
Good Protein, a Canadian wellness brand, has accelerated its retail footprint by securing placement in all Costco warehouses across Canada after a successful pilot in 2025. In its first year of retail, the company grew from zero to over 3,500 stores and generated eight‑figure revenue, selling three months’ forecasted inventory in just six weeks of its initial Costco rotation. To support demand, Good Protein partnered with four domestic manufacturers and launched a six‑month roadshow that visits five Costco locations at a time for 13 days each. The brand emphasizes product taste, demos, and real‑time consumer feedback to differentiate in a saturated market.

Retailers are increasingly targeted by web privacy lawsuits, with 43% of recent claims focused on the consumer discretionary sector. Smaller stores under $100 million in revenue account for nearly 60% of filings, often leveraging outdated statutes like California’s 1967 Invasion of...
Nike announced a major reshuffle of its regional senior leadership, with longtime Europe, Middle East and Africa head Carl Grebert retiring and being replaced by veteran César Garcia effective Feb. 2. In Greater China, Angela Dong will depart by March 31, succeeded...
Macy’s Media Network partnered with Amazon’s Retail Ad Service (RAS) in August, becoming the first major retailer to pilot the platform ahead of the holiday season. The collaboration has attracted over 175 new brands to Macy’s sponsored‑products offering and bolstered...
Amazon unveiled a portable, RFID‑enabled version of its Just Walk Out checkout lanes, designed for festivals, pop‑up shops and other temporary retail settings. The new lanes feature in‑lane screens, automated gates and enhanced cart visibility, and can be installed within...

Small merchants often see strong sales but still struggle with cash flow because money leaves their business long before it returns from credit‑card settlements and inventory turnover. About 60 percent of SMBs report this timing gap as a primary financial pain...
U.S. consumers in 2025 prioritized smaller discretionary purchases—used goods, apparel, and dining—over big‑ticket items like electronics, furniture, and travel, according to Bank of America Institute data. A weakening labor market and waning sentiment drove this cautious behavior, a trend Moody’s...

Barnes & Noble reversed its decline by re‑imagining stores as community‑focused bookshops rather than traditional retailers. After hitting a low of roughly 600 locations, the chain opened 60 new stores in 2025 and plans another 60 in 2026, bringing its...

Bloomingdale’s is turning its Carousel space at the 59th Street flagship into a Wuthering Heights‑themed shop through Feb 22, 2026. The activation features a 35‑piece exclusive Aqua collection plus licensed items from Hanky Panky, Slip, Art of Tea, Maude’s and Dear...
Michaels CEO David Boone says the retailer’s top priority is seizing market share left by Party City and Joann’s exits. The chain has rolled out a Party Shop and Knit & Sew section in every store, added balloon bars, and plans to...

Constant Contact’s 2025 Small Business Now survey highlights five marketing trends that will shape small‑business success in 2026. Email continues to deliver the highest engagement, even as only 41 % of owners view it as their primary channel. Social media is...

Packaging is often seen as a cost, but the article shows it can be a revenue driver. By treating packaging like a marketing asset and measuring revenue per visitor, brands can justify higher spend when conversion lifts outweigh material costs....

Marks & Spencer’s chief technology officer Josie Smith is leaving the firm, a move that comes nine months after a ransomware attack by the Scattered Spiders group wiped out roughly £229 million and halved the retailer’s 2025 profit. The breach forced...

Rithum announced the appointment of Gregory Banning as Chief Revenue Officer and the promotion of Caitlin Hauser to Chief Financial Officer. Banning arrives with more than two decades of enterprise sales leadership across Fortune 500 and private‑equity‑backed firms, while Hauser...

Adyen and Forage have announced a strategic partnership to enable SNAP EBT payments on Adyen’s U.S. commerce platform. The collaboration integrates Forage’s compliance‑focused EBT processing with Adyen’s unified payment APIs, allowing grocery, convenience and select food retailers to accept government...

In 2025, 65% of consumers completed purchases through brand text messages, marking the first time text messaging outpaced email for promotional offers in Vibes’ nine‑year study. The report also found 81% of respondents view RCS messaging as superior to SMS,...

Security researchers have uncovered a new Magecart‑style campaign that injects obfuscated JavaScript from cc-analytics.com/app.js into e‑commerce checkout pages. The script captures credit‑card numbers and billing details, then exfiltrates them to attacker‑controlled servers at pstatics.com via XMLHttpRequest POSTs. Infrastructure analysis reveals...

