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  1. Data & Insights
This episode is brought to you by Commerce. As we kick off 2026, Retail Remix is spotlighting some of the most illuminating moments from last season that bear repeating. In this special episode, host Nicole Silberstein revisits standout insights from 2025 that continue to resonate as the industry navigates AI, shifting consumer expectations and the […]
  1. Data & Insights
What a note to end the year on — our last episode of the Retail Remix podcast in 2025 features a fast, fun conversation with Andrew Bialecki, the founder and CEO of Klaviyo. We cover everything from the potential of extraterrestrial life in the universe to what AI will do for retail (and what it […]
  1. Data & Insights
This episode is brought to you by Commerce. AI is reshaping the retail landscape faster than any technology in recent memory, but with the hype comes confusion — and a lot of big questions about what AI can actually do for retailers today. In this episode of Retail Remix, host Nicole Silberstein sits down with […]
  1. Media & Marketing
  After thirteen years of the same look, Domino’s Pizza has done something bold: it hit refresh—visually, sonically, and strategically. According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®, it’s about time! The $20-billion pizza juggernaut (with more than 21,500 stores worldwide) rolled out a sweeping rebrand in October 2025 featuring a […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine represent one of the most promising frontiers in modern healthcare. This rapidly growing field focuses on repairing, restoring, or replacing damaged tissues and organs using a combination of biomaterials, cells, and advanced technologies. With the rising burden of chronic diseases, organ failure, and traumatic injuries, the global tissue engineering and […]
  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital
This is the first story in a two-part series. The second installment will publish tomorrow, Aug. 13. Amazon made its name as “The Everything Store,” and that has never been more true. But while Walmart is busy touting the unexpected variety on its marketplace, Amazon has already proven its point on that front and moved […]
  1. Channel: Restaurants
  In today’s hyper-competitive foodservice landscape, one factor stands out as the cornerstone of trust, customer loyalty, and long-term revenue: cleanliness according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.  Whether it’s a national restaurant chain, a local deli counter, a bustling C-store kitchen, or a high-traffic grocery deli, visible hygiene standards […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
The New York Times reports that after reports emerged yesterday that Amazon would begin displaying “the exact cost of tariff-related price increases alongside its products,” and Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, accused Amazon of being “hostile and political,” Amazon said the initiative “was never approved and is not going to happen.” According to […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
Following President Trump’s Liberation Day announcement of sweeping reciprocal tariffs, the world watched as markets convulsed, consumers recoiled, and economists scrambled to recalibrate. The stock market nosedived, crypto cratered, and within 48 hours, headlines were predicting a new era of economic instability—one whose ripple effects will be felt long beyond America’s borders. Uncertainty Surges: A […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
In the competitive retail industry, your brand is one of your most valuable assets. A strong brand identity—comprising logos, names, taglines, and other unique elements—distinguishes your products or services from competitors. However, creating and maintaining a robust brand requires more than innovative design and marketing. It demands legal protection to ensure your intellectual property isn’t […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Microscopy is the science and technique of using a microscope to observe objects and structures that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. It is a crucial tool in various scientific fields, including biology, materials science, and medicine. This technique allows researchers to study the fine details of cells, tissues, microorganisms, and […]
  1. Department: Food
By Jonna Parker, Team Lead, Fresh Foods Group As the pandemic faded into the rearview mirror and U.S. consumers grappled with two years of historic inflation, 2024 was to be the year grocery retailers and manufacturers got back to normal. But the summer and early fall brought disruptive events in the form of headline-dominating food […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
Dynamic pricing is a hot topic in retail, but hints of such a strategy at big-name grocery retailers such as Kroger and Walmart have sent shoppers out the door. With over one-fifth of U.S. consumers shying away from retailers using dynamic pricing, the key is transparency. Walmart is paving the way for electronic shelf labels […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
[[ Getty Images Walmart-owned Sam’s Club on Thursday said it will open more than 30 new stores in the U.S., marking its most aggressive expansion in years. The warehouse club’s next store is expected to open in Florida in 2024. Sam’s Club also plans to open five fulfillment and distribution centers this year, with the […]
  1. Department & Category
Introduction  Business waste is any recyclable or unrecyclable waste material which is not from your household. These are wastes from shops, tradespersons, pubs, schools, offices, factories or other business spaces. Regardless of the waste being domestic, that is, kitchen, lunch or restroom waste, as long as it isn’t a domestic living space, it is business […]
  1. Channel: Department Stores
A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. Episode 283 is a recap the most significant changes to the retail industry in 2021. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Podcast RSS SoundCloud TuneIn iHeartRadio Google Play Music Overcast Pocket Casts Facebook ????? It’s our final show of 2021! We recap the US […]

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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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