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Intuit Mailchimp’s Sarah Logan: retailers need clarity, not more campaigns, to drive profitable growth

By Sarah Logan, Head of Agency Partnerships, EMEA, Intuit Mailchimp Despite having more ways of reaching consumers than ever before, retail marketers are finding it harder to convert customers. However, it’s not due to the lack of campaigns, but the lack of clarity: With so many touchpoints at play, it’s difficult to clearly see which […]
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Why Retail Is Not Just Another Sales Channel (And Why Brands Fail When They Treat It That Way)

For years, commerce has been dominated by digital-first thinking. The rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands promised higher margins, owned customer data, and complete control over brand storytelling. But today, that narrative is shifting. Customer acquisition costs are rising, online competition is intensifying, and many digital-native brands are hitting a growth ceiling. As a result, brick-and-mortar […]
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AI becomes central to M&S technology transformation: these are the biggest retail stories from March

March is done and dusted, April is up and running, so let’s kick back and reflect on another eventful month for the retail technology space. Here’s your briefing on the most important stories from March, including VenHub Global, RTS 2026, Zalando, Nomagic, Co-op, VoCoVo, StrongPoint, Iceland Foods, AiFi, Boxbar Tech, Groupe Dynamite, and Manhattan Associates. […]
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5 Tips for Successful Buyer Follow Ups From Skin Centrick’s Chithra Kannan

Getting a product onto retail shelves is rarely a sprint; it is a marathon that takes place behind the scenes long after the initial pitch at the buyer’s office or at an ECRM Session. Emails. Sending Samples. Jumping on zoom calls with various departments. Back and forth, back and forth. And often in the mix […]
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Smartwatch and Wearable Trends at Target: Brand Share, Promotions, and Shopper Demographics

Download our latest report to understand how smartwatch and wearable demand, brand share, and shopper behavior are evolving at Target. Smartwatch and wearable dynamics at Target are shifting as new entrants reshape competitive positioning and pricing strategies. Using transaction-level data across Target’s B&M and online channels, YipitData analyzes how brands are gaining and losing share, […]
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Why Foodservice Retailers Must Embrace the Grocerant Era

  The latest NielsenIQ report confirms what  Steven Johnson the Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® has been signaling for years: the convenience channel is losing trips because it is still merchandising for yesterday’s consumer. The data is unambiguous—33% of shoppers say they’re visiting less often, and trips per buyer are down 2.2% […]
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Convenience retailer Scotmid Co-op announces investment in 4POS assisted checkout solution

Scotmid Co-op is rolling out assisted/hybrid checkout solutions as the convenience retailer looks to improve loss prevention and reduce theft (walk-offs). The £3.5 million investment in its store tech and checkout solutions from 4POS has also reduced checkout friction for customers, with dual screens allowing colleagues to step in and offer assistance to reduce shopper […]
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McDonald’s Has Lost the Plot — and Consumers Are Walking Away

  For decades, McDonald’s has been the gravitational center of American fast food — a brand so large, so omnipresent, that it seemed immune to the pressures reshaping the rest of the restaurant industry. But in 2024–2026, the Golden Arches have begun to flicker. Not because of a single scandal or a fleeting trend, but […]
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Is AI Retail’s New Front Door? with Bret Taylor (OpenAI Board Chair & Sierra CEO) and Guest Co-Host Neil Saunders

Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc are joined by guest co-host Neil Saunders, Managing Director and retail analyst at GlobalData, bringing his signature analytical rigour and on-the-ground store insights to a wide-ranging discussion of the week’s biggest retail developments and the future of AI-powered commerce. For our feature interview, Steve sits down live at ShopTalk with […]
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Infusion Pumps: The $14.2 Billion Market Getting Smarter, Smaller and More Connected

If you’ve ever been in a hospital, you’ve seen them — those unassuming devices on IV poles, quietly delivering precise doses of medication. Infusion pumps don’t get a lot of attention, but they’re among the most critical devices in healthcare. And the market is growing fast. Valued at $9 billion in 2024, the global infusion […]
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Drug Channels News Roundup, March 2026: Cigna’s 340B Workaround, Merck’s ARPA Surprise, Walgreens’ Automation Bet, Why Rebates Hurt Patients, and a DCI Team Photo

