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How Retailers Are Closing The Gap Between Efficiency And Experience
Mark Ruston is Capgemini Group's Global Retail Lead and author of The AI-powered store associate. For decades, retailers made deliberate trade-offs between operational efficiency and customer experience. Luxury brands emphasized service and…
The Last 10 Feet: Where Most Retail Technology Still Fails
Brett Beveridge is the Founder and CEO of T-ROC Global. I have spent more than 30 years in and around retail. One uncomfortable lesson I have learned is that the hardest part of retail technology is rarely building it. It is getting it to work in…
Retailer Revolve announces partnership with Donatella Versace
Fashion and lifestyle retailer Revolve announced a partnership with Donatella Versace. The company said Versace will serve as the new venture's chief creative officer and that the joint venture aims to appeal to younger consumers. Dia Dipasupil |…
Auto Parts Retailers Can Turn the Corner
Stocks appear set to start the week on a strong footing and oil futures are lower for the fourth day in a row. Hope is rising for diplomatic progress on the Middle East as world leaders convene for the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Chinese…
This Luxury Retail CEO Is Staging a Comeback by Asking Customers to Complain More
Net-a-Porter CEO Heather Kaminetsky has been leading the luxury retailer since April 2025. Over the span of over a year, Kaminetsky has been asking Net-a-Porter's customers for feedback — and they have been more than happy to provide it.
A Wave of New Regulations Is Reshaping Retail. The Businesses That Prepare Now Will Have an Advantage.
New rules on customs, AI disclosure, packaging, deforestation and privacy look unrelated on the surface, but all demand the same thing: proof of what you know about your own prices, products and machines. Companies should show total prices upfront…
Style Edit: Zegna brings an Alpine-inspired retail vision to Hong Kong
For a house built on top-notch textiles, Zegna has long understood that luxury is as much about atmosphere as it is about a beautifully cut jacket. The brand's new Hong Kong boutique – or negozio, Italian for “store” –…
Direct-to-Consumer Brands Rebuild Their Playbooks Around Retailers
After years of trying to grow an audience on their own, direct-to-consumer brands have a new strategy: Get into retailers. Hallpass, a new low-sugar candy brand backed by David Protein owner Medici Brands, launched nationwide at Walmart last month.
Don't ignore these retail TV red flags
A disclaimer right up front: the points I'm going to cover don't automatically doom a smart TV. Even if a TV is cheaply made, it might still beat the longevity odds, or at least survive long enough that you'll be ready to upgrade by then. The odds…
This Week in Retail: Groceryship and Costco earnings
Groceryshop hits Las Vegas this week, and Retail Brew is dropping in to track all the biggest trends at grocers. The big themes on the agenda this year include the AI-powered shopping experience, unified commerce and omnichannel marketing…
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DCODE 2.0: Retail media, Q-comm, and AI drive India's digital ad shift
Digital media now accounts for 60% of India's advertising market, with retail media, quick commerce, connected TV and AI emerging as key drivers of the next phase of growth, as consumers increasingly move across platforms during a single purchase…
Retail Me Not
September is here, routines are back, and the next few months are already starting to fill up. Retailmenot's retail insights expert, Stephanie Carls, is here with a look at where the savings…
ASIC sues ex-Super Retail chief executive Anthony Heraghty
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is suing former Super Retail chief executive Anthony Heraghty, alleging he breached his directors' duties and lied to the board and the market about his relationship with another senior executive…
Corporate cop sues former Super Retail boss, alleging he misled the market
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said it has commenced civil penalty proceedings against former Super Retail Group boss Anthony Heraghty, alleging he breached his directors' duties and provided misleading information to…
Coinbase Brings IPO Shares to US Retail Traders, With Oura Up First
Coinbase is making a bigger play for retail investors by adding IPO share allocations to its expanding lineup of traditional investments. The crypto exchange will open the service to eligible U.S. customers this week with smart-ring maker Oura's…
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