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Earnings Season Made It Clear: Digitize Supply Chains or Fall Behind

Earnings season revealed that digitizing supply chains has shifted from a cost‑saving exercise to a strategic imperative. Executives at FedEx, Caterpillar, Dollar General and others highlighted upstream capex on supplier integration, AI‑enabled orchestration and real‑time visibility as growth enablers. The narrative now frames supply‑chain technology as core infrastructure rather than a discretionary IT project. Companies are also recasting themselves as data‑platform providers to capture new revenue streams in an increasingly volatile global trade environment.

By PYMNTS

Social•Feb 20, 2026

Hire a CMO Only After Reaching $50M Revenue

One of the most common questions I get asked is "Do I need a CMO?" My answer is always that you don't need a CMO until you’re pushing $50M/year minimum. They’re the most fired role out of any C-level suite...

By Davie Fogarty

Merchant Center Flags Feeds Disruption

Google Merchant Center announced a service disruption affecting product feeds, which began on February 4, 2026 at 14:00 UTC. The public status dashboard still lists the issue as under investigation with no estimated resolution time. Feeds power Shopping ads and free listings, so...

By Search Engine Land

Worldline Scales One Commerce Across Europe to Support Cross-Border Sales

Worldline is rolling out its One Commerce omnichannel retail platform beyond the United Kingdom, showcasing it at the EuroShop trade fair in Germany from Feb. 22‑26. The solution lets merchants manage in‑store and online payments, integrate new payment methods, and...

By PYMNTS

Beardbrand’s Top Ecommerce Tools in 2026

Beardbrand founder Eric Bandholz outlines the ecommerce stack that powers his D2C brand in 2026. He highlights Shopify’s flexibility, Judge.me reviews, Recharge subscriptions, Klaviyo email/SMS, and AI creative tools such as Grok Imagine. Operational efficiencies stem from Mercury banking, Settle AP, and...

By Practical Ecommerce

Why eBay’s Depop Acquisition Matters More Than the Earnings Beat

eBay’s recent earnings beat was eclipsed by its strategic purchase of Depop, the Gen‑Z‑focused resale platform. The $1.6 billion acquisition expands eBay’s mobile‑first, social commerce capabilities and adds a youthful user base. Analysts note that Depop’s rapid growth and strong community...

By MarketBeat News

Why Ethical Shopping Intentions Fail at Checkout

Canadians express strong support for ethically produced goods, yet rising food prices push cost to the forefront of purchase decisions. Researchers found that framing the ethical premium as a price increase discourages buying, while offering the same price with a...

By Retail Insider Canada

How to Build a Thriving DTC Brand in a Regulated Market: The 2026 Playbook for Cannabis, CBD, Alcohol, and Beyond

In this episode, Steve Hutt outlines a 2026 playbook for building direct‑to‑consumer brands in heavily regulated categories like cannabis, CBD, and alcohol, emphasizing a shift from paid ads to owned media. He details a tech stack—Shopify, Klaviyo, and subscription/loyalty apps—and...

Podcast•Feb 20, 2026•33 min

Loblaw Expands AI Commerce With Google Gemini

Loblaw Companies Limited has partnered with Google to let Canadian shoppers buy health, beauty and apparel items directly through Google Search’s AI Mode and the Gemini app. The move makes Loblaw the first major Canadian retailer to enable purchases via...

By Retail Insider Canada

Beardbrand's Top Ecommerce Tools in 2026

In this solo episode, Beardbrand founder Eric Bandholz walks listeners through his 18 favorite ecommerce tools for 2026, covering everything from core site infrastructure to marketing automation, operations, and creative production. He explains why each platform—ranging from Shopify Plus and...

By Ecommerce Conversations

How LegitGrails Helps Verify Saint Laurent Items

LegitGrails offers an online, photo‑based authentication service for Saint Laurent handbags, shoes, wallets and accessories. Users upload detailed images, choose a turnaround speed, and receive a digital certificate after experts and AI assess construction, materials and branding details. The service promises...

By Retail Focus (UK)

How To Calculate Unit Price: Easy-To-Use Unit Price Calculator

In this episode Sara Mote explains what unit price is and why it matters for both shoppers and businesses, walking through simple calculations for price per ounce, per roll, and more. She distinguishes unit price from unit cost, detailing how...

