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Saks Global Completes Bankruptcy Exit, Rebrands as Exemplar Luxury Group
Saks Global exits Chapter 11 as Exemplar Luxury Group, with a smaller store footprint, a new board and $2 billion in exit financing detailed in court filings.
News June 29
Primark Continues U.S. Expansion with Stores in Texas and Indiana
Following the opening of its Herald Square flagship in New York City this spring, Ireland-based value retailer Primark will continue expanding in the U.S. with openings slated for July 2026…
News June 29
Your Brand Story Is No Longer Yours Alone: Why AI Is Changing How Retail Narratives Are Formed
If you’ve tuned into pop culture at any point over the last few years, you know that “Swifties” (aka Taylor Swift’s hyper-loyal fan base) possess a unique superpower. Instead of…
Executive Viewpoints June 29
The Store Manager Bottleneck: Why Execution Is Retail’s Hidden Margin Killer
In today’s retail environment, store managers are no longer “just” operators. They are culture carriers, translators of strategy, problem solvers, and the primary architects of the customer experience. Every corporate…
June 1
Inside Miniso’s Bet on IP and Brick-and-Mortar in the U.S.
Miniso U.S. CEO Tom Bartlebaugh and CMO Robin Liu shared how seasonality, franchises and brick-and-mortar shape the company’s strategy as it adds 100 stores to its fleet this year.
Features June 26
You Deployed AI Search and Relevance Got Worse. Here’s Why It Happens
A scenario like this is becoming familiar in ecommerce: a company decides to modernize product discovery and launches an AI-powered search experience. The implementation starts with a promising demo in…
Executive Viewpoints June 26
Retailers Will Still Get the Sale. They May Lose Everything Else.
Retailers may still get the click, but they risk losing the customer relationship to AI agents. A new special report explores how to adapt as agentic commerce reshapes the path…
News June 25
Nordstrom and FAO Schwarz Team Up for Nationwide Partnership
FAO Schwarz's assortment launched in June on Nordstrom.com, and physical retail locations and a broader product selection will roll out across all Nordstrom doors later this year.
News June 25
U.S. Shoppers Embrace AI and Social Discovery, But Trust Still Drives Checkout
New data from ESW shows U.S. consumers are growing more comfortable using AI for price comparison and discovering products on social media, but trust gaps persist at the point of…
News June 25
Retail Remix Deep Dive: How to Maximize Summer Sales with Lightspeed
Featuring: Marie Baldauf-Lenschen, Director of Supplier Network Partnerships at Lightspeed This episode is brought to you by Lightspeed. Summer can be one of the trickiest seasons for retailers. Inventory needs…
Podcasts June 25
