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Training Without Consent is Risky Business: What Business Owners Need to Know About the Proposed AI Accountability and Data Protection Act
AI is a great tool to enhance human creativity through designing and creating new content, creating new and enhancing existing products and a myriad of other ways, but the landscape…
Executive Viewpoints November 7
Despite Economic Pressures, NRF Forecasts First Trillion-Dollar Holiday Season
The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that spending from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 will increase by 3.7% to 4.2% over the same period in 2024, translating to total spending…
News November 6
Ulta Beauty Enters the Middle East
Ulta Beauty will open its first store in the Middle East on Nov. 7, located at The Avenues in Kuwait. The store marks the beginning of Ulta’s Middle East journey…
News November 6
Wayfair to Test Smaller Store Format with First Ohio Location
With four large-format store openings in the pipeline, Wayfair is now planning to test a smaller-format location with its new Columbus, Ohio store, scheduled to open in late 2026. At…
News November 6
The ‘Polar Opposite of Fast Fashion’: Topdrawer’s Stores Showcase Products Made to Last
Lots of retailers try to “localize” their brick-and-mortar stores to reflect and represent the town or city in which they reside, but Topdrawer goes further than most: each of its…
Features November 6
Strengthening Supply Chain Resilience and Limiting Risk Exposure in North American Supply Chains Amid Tariff and Onshoring Discussions
As companies adjust their supply chains to navigate geopolitical tensions, tariffs and disruptions, many are moving sourcing closer to home. That doesn’t come without challenges, and our data reveals a…
Executive Viewpoints November 6
Listen Now: Amazon Ads’ Former Evangelist on the Future of Retail Media
Retail media has exploded into one of the fastest-growing opportunities in marketing, so much so that the term describing it has now expanded to the more encompassing “commerce media.” “Retail…
Features November 5
Instacart Debuts AI Grocery Suite, Powers Customer-Facing Agentic Tech for Kroger
Instacart has introduced a suite of AI solutions specifically designed for the complexities of grocery retailing, featuring a white-label customer-facing agentic AI-powered shopping helper called Cart Assistant. This personalized omnichannel…
News November 5
Amazon Store-in-a-Store Debuts at Pennsylvania Whole Foods
Want some Coke with your chia seeds? That’s exactly what Amazon is hoping to deliver with its new store-within-a-store concept at the Whole Foods Market in Plymouth Meeting, Penn., which…
News November 5
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