Designing a Smarter Logistics Network: The Hidden Growth Lever Most New Brands Overlook

Emerging retail brands are shifting logistics from a cost center to a strategic growth lever by redesigning their middle‑mile networks. AI‑driven consolidation, real‑time routing and intelligent zone‑skipping cut empty miles and reduce touchpoints, directly lowering operating costs. Faster, more predictable...

By Retail TouchPoints

By ChannelX (formerly Tamebay)

Evri and Parcel2Go Extend Partnership with New Drop-Off Service

Evri has renewed its 15‑year partnership with Parcel2Go, adding a new Shop2Shop and locker drop‑off service. The offering lets customers send parcels to the nearest ParcelShop or locker, complementing Evri’s existing courier collection. The rollout leverages Evri’s network of over...

Why DoorDash Isn't Afraid of AI Shopping Agents

DoorDash CEO Tony Xu says AI ordering agents won’t replace delivery apps because DoorDash controls the end‑to‑end experience, from driver dispatch to issue resolution. AI agents may handle search, ordering and payment, but fulfillment and logistics remain platform‑specific. DoorDash posted 32%...

By Restaurant Business

Social•Feb 20, 2026

Design Wins When You Redesign the Entire Service

I once worked with a company that sold frozen ready meals to elderly customers. They wanted better website conversion rates. Straightforward brief, right? We did user research and found the real problems had nothing to do with the website: - Customers were...

By Paul Boag

How ShipBob Helps Brands Reduce Shipping Costs

The episode explains how ShipBob helps ecommerce brands cut shipping costs by looking beyond label rates to the full fulfillment spend. It highlights four key tactics: distributed inventory placement that lowers zone rates, an all‑in transparent pricing model that eliminates...

By Retail Customer Experience

Do It Best Stores Replaces Spreadsheets with No-Code Database and Reaps Rewards

Do It Best, a global home‑improvement retailer, replaced its sprawling spreadsheet system with Ragic’s no‑code online database. The shift eliminated manual data merges, cut reliance on the IT department, and allowed the design team to build and modify applications themselves....

Exclusive: Bath & Body Works Launches on Amazon

Bath & Body Works announced its body mists, candles and hand soaps are now sold directly on Amazon.com in the United States. The initial launch features more than a dozen top‑selling scents such as Japanese Cherry Blossom and Warm Vanilla...

By Glossy

CityMall Reports Rs 534 Cr Revenue in FY25; Flour, Sugar, Oil, and Ghee Form 40%

CityMall posted Rs 534 crore in operating revenue for FY25, a 25% year‑on‑year increase driven largely by grocery sales. Product sales accounted for 96% of revenue, with staples such as atta, sugar, oil and ghee contributing 39% of total product...

By Entrackr

Discover Network Shows How Sharing Data Can Turn the Tide on Fraud

Fraud is evolving into a fast‑moving, AI‑driven threat across e‑commerce, payments and identity, outpacing traditional, institution‑by‑institution defenses. Discover Network argues that sharing data through a consortium enables real‑time signal aggregation, tokenization and enhanced decisioning to spot patterns no single bank...

By PYMNTS

Social•Feb 20, 2026

Weekly Launches Drive FOMO, Not Months of Perfection

ColourPop made $100M with ONE insight: launch new products weekly to create FOMO. Meanwhile you're perfecting one product for 6 months. That's the gap.

By Kamil Sattar

By Inside Retail Australia

Painting the Path: How Maku Fenaroli Turned Wearable Art Into Maku the Label

Maku Fenaroli, a self‑taught New Zealand artist, painted a Melbourne laneway in 2013 and later leveraged Instagram to showcase her work. After a $200 influencer‑driven T‑shirt sparked demand, she left a corporate superannuation job in 2024 to launch Maku the...

5 AI Prompts To Find The Perfect Supplement Influencers

In this episode, Nicole P. Dunford shares five AI-powered search prompts to help supplement brands pinpoint high‑fit influencers, ranging from science‑backed nutritionists to biohackers and pet‑health advocates. She explains how each prompt—targeting credentials, specific consumer problems, competitor mentions, lifestyle niches,...