Spring is here in always-sunny Philadelphia. The vernal equinox has brought us an unexpected bounty of noteworthy news: Cigna’s clever vertical integration move Merck cuts drug prices—and Medicaid and 340B pay more Walgreens’ big pharmacy technology play How plans profit—and patients lose—from highly rebated drugs Plus: A bonus photo from the Drug Channels Leadership Forum […]
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Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB – March 31, 2026

Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce.  This week’s topics: Dollar General getting new CEO Pernod Ricard / Brown-Forman merger talks Henkel buys OlaplexThe perils of AI-generated content CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comSheCOMMERCE Website: https://shecommercepodcast.com/Rhea Raj’s Website: http://rhearaj.comLara Raj in Katseye: https://www.katseye.world/ DISCLAIMER: […]
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FaceTime with the Content Guy:  Retail Malpractice (& It Ticks Me Off)

I’m used to retailers doing  a lousy job of communicating with their shoppers.  But during a recent trip to Whole Foods, I found what struck me as a particularly egregious example.  So I got out my iPhone… The post FaceTime with the Content Guy:  Retail Malpractice (& It Ticks Me Off) appeared first on MNB.
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CVS Tests Small Store, Rx-Only Format.  A Harbinger Of The Future?

From Forbes: “CVS Health is pushing forward with plans to open nearly 20 smaller “pharmacy-only” stores by the end of this year. “The healthcare giant Monday opened the first such pharmacy-only store this year on Chicago’s West Side where access to healthcare and pharmacy services can be a challenge. Executives said the new pharmacy will […]
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Report:  Households Likely Will Pay Less In Tariff-Related Costs In 2026

Fast Company reports that in 2025, according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, the average US household paid out about $1,000 in tariff-related expenses. That’s the bad news. The good news is that in 2026 current estimates are that the number will come down to $600. That number is elastic, however:  “The additional costs a household […]
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Behind Amazon’s Rural Delivery Infrastructure Focus

From Bloomberg: “Small business owners craving extra cash are on the front lines of an ambitious Amazon.com Inc. initiative: bringing the quick delivery popularized in cities and suburbs to America’s remote outposts. Many rural online shoppers are used to waiting half a week or longer for purchases to arrive. Amazon, which disclosed its $4 billion […]
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Checkout free stores demonstrate good technology but bad value equation as Amazon and Aldi exit UK

In September of last year, we reported that Amazon was binning its ambitious Amazon Fresh experiment in the UK, just four years after the US online giant launched its first grocery store in London. It has shuttered its 19 Fresh stores, with plans to convert five of these into Whole Foods Market locations. The first […]
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The Innovation Conversation:  From Vegas To Kalamazoo, A Focus On Tech (Part 2)

Today, Tom Furphy and KC engage in an extended debrief after their trips to a pair of innovation-focused  conferences – Tom to Shoptalk 2026 in Las Vegas, and KC to Western Michigan University’s Food Marketing Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Following up on last week’s conversation, they consider the two sides of a Shoptalk debate about […]
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Inside Amazon’s Plans For “A New Kind Of Supercenter”

Business Insider reports that “Amazon is moving deeper into Walmart’s territory with a new kind of supercenter. Internal documents show how that strategy is taking shape. “The e-commerce giant is planning to build a number of large-format stores that combine a Walmart-style supercenter with a robotics-powered warehouse, including previously unreported locations, according to internal documents […]
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How Creatine and Protein Powder Sales Are Shifting Across Amazon, Target, and Walmart

Download our latest report to understand how creatine and protein powder sales are shifting across retailers, brands, and shopper segments. Creatine and protein powder demand is evolving across major U.S. retailers, with meaningful shifts in retailer share, brand performance, and shopper engagement. Using transaction-level data, YipitData analyzes how Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Costco are gaining […]
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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 120,000 items in a typical Walmart store, managing price changes manually requires significant associate hours. Additionally, these DSLs are equipped with LED lights that make […]
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