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The traditional retail loyalty model characterized by rigid “Bronze, Silver, Gold” tiers and the slow accumulation of points is being dismantled. Replacing it is a high-velocity, data-driven approach known as …

As of April 2026, sustainability in retail has officially transitioned from a voluntary marketing choice to a high-stakes legal requirement. The central driver of this shift is the EU’s Ecodesign …

The retail landscape of 2026 is currently navigating the most significant overhaul in product identification since the 1970s. As the industry marches toward the global GS1 Sunrise 2027 milestone, the …

For the better part of the last decade, retail technology has been driven by ambition. Every new tool promised better personalization, faster delivery or smarter operations. But in 2026, the …

Self-checkout has been positioned as the future of in-store retail. It promised efficiency, lower labor costs and faster throughput. And for a while, retailers scaled it aggressively. But in 2025 …

Retail isn’t just being influenced by AI anymore, it’s starting to be shaped and in some cases executed by it. What’s emerging is agentic commerce: a model where AI doesn’t …

Reid Evans has taken on the role of Head of Data and AI at EG America, which owns and operates 1,500+ convenience stores and fuel retailers in the United States. …

The Vancouver-based activewear giant is opening a new store in Milan on July 19, marking its official entry into the Italian market Lululemon is set to open its first store …

Fashion retail was once a relay race of disconnected hand-offs: design files shuttled to planning, purchase orders re-keyed into finance, and Point of Sale data reconciled days – sometimes weeks …

Aldi has unveiled an updated list of priority locations across the UK where it is actively seeking new store sites, following a nationwide call-out for suggestions from the public. The …