Category: Retail

Under Armour announced a broad restructuring plan on Thursday as it said sales in its largest market, North America, plunged 10 percent and predicted the trend will get worse throughout its current fiscal year. The athletic apparel retailer also saw profits sink by more than …

In recent years, the retail world has witnessed a remarkable transformation, particularly within the realm of shopping malls. Despite the challenges posed by the e-commerce boom, top-tier malls have defied expectations, recording strong leasing volumes and experiencing steady rent growth. So, what’s driving this resurgence? …

Keeping up with nanosecond social media trends is a never-ending challenge for retail brands and shoppers. In addition to responding to these fast-paced microtrends, merchandisers face increased pressure to incorporate cutting-edge personalization techniques that drive authentic shopping experiences and cultivate brand loyalty. So, what’s the …

As the retail industry has increasingly shifted to digital technology, transitioning from traditional brick-and-mortar stores to online platforms, consumers have changed both where and how they shop. Augmented reality apps allow customers to visualize products in their homes before purchasing, and retailers use artificial intelligence-driven …

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail’s Joe Keenan and Kristina Stidham discuss a recently released report from NAPCO Research and Blackhawk Network, 2024 Digital Gift Card Leaders, U.S. Edition. This seventh annual report is the market-leading resource on the gift card industry. …

Retail sales grew modestly from the month before in April, but a shift in the timing of Easter appeared to be behind a slight year-over-year decline, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF). Total retail …

Walmart-owned Sam’s Club says it’s turning to artificial intelligence to speed up its own exit technology. Instead of requiring store staff to check members’ purchases against their receipts when leaving the store, Sam’s Club customers who pay either at a register or through the Scan …

Self-checkout has become a hot topic in the retail landscape. While it has offered convenience and empowerment to customers, it has also presented opportunities and challenges for store owners. In recent weeks, retailers have started to make decisions about the future of self-checkout in their …

With the widespread use of web trackers like TikTok, the Meta pixel, and web monitoring tools capturing session data, protecting customer data and ensuring compliance has never been more crucial. Additionally, rapidly evolving state and federal privacy laws have made web privacy compliance quite complicated. …

Seeing the remarkable success that live shopping has generated in China, U.S. retailers are eager to build out their own live shopping capacities to entice younger shoppers and deepen customer engagement. Although the live shopping category is expected to grow to $68 billion in the …