Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

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Retailers and Telcos Want to Be the Consumer’s Bank
Retailers and Telcos Want to Be the Consumer’s Bank
April 27, 2026  |  Partnerships

Nonbanks across industries are aligning with chartered financial institutions to assemble branded financial ecosystems that have regulated balance sheets as a foundation, reshaping how consumers...

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Walmart Simplifies Streaming Ads for Mid-Sized Business
Walmart Simplifies Streaming Ads for Mid-Sized Business
April 27, 2026  |  Retail

Walmart Connect has added two new resources for connected TV (CTV) advertisers: a curated marketplace within Walmart DSP called Connect Select and an expanded number...

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Walmart Touts People and AI in Annual Report
Walmart Touts People and AI in Annual Report
April 24, 2026  |  Retail

Artificial intelligence-powered tools are contributing to Walmart’s efforts to become its customers’ primary retail destination, the company said in its annual report released Thursday (April...

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Banks, Retailers Turn Call Centers Into Revenue Engines With AI
Banks, Retailers Turn Call Centers Into Revenue Engines With AI
April 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Retailers and banks are reworking the mechanics of customer contact, as artificial intelligence (AI) moves call centers away from scripted menus and toward conversational problem-solving...

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Amazon and Walmart Push AI Deeper Into the Shopping Aisle
Amazon and Walmart Push AI Deeper Into the Shopping Aisle
April 23, 2026  |  Retail

Winning in retail has a new goal line: the logic that drives consumer choice itself. And while it can be viewed, in one sense, as...

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Ulta Beauty Deploys Google-Powered AI Assistant and Agentic Commerce
Ulta Beauty Deploys Google-Powered AI Assistant and Agentic Commerce
April 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Shoppers looking for beauty products will soon be able to get personalized assistance powered by artificial intelligence on Google surfaces and on Ulta Beauty’s digital...

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Beauty Giants Race to Own the AI Shopping Moment 
Beauty Giants Race to Own the AI Shopping Moment 
April 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The next time a customer wants a foundation shade, she might not open a search engine. She’ll ask an AI. Sephora launched an app inside...

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Sam’s Club Offers eCommerce Shoppers Hour-or-Less Deliveries
Sam’s Club Offers eCommerce Shoppers Hour-or-Less Deliveries
April 22, 2026  |  Delivery

Sam’s Club says members can now get their orders in an hour or less. Possibly much less. “Members love our three hours or less express delivery,...

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50% More Digital Shopping Days Put Parents at the Center of Retail’s Shift
50% More Digital Shopping Days Put Parents at the Center of Retail’s Shift
April 22, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Busy parents may be giving global digital commerce its clearest growth signal yet. The data makes a strong case for why merchants should pay attention....

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