Morrisons posted a resilient 2025 financial year, keeping underlying EBITDA steady at £835 million despite a cyber‑attack, higher inflation and unexpected budget‑driven costs. Group like‑for‑like sales rose 2.8% to £15.8 billion, with a 3.4% lift over the Christmas period. Its online division...

Linnworks introduced Spotlight AI, the inaugural offering in its Commerce Ops Intelligence suite, to automate repetitive ecommerce tasks and surface operational blind spots. The AI engine continuously scans order‑processing workflows, flags manual actions, and recommends high‑impact automations. Early adopters reported...

The PayTail Summit gathered leading retailers, e‑commerce platforms and payment innovators to chart the next phase of retail commerce and digital payments. Speakers examined how real‑time settlement, tokenization and AI‑driven fraud tools are reshaping checkout experiences. Case studies highlighted buy‑now‑pay‑later...

Money Movement 2026 merges two flagship conferences, drawing a broad spectrum of banks, credit unions, regulators, PSPs, retailers, and fintech innovators. The event expects over 350 senior attendees and 150 leading companies, with two‑in‑three decision makers represented. Featuring more than...

Retail subscriptions slipped 3.5% year‑on‑year, making the sector the sole category in decline while overall subscription revenue grew 8.3%. The drop stems from consumer frustration over rigid pricing and the inability to pause or adjust plans. More shoppers are shopping...

JD Sports reported 1.4% organic sales growth in Q4, but its Christmas trading period saw a 1.8% decline in like‑for‑like sales. The dip was driven by a 5.3% fall in the UK and a 3.4% drop in Europe, while North...

UK inflation rose to 3.4% year‑on‑year in December, edging above the 3.2% recorded in November. The Office for National Statistics attributes the uptick partly to higher airfare and tobacco costs. Food and non‑alcoholic drink prices accelerated to 4.5% YoY, with...

Currys announced an upgraded profit outlook after its peak trading period, reporting a 6% like‑for‑like revenue increase. In the ten weeks to 10 January, UK‑Ireland revenue rose 3% while omnichannel sales jumped 11% year‑on‑year, and the Nordics saw a 12% revenue...
Myer will introduce the complete Fenty Beauty portfolio—including Fenty Skin and the Australian retail debut of Fenty Eau de Parfum—across all stores and its e‑commerce platform starting in May. The rollout stems from a new partnership with Kendo Brands, the...
OnePay has introduced “Swipe to Finance,” a post‑purchase buy‑now‑pay‑later feature powered by Klarna that lets eligible debit‑card users convert recent purchases into fixed‑term payment plans within the app. The tool expands OnePay’s suite of flexible payment options beyond checkout, offering...
Beginning Boutique, the Brisbane‑based e‑tailer famed for party dresses, has unveiled a 20‑piece capsule with influencer Morgan Riddle, dubbed the most important woman in men’s tennis. The collection, blending festival flair with tennis‑inspired aesthetics, launches alongside the Australian Open to...

Australian clean‑beauty brand Nude by Nature, now owned by Vidacorp, has entered the U.S. market through a rollout at 1,900 Walmart locations, offering 94 SKUs under $14 each. The launch is anchored by global ambassador Nicole Richie, whose Instagram video...

Australian tennis’s governing body has elevated beauty retailer Mecca to a flagship sponsor for the 2026 Australian Open, positioning the event as a hub for experiential marketing aimed at Gen‑Z. In 2025 Mecca supplied gift bags to over 800 players...

Pacsun has launched a Youth Advisory Council and published its first Youth Report, gathering insights from 6,000 Gen‑Z and Gen‑Alpha respondents. The data fueled the creation of the PS Community Hub, a shoppable app that lets users curate purchases and...

OpenAI unveiled the ChatGPT Health beta, an AI‑driven chatbot that aggregates medical records, wearable data, and personal wellness insights into a single conversational interface. The launch coincides with Target’s plan to boost its wellness product line by 30%, and a...

Amazon has filed plans for a 225,000‑square‑foot big‑box store in Orland Park, a Chicago suburb, that will combine groceries, general merchandise and dining, directly rivaling the average Walmart Supercenter. The concept marks Amazon’s first attempt at a full‑scale supercenter format, a...

