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AI Helps Retailers Get Clicks, But Humans Win Customers
AI Helps Retailers Get Clicks, But Humans Win Customers It was only a year ago that a panicky retail industry was scrambling to retool for the AI revolution while harboring doubts about such staggering investments ever paying off. Yes, it was…
Retailers Must Separate ESLs From Surveillance Pricing As Federal Pressure Mounts
ALBANY, NY - MARCH 16: Consumer advocates with AARP join New York Attorney General Letitia James at a news conference on the state efforts to curtail surveillance pricing retail tactics on Monday, March 16, 2026, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y.
Couple sentenced for retail theft in wearing 19 unpaid shirts
Natali Herrera Cardona (left) an dLuis Daniel Escalante, Courtesy of the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department WILKES-BARRE — A couple from Trenton, N.J., accused of stealing belts and clothing by wearing 19 unpaid shirts from Kohl's…
Industrial Retailer Settles Ex-Workers' 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday agreed to stay a proposed class action against industrial retailer W.W. Grainger from ex-workers who alleged the company misspent forfeitures from an employee 401(k) plan,... To view the full article, register…
Target Hires First Chief AI Officer in Retail's Latest Tech Push
Target said it is putting more resources into its artificial intelligence and user experience capabilities, the latest move by a major retailer to integrate more AI. The retailer said Tuesday it would bring on two executives to focus specifically…
Grocery and drugstore retailer Metro reports Q3 profit down from year ago
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Swiss Retail Sector Grows in the First Half of the Year
Fitness products were in high demand in the Swiss retail sector during the first half of the year. (File photo) Swiss retail sales increased in the first half of 2026. Sales rose by 2.6 percent in nominal terms compared with the previous year…
Target appoints its first chief AI officer as big retailers bet on AI
Target announced its first ever chief artificial intelligence officer on Tuesday as retailers race to take advantage of the AI boom. The company named Chandhu Nair to the role. He comes to Target from home improvement retailer Lowe's, where he was…
Discount retailer Aldi reveals plans for new North East Lincolnshire store
Popular discount retailer Aldi has announced plans to open a new store in North East Lincolnshire – and it has a very specific location in mind. The German supermarket chain famed for its middle aisle specials already has more than 1,000…
Retail investors are returning to UK markets
For decades, British retail investors have snubbed their home market. But in 2026 things are changing, writes Rupert Hargreaves At the end of 2024, domestic investors owned just 11.6 per cent of UK equities while international investors owned a…
AI image tools: a game changer for creativity and retail's multi-billion-dollar abuse problem
AI is being pushed as a friend: your new sidekick that tackles the legwork you don't have time for anymore. Great! But what happens when you realize that this sidekick that helps is also scaling new ways that can directly hurt your business? AI is…
Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo's Wife Georgina Rodriguez? The Retail Worker Who Became Global Icon
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez are husband and wife. They married on Tuesday in a civil ceremony described by the public relations team that represents the Portuguese soccer star as 'a private and intimate moment attended by their five…
Proposed 25% tariff on brass instruments raises concerns for music retailers, students
Updated: 7:07 AM CDT Aug 12, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Proposed tariff on brass instruments raises concerns for music retailers, students Updated: 7:07 AM CDT Aug 12, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ ANKENY, Iowa — A…
Europe bans retailers from destroying unsold stock. What can Australia learn?
Burn it, slash it, bury it – this is what clothing brands have been doing for years with their unsold stock. But in the European Union, this is now changing. New rules banning the destruction of unsold garments have come into force. These…
SpaceX's Fleecing of Retail Investors Worsens in 9 Days, With a 2nd Insider Share Unlock Event Triggering
Arguably, no event has been more talked about on Wall Street in 2026 than Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) (SPCX -3.93%) shattering the stock market's record books. The $85.7 billion raised from its initial public offering (IPO)…
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