Apr 20, 2026 | Retail
Retail sales rose again in March as consumers received higher-than-usual tax refunds that offset higher gas prices, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. “Retail sales grew for the sixth consecutive month in March as the first wave of tax refunds offset higher gas...
Apr 20, 2026 | Retail
Artificial intelligence (AI) traffic to U.S. retail websites is now converting better than non-AI traffic such as paid search and email marketing, Adobe said Thursday (April 16). In March, AI traffic converted 42% better than non-AI traffic, marking a “major reversal”...
Apr 20, 2026 | Retail
An article from Dive Brief While younger shoppers are open to using the technology, consumers overall are wary of surveillance pricing, per a new report. …Click here for the full article!
Apr 20, 2026 | Retail
As eco-conscious shopping becomes the norm, retailers and brands are rethinking products, packaging and in-store storytelling.Going green isn’t about being fashionable; it’s become a necessity. As climate change moves from cultural buzzword to actionable item,...
Apr 20, 2026 | Retail
The plan includes more than 650 store remodels and approximately 20 new openings, forming part of a broader effort to enhance its physical footprint and operations. …Click here for the full article!
Apr 13, 2026 | Retail
Ecommerce continued to account for larger portions of U.S. retail sales in 2025, according to Digital Commerce 360 analysis of data from the Department of Commerce. Both the dollar amount and percentage of sales that ecommerce accounted for in 2025 set new records — a...
Apr 13, 2026 | Retail
Photo by Unsplash from Freerange Stock WASHINGTON — The National Retail Federation forecasts retail sales in 2026 will grow by 4.4% over 2025 to $5.6 trillion, based on a newly enhanced forecasting approach developed in partnership with Oxford Economics, one of the...
Apr 13, 2026 | Retail
Social Media Week: SMW returns to NYC April 14 to 16, bringing together the people behind the feed to define what works now in social and content. Secure your spot today. In this episode of Adspeak by ADWEEK, senior media reporter Mark Stenberg speaks with David...
Apr 13, 2026 | Retail
Online shopping has made buying and returning clothing seamless for consumers. But for retailers, returns have become an expensive problem: The process requires retailers to pay to retrieve any garment that does not fit before inspecting it and deciding what to do...
Apr 13, 2026 | Retail
An article from Dive Brief AI will enable loyalty personalization on a massive scale by helping brands dig through behavioral data and other relevant information for targeted offers, Gartner predicts. …Click here for the full...
Apr 6, 2026 | Retail
NEW YORK — Shoppers increased their spending in February, particularly on cars and clothing, after pulling back at the start of the year due to severe winter storms.Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in February, from a revised 0.1% decline in...
Apr 6, 2026 | Retail
Consumers had already begun to discover the joy and benefits of shopping secondhand, and now economic pressures have accelerated that adoption. In 2025, 59% of consumers shopped secondhand apparel, a seven-point increase in just three years, according to ThredUp’s...
Apr 6, 2026 | Retail
The federal government’s decision to end penny production last year has caused confusion and compliance risks for retailers. How should you handle cash transactions? Can you round down without violating consumer protection laws? Can you round up without taking a major...
Apr 6, 2026 | Retail
As Poshmark looks to woo more brands, retailers, and larger enterprise sellers to the platform, are casual consumer sellers being left behind?When the second-hand fashion site launched in 2011, it started as a social marketplace aiming to turn closets into storefronts...
Apr 6, 2026 | Retail
The best way to understand a city might just be through its shopping. Beyond the landmarks and attractions, each destination reveals a mix of influences—luxury and local, familiar and unexpected. In some places, like Miami, that means designer flagships and polished...
Apr 6, 2026 | Retail
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Mar 30, 2026 | Retail
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Shrink — a mismatch between inventory a retailer has on hand and what records say it should have — continues to confound the industry. But several companies in recent weeks reported that shrink is...
Mar 30, 2026 | Retail
An article from Dive Brief Nearly all consumers are at least neutral toward back-in-stock alerts, one study found. But for some, personalization based on information they never shared feels uncomfortable. …Click here for the full...
Mar 30, 2026 | Retail
Mar 30, 2026 | Retail
Amid information overload and declining trust, more purchase journeys are happening on Reddit than ever before. To help retailers and ecommerce businesses reach these shoppers more easily and effectively, we’re launching several new shopping tools to enhance the...
