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E-Commerce

Multi-Channel Selling

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Retailers are facing constant pressure from tariffs, freight costs, supplier disruptions, and shifting global markets. Join Retail Brew and Oracle NetSuite to learn how retail leaders are using cost, inventory, and profitability data to evaluate pricing, sourcing, and fulfillment decisions while protecting margins in an unpredictable environment.

Stores

Supply Chain Strategy

Margins Under Pressure: How Retailers are Navigating Supply Chain Volatility 

Explore the trends transforming commerce, from evolving purchase journeys and retail market growth to changing consumer expectations. Join StackAdapt for insights on how to prepare for peak season success.

Marketing

Integrated Marketing Planning

Market Shifts Shaping Peak Season Success

Retail Brew delivers the latest retail industry news and insights surrounding marketing, DTC, and e-commerce to keep leaders and decision-makers up to date.

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Erin Cabrey

Vidhi Choudhary

Andrew Adam Newman

Jeena Sharma

Alex Vuocolo

Even in the age of AI, retailers continue to bet big on brick and mortar.

Physical Retail Strategy

The state of stores

Morning Brew Creative Studio

Intuit

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Consumer Behavior & Trends

BNPL could level the small-business playing field

Local & Small Business Support

Jumping to ‘buy now’ with a safety net of ‘pay later’

How retailers can interpret shopper data to maximize impact.

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

Retailers had a lot to say about AI investments, but the in-store experience and customer loyalty were also big topics.

Omnichannel Retail

The biggest takeaways from retail executives at eTail Boston

Part of its Gen Alpha strategy, the retailer’s ~900 store overhaul combines clinical upgrades with selfie-ready experiences and a new approach to merchandising.

Employee Training

Why Claire’s is making one of its biggest operational investments in decades

The company is planning to run a much longer holiday season campaign, with different phases from now until December.

Marketplace Models

Shopify’s Shop app will be front and center this holiday season

From scrolling for inspiration to searching for value and shopping for vibes, younger consumers are changing the modern retail landscape.

Gen Z Shopping Habits

How social media, value, and identity are shaping Gen Z shopping

AI is enhancing inventory management and delivery speeds enabling sub hour deliveries at Walmart.

AI & Predictive Insights

How Walmart is increasing delivery speed using AI models

Michelle LeBlanc, VP of merchandising, beauty and personal care, and Hispanic Strategy at CVS Health, shares how a beauty strategy shift led to 140% bump in beauty sales. 

CVS is betting big on beauty minis

Caraway founder Jordan Nathan on the rollout, pacing growth, and adding color to the category.

How this premium-priced cookware brand landed on Walmart’s shelves

Cracker Barrel will add Duke’s branding to four menu items as the brand expands nationally.

How Duke’s Mayo got cooking with restaurants to grow retail sales

eTail of the tape

Plus, malls are hanging a “cultural moment.”

Consumer Confidence Indicators

Economic roundup: Retail sales decline and fewer jobs 

Per a YouGov survey, they spend more on clothing and prioritize quality versus value-conscious consumers.

Brand Loyalty

Brand-conscious shoppers are twice as likely to spend more than price-conscious consumers: survey

Thanks to Summerween, Halloween has become “our largest season across any calendar year,” Mars North America chief customer officer Tim LeBel told Retail Brew.

Gen Z

How Mars is shifting its retail strategy for Summerween

Plus, it’s National Thrift Shop Day.

Store News

This Week in Retail: Walmart, Target earnings, and Anime NYC

Many consumers are worried there will be a pullback in discounts this year, and yet promotions have never been more important for getting shoppers in the door. 

Customer Journey

Shoppers fear a discount gap this holiday season. Here’s how retailers are responding

A recap of key pivots retailers like Build-A-Bear and brands like Oura and Burlap & Barrel have made to survive these days.

Digital Retail Strategy

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

The biggest takeaways from retail executives at eTail Boston

The Latest Retail Industry News

Economic roundup: Retail sales decline and fewer jobs

Brand-conscious shoppers are twice as likely to spend more than price-conscious consumers: survey

How Mars is shifting its retail strategy for Summerween

This Week in Retail: Walmart, Target earnings, and Anime NYC

Editor's Picks

Why Claire’s is making one of its biggest operational investments in decades

Shopify’s Shop app will be front and center this holiday season

How social media, value, and identity are shaping Gen Z shopping

How Walmart is increasing delivery speed using AI models

Events

Lower Your Ad Spend and Reach New Customers? Sold!

Margins Under Pressure: How Retailers are Navigating Supply Chain Volatility

Get ahead of peak shopping with the latest consumer and retail market strategies

Resources

The state of stores

Shoppers fear a discount gap this holiday season. Here’s how retailers are responding

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

The state of stores

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