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Retail Pharmacies Rethink Product Lockdowns as Digital Solutions Aim to Fix Security
Retail // January 24, 2025

As retail pharmacies like Walgreens move toward ending product lockdowns, the decision reflects a change in consumer behavior and a response to rising security concerns. During the company’s Q1 2025 earnings call, Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth told analysts that locking up products to stem shoplifting has...

Dutch Government Wants to Halt BNPL Rollout in Brick-and-Mortar Stores
BNPL // January 22, 2025

The Dutch government reportedly wants to stop the rollout of buy now, pay later (BNPL) in the country’s brick-and-mortar retail stores. Finance Minister Eelco Heinen said in a letter to parliament that the payment method poses financial risks to consumers, Reuters reported Wednesday (Jan. 22). While...

Qomodo Raises $14.1 Million to Offer BNPL to Italian Brick-and-Mortar Merchants
Investments // January 22, 2025

Milan-based Qomodo has raised 13.5 million euros (about $14.1 million) in a Series A funding round to continue developing solutions like buy now, pay later (BNPL) and SmartPOS for Italian merchants. The company said in a Tuesday (Jan. 21) post on LinkedIn that in its...

Five Years Post-COVID, We’re Really Not Shopping (or Doing Much Else) Like It’s 2019
eCommerce // January 22, 2025

Turns out, we can learn a lot of things about people by studying rats. When the scientific world wants to better understand human behavioral psychology, they often run extensive experiments using them. I’m reading an interesting book about urban development and population density called Rat...

Interviews & Exclusives
Digital, Deposits and Delinquencies in Focus as Banks Kick Off Earnings Season

January 13, 2025
Every three months, some of the biggest names in banking report earnings, all on the same day, kicking off an avalanche of quarterly reports across all manner of sectors. The roster is almost always the same: JPMorgan — the largest bank by assets — Citigroup and Wells Fargo are the first out of the gate, followed […]

Beyond Shopping: Malls Seek New Life as Dynamic Destinations

January 03, 2025
Paco Underhill is a name synonymous with the evolution of retail spaces, particularly malls. As an environmental psychologist, retail consultant and the author of “Why We Buy,” Underhill has dedicated...

Big Lots Exec Says Mobile and Digital Become On-Ramp for Bankruptcy Exit

December 16, 2024
Big Lots’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and upcoming acquisition by Nexus Capital Management revealed the deep-rooted issues in the company’s business model, particularly its struggle to adapt to the digital age. In...

BNPL’s In-Store Struggle: Digital Darling Hits Brick Wall in Physical Retail

December 02, 2024
Black Friday’s in the rearview mirror. Cyber Monday is here. Part of what incentivizes a consumer to buy is if and when their preferred payment method is available. It’s a...

Quick Reads
Burger King Owner Plans Remodels Amid ‘Challenging Consumer Backdrop’

February 12, 2025
Burger King’s kingdom is getting a makeover following a slight uptick in sales. Restaurant Brands International (RBI), owner of the fast food chain and several other brands, released earnings Wednesday (Feb. 12) showing a 2.5% increase in comparable sales. These figures, CEO Josh Kobza told analysts during an earnings call, represent an “outpacing” of the […]

Dutch Government Wants to Halt BNPL Rollout in Brick-and-Mortar Stores

January 22, 2025
The Dutch government reportedly wants to stop the rollout of buy now, pay later (BNPL) in the country’s brick-and-mortar retail stores. Finance Minister Eelco Heinen said in a letter to parliament...

Qomodo Raises $14.1 Million to Offer BNPL to Italian Brick-and-Mortar Merchants

January 22, 2025
Milan-based Qomodo has raised 13.5 million euros (about $14.1 million) in a Series A funding round to continue developing solutions like buy now, pay later (BNPL) and SmartPOS for Italian...

Big Lots Says Previously Announced Sale Has Fallen Through

December 19, 2024
Big Lots said Thursday (Dec. 19) that it is preparing to begin going out of business (GOB) sales at all its remaining stores after determining that it no longer expects...