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  1. Trends & External Forces

You Heard It Here First: 7 Mintel Predictions Realized at Expo West 2026 

Expo West 2026 offered a clear reflection of several long-running shifts Mintel has been tracking across health, nutrition, and consumer expectations. What stood out most this year was less about flavor innovation and more about a reorientation toward how the body feels—physically, emotionally, and even metabolically. Many of the dominant themes at the show mapped […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Your Views:  As Time Goes By

On the subject of dynamic pricing as reflected in electronic shelf labels – which some states want to ban – MNB reader Donald C. Taylor wrote: Probably a poor comparison and sure, the industries are different, but aren’t our local gas stations doing this exact same thing?  Prices change, prices are digitally displayed roadside, the […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Most AI Training Is Moving To Reinforcement Learning, Scale AI Says

Scale AI, the AI data company that helps DeepMind, Meta, and Apple train their models, is now mostly working on reinforcement learning, a method that trains AI models to complete tasks, as opposed to traditional LLM training, which makes them more book-smart. The shift is a stunning evolution in the direction of large language model […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

CAGNY 2026 Recap

In this episode, Sri & PVSB recap the highlights from the 2026 Consumer Analysts Group of New York (CAGNY) annual conference. Read our recaps at Mass Market Retailers here: https://massmarketretailers.com/tag/cagny-2026/ To learn more about CAGNY, go here: https://consumeranalystgroupny.com/ This episode is sponsored by retailmediaIQ, publishers of Mass Market Retailers We rated each presentation on 7 […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Saks Global to shutter 9 full-line stores

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief Saks Fifth Avenue is taking the brunt of the plans, with eight stores on the list. The company told the bankruptcy court further closures may be necessary. Published Feb. 10, 2026 The grand re-opening of the Saks Fifth Avenue in New Orleans on Nov. 16, 2006, following Hurricane Katrina. The location is […]
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  1. Department: Food

C Stores Are Becoming America’s Fastest Growing Restaurant Competitors—And the Data Proves It

  For decades, convenience stores were defined by fuel, fountain drinks, and grab‑and‑go snacks. Today, they are redefining the competitive landscape for quick‑service restaurants (QSR) and fast‑casual chains by becoming full‑scale food destinations according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. With fresh prepared foods, mix‑and‑match meal components, and aggressive value […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Your Views:  Benefit Of The Doubt?

I wrote the other day about how management at Target and Starbucks seem tone-deaf, prompting MNB reader Patti Pagels to write: When I read about the new initiatives at Target and Starbucks that seemed tone-deaf to you, my first thought was that Target’s might not be all that bad. I have met with some younger […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Winners and losers of Black Friday 2025

​[[“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Black Friday — and the holiday shopping season in general — may be more important than ever for retailers in 2025. But the event has evolved dramatically in recent years. “The Black Friday that we have come to know and love has […]
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RetailNext: the era of the impulse holiday spree is ending as Black Friday in-store traffic drops across USA

Black Friday in-store traffic was down -3.6% across the USA, according to RetailNext, a specialist in retail intelligence and traffic analytics that works with the likes of Burberry, Bloomingdale’s, Disney Store, Macy’s, and Estée Lauder. Its research is based on data collected at tens of thousands of US stores across hundreds of brands operating on […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Traffic & Conversion Dynamics in Furniture Retail

Author’s Expertise: With over 15 years of experience in retail analytics and customer behavior analysis, I’ve helped more than 500 retailers optimize their follow-up strategies. At Trakwell, our team has analyzed millions of customer interactions across furniture, mattress, and high-value retail segments, giving us unique insights into what truly drives conversion and ticket size improvements. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Google Research Head Yossi Matias: AI Will Lead To More Researchers, Not Fewer

