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E-Commerce

Digital Retail Strategy

Intent by Design: The New Conversion Battleground Before the In-Store Visit

Clicks, Bricks & Everything In-Between: Retail Strategies for an Omnichannel World

Most retailers use video for awareness, but the ones pulling ahead treat it as a driver of revenue and conversion. Find out how to turn video into a commerce capability through the right strategy, measurement, and integration.

Video Killed the Cost Center (and Made it a Revenue Engine)

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.

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Erin Cabrey

Vidhi Choudhary

Andrew Adam Newman

Jeena Sharma

Alex Vuocolo

Stores

Even in the age of AI, retailers continue to bet big on brick and mortar.

Physical Retail Strategy

The state of stores

Morning Brew Creative Studio

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Don’t waste those precious ad dollars on reacquiring repeat customers.

AI in E-Commerce

Off target: How overspending on repeat customers can limit growth

How retailers can interpret shopper data to maximize impact.

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

A new Farm Bill, which passed in the House last month, could codify $187 billion in SNAP cuts. 

Food Supply Chain

How a new Farm Bill’s SNAP cuts could affect retailers

OpenAI may have moved too fast with its instant checkout feature, but that doesn’t mean it was a failure.

Why agentic shopping adoption remains low despite the hype

 Moravian Book Shop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ended its relationship with Barnes & Noble Education because it needed more flexibility.

Why America’s oldest book shop decided to go independent 

Marketing

The effort launched with a pizza-bagel menu at Tompkins Square Bagels.

Customer-Centric Marketing

Why Carmine’s is promoting pizza bagels to sell more sauce

Consumer Behavior & Trends

Amorepacific, home to brands like Laneige and COSRX, is introducing its wide beauty portfolio overseas in partnership with Amazon and Sephora. 

Preventative Health Shopping

This K-beauty giant is taking over North America, one brand at a time

Plus, DTC conference comes to New York City.

Big Box Retail

This Week in Retail: Q1 retail earnings and Amazon shareholders meeting

The e-commerce giant is offering faster and faster delivery, and it’s building a network of smaller facilities to meet the demand.

E-Commerce Operations

Amazon taps growing network of micro-fulfillment centers to expand 30-minute delivery

Grocery price inflation hit a four-year high, while retail sales moderated after a surge in March. 

Inflation-Driven Substitution

Higher prices push up April retail sales 

The arts and crafts store is further building on its party business with more items and in-store experiences.

Michaels expands party assortment and adds more in-store experiences 

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. 

Customer Journey

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

How a new Farm Bill’s SNAP cuts could affect retailers

The Latest Retail Industry News

This Week in Retail: Q1 retail earnings and Amazon shareholders meeting

Amazon taps growing network of micro-fulfillment centers to expand 30-minute delivery

Higher prices push up April retail sales

Michaels expands party assortment and adds more in-store experiences

Editor's Picks

Why agentic shopping adoption remains low despite the hype

Why America’s oldest book shop decided to go independent

Why Carmine’s is promoting pizza bagels to sell more sauce

This K-beauty giant is taking over North America, one brand at a time

Events

Video Killed the Cost Center (and Made it a Revenue Engine)

Clicks, Bricks & Everything In-Between: Retail Strategies for an Omnichannel World

Intent by Design: The New Conversion Battleground Before the In-Store Visit

Resources

The state of stores

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

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

The state of stores

Topics

Retail news that keeps industry pros in the know

How a new Farm Bill’s SNAP cuts could affect retailers

The Latest Retail Industry News

This Week in Retail: Q1 retail earnings and Amazon shareholders meeting

Amazon taps growing network of micro-fulfillment centers to expand 30-minute delivery

Higher prices push up April retail sales

Michaels expands party assortment and adds more in-store experiences

Editor's Picks

Why agentic shopping adoption remains low despite the hype

Why America’s oldest book shop decided to go independent

Why Carmine’s is promoting pizza bagels to sell more sauce

This K-beauty giant is taking over North America, one brand at a time

Events

Video Killed the Cost Center (and Made it a Revenue Engine)

Clicks, Bricks & Everything In-Between: Retail Strategies for an Omnichannel World

Intent by Design: The New Conversion Battleground Before the In-Store Visit

Retail news that keeps industry pros in the know

Resources

The state of stores

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

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

The state of stores

Topics