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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Corporate Earnings Confirm PYMNTS Data on a Cautious but Active Consumer
Corporate Earnings Confirm PYMNTS Data on a Cautious but Active Consumer
March 04, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Corporate earnings releases and conference calls often serve as a real-time test of economic narratives. Management observations offer insight into how consumers behave at the...

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Target Looks to Build Sales Momentum Through AI-Driven Personalization
Target Looks to Build Sales Momentum Through AI-Driven Personalization
March 03, 2026  |  Earnings

Gains in eCommerce, same-day delivery expansion and stepped-up artificial intelligence personalization framed Target’s fourth quarter as an inflection point, even as overall comparable sales remained...

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AI-Generated Damage Claims Trigger Retail Crackdown on Return Fraud
AI-Generated Damage Claims Trigger Retail Crackdown on Return Fraud
March 03, 2026  |  Retail

Retailers are facing a new and more sophisticated form of return fraud, one in which artificial intelligence is being used against them. Shoppers are submitting...

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Best Buy Bets on AI as Consumers Avoid Big-Ticket Items
Best Buy Bets on AI as Consumers Avoid Big-Ticket Items
March 03, 2026  |  Earnings

Best Buy is focused on digital innovation as shoppers continue to show caution. The electronics retailer released quarterly earnings results Tuesday (March 3) that showed...

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Walgreens Brings Hybrid Pharmacy Program to 6 States
Walgreens Brings Hybrid Pharmacy Program to 6 States
March 02, 2026  |  Retail

Walgreens has debuted what it calls the country’s first “hybrid pharmacy” program. The service, announced by the retailer last week, lets pharmacists divide their time between working...

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Off-Price Retailer TJX Accelerates Brick-and-Mortar Expansion Plan
Off-Price Retailer TJX Accelerates Brick-and-Mortar Expansion Plan
February 27, 2026  |  Retail

The TJX Companies plans to add 146 net new stores during its fiscal year 2027, which ends Jan. 31, 2027, increasing its store count by about...

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Grocery Battle Shifts to Loyalty as Walmart Dominates and Amazon Expands Digital
Grocery Battle Shifts to Loyalty as Walmart Dominates and Amazon Expands Digital
February 27, 2026  |  Retail

When it comes to the Amazon-Walmart competition, grocery has become a key battleground. Why? It’s the closest thing U.S. retail has to a weekly subscription....

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AI Agents Start Shopping and Payments Firms Adapt
AI Agents Start Shopping and Payments Firms Adapt
February 26, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With FIS’ Mladen Vladic Innovation in payments has historically followed a bottom-up adoption curve. Niche players test, incumbents wait,...

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Online Retail Jumps 13% Year Over Year as Shoppers Hunt for Value
Online Retail Jumps 13% Year Over Year as Shoppers Hunt for Value
February 26, 2026  |  eCommerce

Financial stress is no longer just shaping what Americans buy. It is reshaping how they pay. That was the central insight of “Consumer Financial Stress...

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