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Erin Cabrey

Erin is a senior reporter for Retail Brew covering retail and consumer trends. She was previously a reporter at BevNET covering the food & beverage industry.

Gen alpha friends shopping at the mall.
Stores

Gen Alpha loves brick-and-mortar retail. Here’s what they want when they shop.

The generation craves in-person retail experiences much like Gen Z, but their experience growing up in virtual worlds have created unique expectations for in-store shopping.

Sabrina Carpenter in Mars Pringles Super Bowl commercial
Marketing

CPG ads are taking over the Super Bowl this year

Mainstays like PepsiCo and Hellmann’s will air ads during the Big Game, alongside newcomers like Kinder Bueno, Liquid I.V., Svedka, and Manscaped.

Portrait of Cristina Aranguiz. Young woman with dark hair, dark shirt, and stylish hoop earings.
Stores

Coworking with Cristy Aranguiz

She’s co-founder and CEO at Cannabis & Glass, Iowa Cannabis Co, and Minnesota Cannabis Services.

Personal Day acne skincare products
Stores

Entrance Interview: Personal Day’s new CEO on the skin care brand’s move from social commerce success to brick-and-mortar retail

Amanda Domaleczny—a vet of Too Faced, Drybar, and Tula—takes on her first chief exec role at the skin care brand co-founded by actress Lili Reinhart as it expands in retail.

Street view of cursive Saks storefront sign
Stores

Retail CEOs were on the move in January

Saks Global, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Walmart US were among the retailers and brands naming new leaders this month.

A portrait of Garry E. Adams, CEO of commercial real estate company Capital Reality
Stores

Coworking with Garry E. Adams

He’s CEO, CCIM, CPA at Capital Reality.

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter celebrates launch of Cécred at Ulta Beauty
E-Commerce

The rise of agentic commerce could shift retailers’ focus to products

Exclusive brand partnerships are becoming core to Ulta Beauty’s strategy to engage consumers using AI to shop, CEO Kecia Steelman said at NRF.

Target's new private label brand Dealworthy
Stores

Private label sales hit a record $283 billion in 2025

Brands Target, CVS, and Walmart were the fastest growing private labels last year.

A portrait of Ami DeWille, VP of branding and marketing at returns solution provider ReturnPro
Stores

Coworking with Ami DeWille

She’s VP of branding and marketing at ReturnPro.

Shopify agentic commerce plan Universal Commerce Protocol - UCP
E-Commerce

Shopify president: Agentic commerce could usher in ‘merit-based shopping’

AI agent-based shopping could increase e-commerce penetration and ultimately “level the playing field” for brands, Harley Finkelstein told Retail Brew.