Retail
Target Faces Pushback From Investors on Management Tactics
Sunday 1st March - 7:04 pm
Target is reportedly facing criticism from a group of investors unhappy with its management’s decisions. That’s ...Off-Price Retailer TJX Accelerates Brick-and-Mortar Expansion Plan
Friday 27th February - 9:51 pm
The TJX Companies plans to add 146 net new stores during its fiscal year 2027, which ...Grocery Battle Shifts to Loyalty as Walmart Dominates and Amazon Expands Digital
Friday 27th February - 4:00 am
When it comes to the Amazon-Walmart competition, grocery has become a key battleground. Why? It’s ...The RealReal Expands AI Push as Luxury Buyers Spend More
Thursday 26th February - 9:18 pm
The RealReal’s latest earnings message is less about a single quarter’s sales tally and more ...UK Court Clears Way for 200,000 Sellers to Sue Amazon
Thursday 26th February - 11:08 am
A U.K. Court of Appeals ruled Thursday (Feb. 26) that two lawsuits alleging that Amazon ...AI Agents Start Shopping and Payments Firms Adapt
Thursday 26th February - 4:00 am
Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With FIS’ Mladen Vladic Innovation in payments has historically followed ...Online Retail Jumps 13% Year Over Year as Shoppers Hunt for Value
Thursday 26th February - 4:00 am
Financial stress is no longer just shaping what Americans buy. It is reshaping how they ...Lowe’s Deploys Digital Tools to Power Growing B2B Sales
Wednesday 25th February - 2:49 pm
Home improvement company Lowe’s saw growth in its Pro, online and Home Services businesses in ...Installment Payments Come to Luxury Retail as Wealthy Buyers Feel Price Pressures
Wednesday 25th February - 2:45 pm
About a hundred years ago, so the story goes, F. Scott Fitzgerald, chronicler of the ...Mercado Libre Says AI Investments Support 45% Revenue Surge
Tuesday 24th February - 10:02 pm
Mercado Libre’s application of artificial intelligence across its online commerce ecosystem added revenue and enhanced ...Keurig Dr Pepper Sales Surge 10% as Corporate Split Nears
Tuesday 24th February - 1:49 pm
Keurig Dr Pepper saw growth across its business segments in the fourth quarter as it advanced ...Home Depot’s B2B Business Nears 50% of Revenue Amid DIY Slowdown
Tuesday 24th February - 10:51 am
Home Depot is learning to grow even when housing does not. The retailer on Tuesday (Feb. ...Luxury Resale Market Tops $59 Billion Driven by Side Hustles
Tuesday 24th February - 9:19 am
The value of the luxury resale space reportedly grew to $59 billion last year. That’s according ...Nearly Half of Shoppers Used Mobile for Their Latest Retail Purchase
Tuesday 24th February - 4:00 am
The smartphone is no longer just a shopping tool. It has become the storefront. That was ...Walmart Debuts In-Store Data Insights Platform for Suppliers
Monday 23rd February - 1:17 pm
Walmart has introduced a new data insights platform for its retail suppliers. Scintilla In-Store is an ...Klarna Expands Share of Big-Ticket Furniture Market via Article
Monday 23rd February - 11:15 am
Modern furniture brand Article now offers Klarna’s flexible payment options at checkout in the United ...Saks Global Pledges $600 Million to Vendors After Court Win
Friday 20th February - 5:05 pm
Saks Global received court approval Friday (Feb. 20) for a $1 billion bankruptcy loan, Reuters ...Google Introduces WebMCP to Give Browser Access for AI Agents
Friday 20th February - 1:50 pm
Google is taking a step toward formalizing how artificial intelligence (AI) agents interact with the ...Worldline Scales One Commerce Across Europe to Support Cross-Border Sales
Friday 20th February - 10:37 am
Payment services provider Worldline is preparing to expand the availability of its new omnichannel retail ...CarGurus Exits Wholesale Platform to Go All-In on AI SaaS