<img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_!lMMX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09024682-8092-47bd-a252-7a82d14f6543_2298x1272.png" width="1456" height="806" data-attrs='"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/09024682-8092-47bd-a252-7a82d14f6543_2298x1272.png","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":806,"width":1456,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":4589877,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/png","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":true,"internalRedirect":"https://www.bigtechnology.com/i/177031502?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09024682-8092-47bd-a252-7a82d14f6543_2298x1272.png","isProcessing":false,"align":null,"offset":false Meta is cutting 600 AI jobs after hiring spree [New York Times] Brian Chesky says ChatGPT’s tools aren’t ready yet for an Airbnb integration [Bloomberg] OpenAI’s new Atlas browser is actually good at some things [Ars Technica] This Week On Big Technology Podcast: The Reality of Building Alexa Plus and […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Your Views:  Non-Traditional Choices

Kroger has said that its next CEO will be an external hire, which would be a first for the company.  I recommended Stephen Smith, the soon-to-retire CEO of LL Bean, who has significant global experience with Walmart and a terrific grocery background.  But MNB reader Joe Frindt had other ideas: While I certainly get the […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Adobe Forecasts Fall Prime Day Spend will Grow 6.2% to $9 Billion

Like its summer predecessor, the fall version of Prime Day — Prime Big Deals Days, taking place Oct. 7-8 — has become a major sales opportunity for more than just Amazon. Multiple competitors, including giants such as Walmart, Target and Best Buy, run their own deal days the same week as they seek to take […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The Winging It Paradox: Why Stress Makes Smart Retailers Do Dumb Things

In high-ticket retail, where individual transactions range from $1,000 to $100,000, there is a biological impulse that becomes devastatingly expensive. This is because when stress rises, our brains default to what neuroscientists call the “action bias”—the overwhelming urge to do something, anything, rather than pause and think.  Yet we keep doing it. Why? Because preparation […]
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  1. Data & Insights

How Snap Judgments Are Shaping Your Sales Floor

First impressions aren’t just important—they’re expensive. In this week’s blog, we broke down how $2,083 in high-ticket sales walks out the door every second due to missed first impressions. This newsletter keeps that momentum going. We’re looking at two brands redefining the customer journey: how IKEA’s layout strategy influences shopper behavior, and how Canada Goose […]
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  1. CPG: HBC

Colgate-Palmolive Company Announces 2nd Quarter 2025 Results

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL): Net sales increased 1.0%; Organic sales* increased 1.8%, including a 0.6% negative impact from lower private label pet sales GAAP EPS increased 2% to $0.91; Base Business EPS* increased 1% to $0.92 GAAP Gross profit margin decreased 50 basis points to 60.1%; Base Business Gross profit margin* decreased 70 basis […]
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  1. Department: Food

Your Views:  Alphabetical Order

Responding to my criticisms of Target yesterday, MNB reader Anne Maas wrote:  I have been a Target loyalist for the vast majority of my life and it pains me to write this email. I grew up in the Minneapolis area and have fond memories of my mom and I grabbing our free bag of popcorn, […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Bloomingdale’s Outfits ‘Clueless’-Inspired Closet at New Hotel Experience

Luxury LA hotel L’Ermitage Beverly Hills has partnered with Bloomingdale’s Century City, the Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau and Paramount Pictures to create “The Clueless Suite” — an over-the-top hotel experience inspired by the iconic film, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. One of the hotel’s signature 750-square-foot residential-style suites has been transformed into […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Denny’s Knows Breakfast and Keke’s is Set for Success

  For over seven decades, Denny’s has been a household name, synonymous with breakfast served all day and late-night bites after the game, the shift, or the drive. In a world where breakfast is no longer confined to early risers or truck stops, Denny’s has earned its place in America’s culinary rhythm. Yet today, with […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Urban Outfitters Targets Gen Z with Gamified Back-to-Campus Campaign

Urban Outfitters (UO) has launched UO Haul, a multi-stage campaign designed to support students decorating a dorm room for the first time or refreshing a space for the new semester. UO Haul’s biggest retail element will be the rollout of 20 “Campus Essentials” pop-ups this summer and fall in key college markets that will feature […]
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  1. International

UK authorities warn of retail-sector risks following cyberattack spree

​[[“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. U.K. authorities are urging organizations to remain vigilant following a series of cyberattacks against three leading retail companies, including the famed Harrods department store based in London.  Harrods confirmed it was the target of an attempted hack, which took place days after […]
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  7. Stores & Formats

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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