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Building on Strong 2025 Growth, Ross Plans to Add 110 Stores in 2026

Riding the wave of value-seeking consumers, discount apparel retailer Ross Stores generated an impressive 8% increase in net sales for FY 2025, which ended Jan. 31, 2026, rising to $22.8…

News March 6

The End of the Endless Aisle: The Paradox of Choice in Ecommerce

For years, ecommerce has succeeded on an assumption that the more a marketplace offers, the more users are to spend. Digital shelves seem to be infinite, unlike physical ones, and…

Executive Viewpoints March 6
Eoin Tonge, CEO, Primark

Primark Parent Names New CEO as it Mulls Spinoff

Associated British Foods (ABF), parent company of Primark, has named Eoin Tonge as the apparel retailer’s CEO, making permanent the job he has held since March 2025. Additionally, Filip Ekvall…

News March 5
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Walmart to Expand Digital Shelf Labels Chainwide

Walmart will deploy digital shelf labels (DSLs) chainwide this year, doubling the approximately 2,300 U.S. locations currently using the technology (Walmart U.S. operates more than 4,600 stores). With more than…

News March 5

Meta’s Rise as Offsite Retail Media Infrastructure

For more than a decade, Amazon set the rules for retail media: own the traffic, own the data, monetize shoppers at the point of sale. Onsite search and display became…

Executive Viewpoints March 5

Uniqlo’s 3 New NYC Stores to Feature Hyperlocal Art and Apparel

Uniqlo will be opening three new stores in NYC this spring, each with its own unique product assortment and look. Each store will feature exclusive, location-specific designs created in collaboration…

News March 4

Bankrupt Eddie Bauer Puts 174 Store Leases on the Market

Eddie Bauer LLC, which entered the Chapter 11 process in the District of New Jersey in February 2026, has retained RCS Real Estate Advisors to market 174 retail store leases…

News March 4

Retail’s Next Workforce Shift: How AI Agents are Reshaping Procurement, Risk and Cost Control

The consumer-packaged goods industry operates in a state of volatility. From the supplier side, there are increasing risks around financial stability, geopolitical tensions, logistical complications and capacity constraints. Demand signals…

Executive Viewpoints March 4

Kohl’s to Spotlight Proprietary Brands with New ‘By Kohl’s’ Campaign

Kohl’s plans to leverage customers’ appreciation for its private label brands with its new “By Kohl’s” brand platform, which will include in-store displays showcasing complete outfits as well as social,…

News March 3
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