Stores
Apple’s former head of retail on brick and mortar today
Ron Johnson says AI won’t shift people from physical stores to online, or vice versa.
Vidhi is a reporter for Retail Brew covering e-commerce and retail media. She was previously a senior reporter at Digiday's Modern Retail. Her work has also been published in TheStreet, Forbes, Nikkei Asia and TheCity. Vidhi has a master's degree in business and economics journalism from Columbia Journalism School.
E-Commerce
David’s Bridal is using AI to say it’s not just about dress shopping
The company is building an AI tool to connect vendors like nail salons, florists and photographers to couples.
E-Commerce
Shopify’s Shop app will be front and center this holiday season
The company is planning to run a much longer holiday season campaign, with different phases from now until December.
E-Commerce
How Walmart is increasing delivery speed using AI models
AI is enhancing inventory management and delivery speeds enabling sub hour deliveries at Walmart.
Consumer Behavior & Trends
Back-to-school shopping dominated Shopify in July
People also bought shade sails, meal replacement drinks and powders, and dorm room posters.
Consumer Behavior & Trends
Back-to-school shopping started early, but many are waiting for better deals
Total spending for college students is expected to cross $100 billion for the first time because more people plan to buy new electronics this year.
E-Commerce
Meta drops Seller app for Facebook Marketplace
Facebook’s version of Craigslist, where 430 million items are listed each month, is finally building proper tools for online sellers.
E-Commerce
What does July look like for Amazon merchants without a Prime Day?
Some sellers said it was nice to have breathing room to focus on back-to-school and the rest of the year.
E-Commerce
Podean snaps up Social Commerce Club to focus on social shopping, TikTok Shop
TikTok Shop has a new flywheel, because it offers better fulfillment, more creators telling authentic stories, and a stronger product selection.
Marketing
Rethink Retail forms retail media club to survive the AI transition
Media in Retail (MiR) is a closed executive network for the leaders actually running retail media, commerce media, and measurement.