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Explore the trends transforming commerce, from evolving purchase journeys and retail market growth to changing consumer expectations. Join StackAdapt for insights on how to prepare for peak season success.

Marketing

Integrated Marketing Planning

Market Shifts Shaping Peak Season Success

In 2026, winning retailers focus less on driving foot traffic and more on attracting high-intent shoppers ready to buy. Join Retail Brew to explore how audience targeting, creative strategy, and media sequencing can shape in-store demand and drive real sales.

E-Commerce

Digital Retail Strategy

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

Omnichannel Retail

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

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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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

Founders Assaf and Ariel Azani told Retail Brew about the cult-favorite sample sales’ rebranding into a permanent boutique known as Store260.

Concept Stores

Inside 260 Sample Sale’s new store concept

Some sellers said it was nice to have breathing room to focus on back-to-school and the rest of the year.

E-Commerce Operations

What does July look like for Amazon merchants without a Prime Day?

Brands like Goodr access smaller markets, while retailers burnish their local assortments. 

Why brands and big-box retailers are playing ball with Minor League Baseball

Colorful Natalie’s NYC-themed apparel and pink exterior has caught the eyes of the city’s shoppers—and the Internet. 

The story behind the pinkest shop in New York City 

The Hyundai Seoul’s new digital platform is designed to recreate the experience of wandering through a department store through curated content, creators, and personalized collections.

Move over, faster checkout. This iconic South Korean department store wants shoppers to linger

Along with much higher prices than liquidation, branded resale brings in new customers.

Marketplace Models

Why more returns are ending up in the resale channel

At the Summer Fancy Food Show, Retail Brew moderated a panel with leaders like Butterfield Market and Meadow Lane discussing the rise of premium grocery in the city. 

A look inside NYC’s luxury grocery boom 

Catalog runs more than 50 LLM calls to clean up a brand’s product data to make it palatable for AI models. 

How Catalog is helping retailers show up on ChatGPT

Consumer Behavior & Trends

A volume slowdown that began in 2025 has escalated this year, a new Bain report found. 

Trade-Down Behavior

Grocery unit sales sink for five straight months

Intuit

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BNPL could level the small-business playing field

Local & Small Business Support

Jumping to ‘buy now’ with a safety net of ‘pay later’

She’s SVP and market director of retail, CPG, travel and transportation at Thoughtworks. 

Coworking with Jay Amburkar

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

Inside 260 Sample Sale’s new store concept

The Latest Retail Industry News

Grocery unit sales sink for five straight months

Jumping to ‘buy now’ with a safety net of ‘pay later’

Coworking with Jay Amburkar

What does July look like for Amazon merchants without a Prime Day?

Editor's Picks

What does July look like for Amazon merchants without a Prime Day?

Why brands and big-box retailers are playing ball with Minor League Baseball

The story behind the pinkest shop in New York City

Move over, faster checkout. This iconic South Korean department store wants shoppers to linger

Events

Get ahead of peak shopping with the latest consumer and retail market strategies

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

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

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

Inside 260 Sample Sale’s new store concept

The Latest Retail Industry News

Grocery unit sales sink for five straight months

Jumping to ‘buy now’ with a safety net of ‘pay later’

Coworking with Jay Amburkar

What does July look like for Amazon merchants without a Prime Day?

Editor's Picks

What does July look like for Amazon merchants without a Prime Day?

Why brands and big-box retailers are playing ball with Minor League Baseball

The story behind the pinkest shop in New York City

Move over, faster checkout. This iconic South Korean department store wants shoppers to linger

Events

Get ahead of peak shopping with the latest consumer and retail market strategies

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

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

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