Stores
Retailers using self-checkout fell 16%, Toast reports
Dollar General and Five Below among retailers restricting or eliminating the lanes.
Andrew Adam Newman
Andrew is a senior reporter for Retail Brew. He’s been a frequent contributor to The New York Times and had stints as senior editor for Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen and as editor in chief of alternative newsweeklies in Pittsburgh and Boise.
Marketing
How this founder landed her menstrual-care beverages on Sprouts’s shelves
Retail shelves validate The Cycle better than Instagram, Anastasia Sartan says.
Consumer Behavior & Trends
More than 4 in 10 who used BNPL for groceries incurred late-payment or overdraft fees
Lower-income BNPL users financed groceries at triple the six-figure rate.
Stores
How Marathon Sports brought the trail indoors for its new concept store
“I need to build trail runners,” says Ben Cooke, the retailer’s president.
Consumer Behavior & Trends
Nearly 3 in 4 consumers say retailers collect too much personal data
The ThoughtSpot survey also found that just 13% trust AI recommendations.
E-Commerce
How customer reviews went from novelty to necessity
Soliciting reviews, responding to bad ones, and why they’re more trusted than family.
Consumer Behavior & Trends
Trail running hits its stride
Trail-running shoes jumped 71% at Brooks, and it’s REI’s fastest-growing shoe category.
Stores
Wirecutter called it the ‘Tesla of induction stoves.’ Now it’s taking physical retail for a spin
The battery-powered Charlie can avoid costly electrical upgrades—and bake cookies in the showroom.
Stores
This startup got a dream order from Walmart. Fulfilling it almost turned into a nightmare.
With production financing through Bridge, Dog Sauce got funding after its bank said no.
Consumer Behavior & Trends
GLP-1 users much more likely to increase clothing spending
The Tinuiti study also found those users more apt to resell or rent clothing.