Thursday 19th February - 7:56 pm
Digital transformation is inherently disruptive. For legacy sectors such as automotive, adapting to a digital-first ...Walmart Highlights Higher-Income Growth as Lower-Income Shoppers Face Pressure
Thursday 19th February - 2:15 pm
Talk about raining on the parade. New Walmart CEO John Furner’s first earnings call was ...Etsy Looks to Agentic AI and Mobile to Restart Growth
Thursday 19th February - 12:29 pm
Etsy is joining the Prompt Economy in a big way. Its fourth-quarter results, reported Friday (Feb. ...Agentic Commerce Shifts B2B Marketplaces From Intermediaries to Infrastructure
Thursday 19th February - 11:11 am
The velocity of change in B2B eCommerce isn’t just moving the goalposts. It’s creating a ...eBay Invests in European Pay by Bank Network TrueLayer
Thursday 19th February - 6:48 am
Online retail platform eBay has invested in TrueLayer as part of a partnership with the ...Carvana’s Comeback Narrative Tested by Accounting Scrutiny, Profitability Metrics
Wednesday 18th February - 8:47 pm
Investors were looking for answers during Carvana’s fourth quarter 2025 earnings call Wednesday (Feb. 18). ...Top-Tier Malls Attract Shoppers and Capital as Others Face Demolition
Wednesday 18th February - 4:34 pm
Walk into a top-tier mall in a high-income suburb right now and you can still ...How Hidden Prompts Are Influencing Enterprise AI Systems
Wednesday 18th February - 2:20 pm
Enter a new term into the artificial intelligence (AI) lexicon: recommendation poisoning. With agentic AI reshaping ...What Happens to Stores When AI Agents Do the Shopping?
Wednesday 18th February - 7:00 am
Fifty years ago, Susan was one of more than a hundred million Americans who drove ...Amazon Plans Second Big-Box Store Near Chicago
Tuesday 17th February - 5:18 pm
Amazon has proposed a second big-box store in the Chicago area, Mass Market Retailers (MMR) ...Banks Shift Loyalty From Points to Everyday Payments
Tuesday 17th February - 4:01 am
For decades, loyalty followed a familiar rhythm: Consumers earned points on credit card purchases and ...FedEx Focuses on B2B Clients to Hit Revenue Goals
Thursday 12th February - 1:50 pm
FedEx says it is focusing on “high-margin” clients to reach $98 billion in revenue in 2029. During ...Amazon and Walmart Deepen Healthcare Push With Prescription Delivery and Telehealth Expansion
Thursday 12th February - 1:43 pm
What used to be a retail war between Amazon and Walmart is now a platform ...Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat
Thursday 12th February - 4:00 am
A growing share of retail small businesses are not planning for the next downturn so ...Google Launches Agentic Commerce With Etsy and Wayfair
Wednesday 11th February - 4:33 pm
Google’s standard for connecting businesses and artificial intelligence (AI) agents is beginning to power checkout ...Google Weaves New Shopping Feature Into Search and Gemini
Wednesday 11th February - 2:51 pm
Google is reportedly offering users new ways to shop while seeking AI-powered answers. The company has ...Ahold Delhaize Sees US Online Grocery Sales Jump 22%
Wednesday 11th February - 11:47 am
Ahold Delhaize saw quarterly digital sales surge as more American consumers do their grocery-buying online. The ...Shopify Leans Into AI Commerce as Profit Pressure Mounts
Wednesday 11th February - 11:15 am
The eCommerce landscape is changing, and infrastructure platforms like Shopify are at the center of ...QVC Weighs Bankruptcy as $6.6 Billion Debt Looms
Tuesday 10th February - 6:58 pm
Television shopping network QVC Group has held confidential talks with creditors to restructure its debt in bankruptcy, ...Retailers Focus on Data and Payments as Shoppers Pull Back
Tuesday 10th February - 4:45 pm
