, but visibility remains a major challenge, with regulated data at risk.
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At Home gives its customers a voice in its loyalty program evolution
The retailer leveraged customer research, focus groups and behavioral testing to create the new program.
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Why SoHo is still a retail favorite
The New York neighborhood is seeing record low retail rental availability rates while some of the city’s other shopping corridors struggle.
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Consumers trust AI to advise, but don’t consent to it purchasing for them
Consumers are turning to AI to find deals, but won’t allow it to delegate purchase decisions, an ACI Worldwide survey found.
