GameStop to close ‘significant number’ of stores, invest in bitcoin

The closures are on top of the company shuttering nearly 600 U.S. locations last year.

By Kaarin Moore • March 27, 2025

Williams-Sonoma turns to AI to curb headcount growth

Executives said the company is pursuing ways to drive additional savings with the technology during a recent earnings call. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 27, 2025

Explore the Trendline➔

Digital innovation and technology trends in retail

Generative AI and TikTok Shop have replaced the metaverse and NFTs as the hot topics of the day — here’s a look at how brands are using them.

By Retail Dive staff

J.C. Penney embraces social-first marketing with VaynerMedia hire

The department store chain will take advantage of services like a social influencer seeding offering intended to boost relevance.

By Peter Adams • March 26, 2025

Amazon building robotics fulfillment center in North Carolina

The facility will contain more than 3 million square feet of floor space and support the company’s efforts to cut costs and improve production.

By Philip Neuffer • March 26, 2025

Revlon appoints chief information and digital officer

The beauty company emerged from bankruptcy two years ago and is prioritizing innovation to lead growth.

By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 25, 2025

BuyBuy Baby to relaunch online in May

The announcement comes nearly two months after Beyond acquired the baby retailer, reuniting it with its former owner Bed Bath & Beyond.

By Caroline Jansen • March 25, 2025

Inside H&M’s digital relaunch and approach to multichannel experiences

Head of Digital Jenn Volk explains how the retailer reimagined digital to increase brand storytelling around moments like its Charli XCX collaboration.

By Chris Kelly • March 25, 2025

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

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