Fifth Third Bancorp reported record net interest income and strong operating leverage in Q4, driven by aggressive branch expansion and digital upgrades. The bank added 50 new branches in 2025, including its 200th in Florida and 100th in the Carolinas,...

Netflix’s Q4 2025 earnings call revealed that the streaming giant is pivoting from pure growth to a retention‑centric model, using artificial intelligence as core infrastructure. With 325 million paid members and $45.2 billion in revenue, the company views churn reduction as the...
At NRF 2026 in New York, a wave of retail startups announced they are building next‑generation AI commerce platforms. The firms highlighted advanced machine‑learning models for personalization, inventory optimization, and automated checkout. Miya Knights of Retail Technology Publisher noted that...

Léger’s 2026 WOW Index reveals a measurable decline in in‑store experience across Ontario and Western Canada, driven by higher prices, longer checkout waits, stockouts and fewer staff interactions. The study surveyed over 18,000 shoppers, evaluating 264 retailers in 34 sectors....

Amazon is rolling out the next‑generation Dash Cart to dozens of Whole Foods stores across the United States by year‑end. The new cart adds credit‑card, mobile‑payment and Amazon‑linked payment options, expanding beyond its original Amazon‑only model. It also features a...

Lululemon Athletica has temporarily halted online sales of its new “Get Low” workout leggings after customers reported the fabric becoming see‑through during bends and squats. The collection remains on shelves in North American stores while the company investigates the feedback...

Casavogue has launched a limited‑time “We Pay the Taxes” promotion, covering sales tax on all furniture purchases and pairing it with a 12‑month interest‑free financing option. The offer focuses on high‑end sectional sofas, positioning them as the centerpiece of a...

Enterprise retailers hit by summer import‑threshold shifts faced sudden tariffs, shipment delays, and a flood of frustrated customer inquiries. The operational disruption exposed gaps in agents’ readiness, leading to miscommunication and reputational risk. ReflexAI proposes AI‑driven simulation platforms that let...
Omnichannel retail is no longer a one‑size‑fits‑all proposition; success depends on tailoring strategies to each retailer’s customers, operating model, and growth goals. Consistent experiences across digital and physical touchpoints are now a baseline expectation, not a differentiator. Persistent challenges such...

Google is sunsetting its legacy Shopping APIs and mandating migration to the Merchant API, the new single source of truth for Shopping Ads. Advertisers using the beta version must switch by February 28 2024, while Content API users have until August 18 2024. Failure to...

The article highlights a resurgence of communal experiences—watch parties and pop‑up events—as powerful growth drivers for local businesses. It cites Tom’s Watch Bar, which saw a 900% sales surge, generating nearly $30,000 in one night during a Love Island watch...
Birkenstock warned that tariff pressures will erode profitability in fiscal 2026, projecting a 100‑basis‑point decline in both gross margin and EBITDA. The company’s 2025 strategy of front‑loading shipments and modest price hikes will not be repeatable next year. CFO Ivica...

E‑commerce retailers are shifting Philippine outsourcing from a pure cost play to a fraud‑resilience strategy as cyber threats intensify. Leading BPOs now embed machine‑learning, behavioral analytics, device intelligence and seasoned fraud analysts, delivering 40‑60% lower fraud losses, 50‑70% fewer false...

Brands claim to master personalization, yet most deliver fragmented experiences that break at channel handoffs. Maryna Hradovic outlines a three‑step framework—map distinct persona journeys, fix disconnects starting with website personalization, then iterate with AI and testing—to create real‑time, whole‑journey experiences....
Quince, the online fashion retailer, announced a limited‑edition collaboration with rapper A$AP Rocky to celebrate his new album “Don’t Be Dumb.” The partnership features a co‑branded vinyl priced at $22.99 and a $50 T‑shirt, both sold exclusively on Quince’s website. This...
Walmart announced the launch of its Premium Musical Instrument Shop, a curated third‑party marketplace featuring brands like Fender, Roland, Boss, Squier and Zildjian. The new storefront is the first phase of a broader push into professional‑grade music gear, adding amplifiers,...

Agentic commerce is reshaping digital transactions by letting AI‑driven software agents select products, optimise pricing and initiate payments without direct shopper input. In this new model, the once‑dismissed guest checkout is re‑emerging as a friction‑free, network‑centric payment option. EMVCo’s Secure...