The 21st century retail battle is no longer being waged primarily over assortment, price, or ...Mastercard and Bosta Target Egypt’s eCommerce Market With Logistics Incentives
Tuesday 10th February - 2:50 pm
Mastercard and eCommerce enabler Bosta are partnering to support small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in ...FedEx-Backed Group Pays $9.2 Billion for Parcel Locker Firm InPost
Monday 9th February - 4:24 pm
Poland-based parcel locker company InPost has been sold for $9.2 billion (7.8 billion euros). The deal, announced Monday (Feb. 9), ...Alibaba’s Qwen Chatbot Halts Coupons Amid Customer Overload
Monday 9th February - 3:14 pm
An overload of customer requests has reportedly led Alibaba’s AI chatbot to pause issuing coupons. The issue ...Kroger Picks Walmart Vet Greg Foran as New CEO
Monday 9th February - 10:57 am
Grocery giant Kroger named former Walmart executive Greg Foran as its new CEO. Foran took the ...TrueCar Prepares Dealers for AI-Driven Changes in Car Buying
Monday 9th February - 4:03 am
“I think arrogance and disruption got us into trouble,” Scott Painter tells PYMNTS CEO ...Buy Now, Pay Later Moves to Groceries, Utilities and Travel as Millennials Lead the Shift
Monday 9th February - 4:00 am
What began as a checkout convenience for sneakers and sofas is now threading its way ...Companies Pivot to Higher-Income Consumers as Middle-Class Spending Drops
Thursday 5th February - 6:56 pm
Apparel, accessories and cosmetics companies are focusing on higher-income consumers, Reuters reported Thursday (Feb. 5). Companies ...Walmart Hits $1 Trillion as Amazon Bets on Alexa+ as Super Agent
Thursday 5th February - 2:18 pmCorporate rivalries are traditionally cast in simple, static terms. Take, for example, the competition between Amazon and Walmart, which ...Peloton Misses Q2 Revenue as Equipment Sales Lag, Profitability Improves
Thursday 5th February - 12:52 pm
Peloton reported fiscal second-quarter results that missed revenue expectations, reflecting slower-than-anticipated equipment upgrades among existing ...Target’s New CEO Says Technology Is a Top Priority
Wednesday 4th February - 7:42 pm
Target’s new CEO, Michael Fiddelke, said Wednesday (Feb. 4) during a company town hall event that ...Walmart Names New CEO as Retail Moves From Shelves to Software
Tuesday 3rd February - 4:56 pm
The world’s newest trillion-dollar company also has a new CEO. And no, it’s not Disney. And ...PepsiCo Cuts Snack Prices as Affordability Pressures Reshape Grocery Spending
Tuesday 3rd February - 1:12 pm
PepsiCo is moving to lower prices on some of its best-known snack brands, citing mounting ...Walmart Reaches $1 Trillion Market Cap, Aided by Embrace of eCommerce and AI
Tuesday 3rd February - 11:56 am
Walmart’s market capitalization topped $1 trillion on Tuesday (Feb. 3) after its shares rose as ...Amazon Delivered 30% More Items Same or Next Day in 2025
Tuesday 3rd February - 10:44 am
Amazon increased the number of items it delivered to Prime members in the United States ...Walmart+ Paid Membership Program Continued Double-Digit Growth in January
Monday 2nd February - 6:40 pm
Walmart’s paid membership program continued to see double-digit growth in January and ended the month ...Millennials and Gen Z Drive Earnings Growth Across Finance and Retail
Monday 2nd February - 4:23 pm
Consumer spending among millennials and Generation Z is not merely holding up. It’s underwriting earnings ...Klarna Joins Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol to Advance Agentic AI
Monday 2nd February - 12:58 pm
Klarna announced its support for Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open source standard designed ...Saks Global Winds Down eCommerce Deal With Amazon
Sunday 1st February - 8:05 pm
