The Weekly Closeout: Vera Bradley sells Pura Vida and Edible Brands enters the hemp industry

Vera Bradley will offload the bracelet brand two years after taking full ownership, and the Edible Arrangements company expands its horizons.

By Retail Dive Staff • March 21, 2025

US shoppers averaged $700 on TikTok Shop in the last year

Gen Z in particular uses the app’s shopping feature the most and increasingly trusts influencers, according to a report by Partner Centric of American consumers under 60.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 20, 2025

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How artificial intelligence is shaping retail

More retailers are leaning on AI as a tool, tapping into the tech to improve customer service and support supply chain functions.

By Retail Dive staff

Walmart creates a generative AI tool for merchants dubbed ‘Wally’

The tool is intended to help merchants complete time-consuming tasks like data entry and analysis.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 20, 2025

Klarna to displace Affirm as Walmart BNPL provider

The Swedish buy now, pay later business partnered with a Walmart-backed fintech to offer loans at the retail giant via a digital payments app.

By Patrick Cooley • March 19, 2025

Retailers deploy AI in pursuit of CX gains, loss prevention

Despite adoption plans, companies are grappling with system integration issues, a lack of training resources and frayed customer trust, according to Everseen.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 19, 2025

Next-generation edge cloud: Transforming retail IT infrastructure for agility and profitability

Next-generation edge cloud technology enables retailers to consolidate fragmented systems, reduce latency, and streamline operations.

March 17, 2025

Digital payments to exceed $33.5 trillion by 2030

Consumers are predicted to rely less on debit and credit cards and turn more to mobile wallets in the coming years, a Worldpay report predicts.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 14, 2025

Google Shopping gets smarter with a suite of AI tools

Customers can now virtually try on multiple makeup products at once based on beauty trends and draw inspiration from generated AI images.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 13, 2025

Target leans on generative AI and social media to capture trends

The retailer wants to be a discovery destination by amplifying social media trends to help curate products.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 13, 2025

Dick’s plots ‘significant investments’ in stores, digital as winning streak continues

Technology and marketing will see more capital as the sporting goods retailer looks to take more share in e-commerce and grow its footwear business.

By Cara Salpini • March 11, 2025

Academy Sports and Outdoors names former At Home exec CIO

Sumit Anand also previously worked as the senior vice president of business and technology transformation at Signet Jewelers.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 11, 2025

Lowe’s, Home Depot bring advice online with AI-powered tools

Both of the home improvement retailers released tools that seek to offer shoppers the level of guidance they would receive in-store while browsing online.

By Bryan Wassel • March 10, 2025

Wayfair lays off 340 tech employees

The company also plans to close its Technology Development Center in Austin, Texas.

By Caroline Jansen • March 7, 2025

Retailers are pushing payment modernization as customers ask for more

A KPMG survey found that a majority of retailers plan to keep updating their payment programs to keep up with consumer tech demands.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 6, 2025

Luxury shoppers embrace AI, but remain wary of sharing personal information

Two-thirds of luxury fashion customers use AI when they browse online but are cautious about the details they provide, according to a Saks Global survey.

By Bryan Wassel • March 6, 2025

David’s Bridal wants to be a retail, AI and media powerhouse. And named a new CEO to lead the way

Kelly Cook is now chief executive as the bridal retailer evolves into an asset-light company and enters its “Aisle to Algorithm” era. 

By Kaarin Moore • March 6, 2025

How Walmart Connect is growing the ‘connective tissue’ of retail media

The launch of its Display Advertising API gives brands more opportunities to bridge the gap between offsite and paid search ads to drive performance.

By Chris Kelly • March 6, 2025

Stitch Fix adds Affirm’s buy now, pay later services at checkout

The option will give customers “flexibility and control” over their purchases, as the company continues to bolster services. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 4, 2025

Amazon upgrades Alexa+ with generative AI

The e-commerce giant revamped its personal assistant tool to make it smarter, more conversational and nimble. 

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • Feb. 27, 2025

How Ikea approaches AI governance

A responsible AI policy and multidisciplinary team built the foundation of the company's compliance with the EU AI Act.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Feb. 27, 2025

Generative AI and social media dominate purchase decisions

Consumers are turning to social media as a primary source when shopping, Capgemini found. Now, they want generative AI to aggregate those results.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • Feb. 27, 2025

Walmart expands same-day delivery reach

Tech advancements are also helping the retailer bring store-fulfilled orders to more customers.

By Max Garland • Feb. 25, 2025

The 2025 retail playbook: how to create a winning ecommerce strategy

Enhance eCommerce strategies: streamline checkout, handle returns and maintain compliance.

Feb. 24, 2025

Amazon tests search feature that shows products it doesn’t sell

Currently in beta, the expanded search function will send shoppers to a brand’s website if the product they want isn’t sold on Amazon.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • Feb. 20, 2025

Etsy refines search experience for ‘people that don’t speak merch’

The company expects improved search and personalization to pay off with improved performance in the latter half of 2025.

By Bryan Wassel • Feb. 20, 2025