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The Future of Retail Marketing: Content, Data and the Power of Community

As shoppers become more selective and value-conscious, retailers must constantly adapt to shifting behaviors and rising expectations. Explore the trends shaping where and how consumers shop today, and what they mean for retail strategy in 2026.

2026’s Shopping List: What’s Trending in Retail

Agentic commerce is changing shopping from browsing to delegation, reshaping how brands earn visibility and trust with AI agents. Learn what to prioritize now as AI-driven discovery moves toward in-conversation purchasing and performance tracking.

From Prompt to Purchase: Transactions and Tracking in the AI Era 

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.

Retail Brew

Vidhi Choudhary

How retailers can interpret shopper data to maximize impact.

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

Jeena Sharma

Well, it depends.

Sydney Sweeney’s Syrn has already attracted controversy, but can it be a brand that lasts?

Walking into a store is expected to continue to lead the way for luxury shoppers.

Does Saks pulling out of Amazon’s marketplace reflect a deeper mismatch with luxury brands?

Andrew Adam Newman

LiquiDonate promises it slashes returns costs and helps both the needy and the planet.

This start-up is making a business case for brands donating returns

Erin Cabrey

While Amazon has been bullish about succeeding in grocery, it hasn’t found a unique angle to win over shoppers.  

Amazon’s Go and Fresh closures offer a lesson about differentiation 

As the eco-friendly retailer prepares to shutter all its US locations, experts outline the factors that pushed a onetime DTC darling back toward digital-first retail.

Can Allbirds fly back to profitability?

E-Commerce

Retail Media

Marketing

Stores

Supply Chain

Alex Vuocolo

The retail giant is spending more than ever on automating its supply chain, with the ultimate goal of lowering costs and increasing profits.

Walmart’s investment in automation is set to peak in the coming year 

Consumers are locked into cost-cutting behavior, new Dunnhumby data found, and some consumers perceive grocery inflation to be up to 10 times higher than the actual rate. 

Walmart, mass retailers grow grocery penetration as shoppers seek low prices

Under Luca de Meo’s string of operative and creative changes taking effect, some analysts have renewed hope for the struggling fashion conglomerate.

Kering’s road to recovery is paved with patience

The most expensive: Whole Foods. (Duh.)

Consumer Reports deems Costco least expensive supermarket

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. 

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.

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

Sydney Sweeney’s Syrn has already attracted controversy, but can it be a brand that lasts?

The Latest Retail Industry News

Walmart’s investment in automation is set to peak in the coming year

Sydney Sweeney’s Syrn has already attracted controversy, but can it be a brand that lasts?

Walmart, mass retailers grow grocery penetration as shoppers seek low prices

Kering’s road to recovery is paved with patience

Consumer Reports deems Costco least expensive supermarket

Editor's Picks

Does Saks pulling out of Amazon’s marketplace reflect a deeper mismatch with luxury brands?

This start-up is making a business case for brands donating returns

Amazon’s Go and Fresh closures offer a lesson about differentiation

Can Allbirds fly back to profitability?

Events

2026’s Shopping List: What’s Trending in Retail

The Future of Retail Marketing: Content, Data and the Power of Community

From Prompt to Purchase: Transactions and Tracking in the AI Era

Resources

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

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

Topics

Retail news that keeps industry pros in the know

Sydney Sweeney’s Syrn has already attracted controversy, but can it be a brand that lasts?

The Latest Retail Industry News

Walmart’s investment in automation is set to peak in the coming year

Sydney Sweeney’s Syrn has already attracted controversy, but can it be a brand that lasts?

Walmart, mass retailers grow grocery penetration as shoppers seek low prices

Kering’s road to recovery is paved with patience

Consumer Reports deems Costco least expensive supermarket

Editor's Picks

Does Saks pulling out of Amazon’s marketplace reflect a deeper mismatch with luxury brands?

This start-up is making a business case for brands donating returns

Amazon’s Go and Fresh closures offer a lesson about differentiation

Can Allbirds fly back to profitability?

Events

2026’s Shopping List: What’s Trending in Retail

The Future of Retail Marketing: Content, Data and the Power of Community

From Prompt to Purchase: Transactions and Tracking in the AI Era

Retail news that keeps industry pros in the know

Resources

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

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

Topics