Bankrupt department store company Saks Global is ending its eCommerce partnership with Amazon. That’s according to ...The Vitamin Shoppe Opens AI-Driven Innovation Store in NYC
Friday 30th January - 4:58 pm
The Vitamin Shoppe on Wednesday (Jan. 28) opened a new Innovation Store on New York ...Walmart’s Choice for New CEO Signals Intent to Expand Digital Footprint
Friday 30th January - 10:45 amWalmart’s appointment of John Furner as its new CEO signals that the retailer intends to ...Saks Global to Shutter Majority of off-Price Stores in Shift to Luxury Focus
Thursday 29th January - 9:24 pm
Saks Global will wind down the majority of its off-price operations, including most Saks OFF ...Allbirds and the Reality Check Facing Direct-to-Consumer Brands
Thursday 29th January - 4:02 pm
At a high level, the direct-to-consumer (D2C) model arrived with the promise to eliminate intermediaries, ...Walmart Bets on Healthcare as Amazon Swings Hard at Grocery
Thursday 29th January - 2:20 pmAmazon and Walmart are battling on two of the largest, most habitual spending categories in ...Mastercard Leans Into Agentic Commerce and Stablecoins While Card Volumes Rise
Thursday 29th January - 12:29 pm
Card spending continued to climb in Mastercard’s fourth quarter, as the payments giant laid out ...Allbirds to Close Full-Price Stores in US and Devote Resources to eCommerce
Wednesday 28th January - 7:18 pm
Global lifestyle footwear brand Allbirds will close its remaining full-price stores in the United States ...Shoppers Trust Banks Over Retailers to Let AI Buy
Wednesday 28th January - 4:02 am
Today’s digital-first shoppers are happy to let artificial intelligence lend an electronic hand as they ...Amazon Agrees to Settle Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Incorrect Denials of Refunds
Tuesday 27th January - 9:00 pm
Amazon has agreed to pay $309 million to settle a class action lawsuit in which ...Instacart and Allegiance Expand Retail Media Partnership
Tuesday 27th January - 2:34 pm
Instacart has expanded its partnership with retailer-owned co-op Allegiance Retail Services. The collaboration involves the introduction of Instacart’s ...Mastercard Debuts New Tools to Help Businesses Tackle Agentic AI
Tuesday 27th January - 1:28 pm
Mastercard introduced Mastercard Agent Suite, a platform designed to help enterprises integrate agentic artificial intelligence ...eBay Blocks Use of AI ‘Buy-For-Me’ Agents
Tuesday 27th January - 6:41 am
eBay is preparing to bar third-party “buy-for-me” agents and AI chatbots from interacting with its ...95% of Shoppers Research Influencer Picks Before Buying
Tuesday 27th January - 4:00 am
Influencer marketing has become a routine part of shopping, but its real power lies less ...Goodwill Records Record Revenue as Shoppers Feel Pinched
Monday 26th January - 9:27 am
For nonprofit thrift store company Goodwill, 2025 was apparently a very good year. As The New York ...Grocery Spending Moves Online as Affordability Concerns Rise
Monday 26th January - 4:02 am
Consumer spending continues to move fluidly across digital and physical channels, but groceries are emerging ...Saks Global’s eCommerce Units Gets Permission to Hire Liquidator Amid Bankruptcy
Friday 23rd January - 7:19 pm
Saks Global’s eCommerce unit, Saks OFF 5th Digital, gained a court’s permission to hire a ...Microsoft Brings Agentic AI to Retail Robotics
Thursday 22nd January - 6:12 pm
Microsoft outlined this week how agentic artificial intelligence (AI) robots and vision-enabled agents are already ...Amazon Broadens AI Reach as Walmart Refocuses Its Retail Engine
Thursday 22nd January - 1:55 pm
The modern storefront is no longer a place; it’s a moment. Major retail leaders haven’t ...
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