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  1. Technology & Innovation

Out of home delivery and automated parcel locker specialist InPost prepped for takeover

A consortium fronted by Advent and FedEx is set to buy InPost for 15.60 euros per share, valuing the European parcel locker company at 7.8 billion euros ($9.2 billion). The transaction to expected to close in the second half of this year. Advent and FedEx will each own a 37% stake in the parcel locker […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Spotify Teams up with Bookshop.org to Synchronize Audio and Physical Books

Spotify has teamed up with Bookshop.org — the online bookstore that connects readers with local booksellers across the U.S. — to begin selling books through its app. The service is meant to be used in tandem with Shopify’s new Page Match tool, which helps readers seamlessly switch between the audio and physical versions of a […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Bob’s Discount Furniture Goes Public with $2.22 Billion Market Cap

Bob’s Discount Furniture began trading on the NYSE on Feb. 5 with an IPO of 19.45 million shares priced at $17 per share. The retailer’s initial market capitalization of approximately $2.22 billion is based on 130.4 million shares outstanding after the IPO, according to the Wall Street Journal. The share price “barely budged,” however, according […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The Small Details That Quietly Drive Results

Attention compounds. One brown M&M was enough for Van Halen to stop an entire concert setup. This week’s newsletter is about why. From Macy’s quiet comeback to the furniture retailers being recognized by HFA, the pattern is clear: the details you notice—and act on—shape everything that follows. Today’s Rundown Here’s a quick glimpse of what […]
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  1. Channel: Home Improvement

Lowe’s Makes Loyalty Program More Family-Friendly by Adding Kids Component

Lowe’s has launched the MyLowe’s Rewards Kids Club, a new platform that builds on the home improvement retailer’s 20+ years hosting Kids Workshops in its stores. The program now allows families to track their kids’ progress through digital badges and manage workshop registrations for multiple children within a single MyLowe’s Rewards account. In addition to […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Is It Time to Keep a Bad Idea From the Public? Albertsons vs. Kroger

When Kroger and Albertsons agreed to a $24.6 billion merger in 2022, the companies framed it as a scale-driven solution to inflation, competition from Walmart and Amazon, and a rapidly changing food retail landscape. Two years later, the deal collapsed under Federal Trade Commission scrutiny—and now, in 2026, both companies are asking a federal court […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Toys ‘R’ Us Canada, Entering Bankruptcy, Will Shrink Store Footprint

Toys ‘R’ Us Canada (TRU Canada) has sought protection from creditors under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), the Canadian version of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as it evaluates strategic alternatives and implements restructuring initiatives. TRU Canada is owned by Putman Investments; it was purchased in 2018 following a bankruptcy and reorganization of the U.S. based […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Nike Investigated Over Claims of Discrimination Against White Employees

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating allegations that Nike discriminated against white workers. The commission filed a subpoena enforcement action in a federal court on Feb. 4 in a bid to compel Nike to produce the information requested for its investigation, after it said Nike failed to adequately comply with an earlier […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

One in 10 rely on convenience stores for last minute Valentine’s Day purchases

Many UK consumers will be reliant on convenience stores for last minute top-ups and gifts. Almost one in 10 consumers will rely on their local c-store for flowers and 5% will be looking for a card. Slightly higher numbers (6%) will also be looking for… This story continues at One in 10 rely on convenience […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Ulta Spotlights 6 Female Athletes with New Beauty Roster, Strengthens Support for Women’s Sports

Ulta Beauty has teamed up with six female athletes from both established and emerging sports for its first-ever Ulta Beauty Roster. Through omnichannel marketing and digital content, these athletes will help Ulta Beauty redefine sports through the lens of beauty and empowerment. Additionally, Ulta has launched the Roster for Change grant program, designed to address […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Walmart readies cross-border shipping program for sellers

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief Launching early this year, Walmart Exports will allow eligible products to be delivered from the U.S. to shoppers in Mexico and Canada. Published Feb. 4, 2026 Trucks sit parked in front of a Walmart store on Feb. 21, 2023, in Richmond, California. Walmart is looking to draw more sellers to its fulfillment […]
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  1. Department & Category

7 Eleven Super Bowl Sunday Super Customer Focused

  This is Food‑Fact‑Filled, Data‑Driven Look at How the World’s Largest Convenience Retailer Wins Big With Consumers by Steven Johnson’s the Grocerant Guru’s team at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® Super Bowl Sunday and National Pizza Day sit back‑to‑back on the calendar, and 7‑Eleven is treating both like the food‑centric cultural holidays they’ve become. With […]
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  1. Data & Insights

AI-Led Legacy Modernization for Retail and CPG: Transforming Applications and Data into an Intelligent Enterprise

It will not be too off the mark to say that retail and CPG organizations find themselves at a crossroads and a critical inflection point in decision-making for future growth. While the fundamentals of success, such as extreme customer-centricity, financial rigor and operational excellence through data-driven decisions remain firmly vital, there are some additional developments […]
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  1. Data & Insights

How a Furniture Retailer Gained 5 Conversion Points in a Down Market.

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. Merchandising

The Retail Buyer Said “Yes”: Your Roadmap for What Comes Next

The email hits your inbox.Or maybe it’s a handshake at the end of a long trade show meeting. After months of refining your pitch deck, sending samples, and navigating buyer skepticism, you finally hear the word you’ve been working toward: “Yes.” A major retail buyer wants to carry your product. That moment deserves celebration. Landing […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Asos partners with Fermat as online fast fashion giant upskills 100+ designers in generative AI

Asos says that it has upskilled more than 100 designers in generative AI. Fermat’s technology is now embedded across its design operations, enabling designers to turn sketches into photo realistic visuals in seconds. The online retailer can instantly explore different colours, fabrics and variations, helping communicate ideas more clearly with suppliers and improving accuracy in […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Clutch Play: Advance Auto Parts Shifts New Loyalty Program into Gear

Advance Auto Parts has launched the three-tier Advance Rewards loyalty program, designed to deliver greater value to both its heavy and light DIY customers. The free-to-join program’s tiers of 1st Gear, 2nd Gear and Top Gear reward more frequent shoppers with higher rewards rates and greater coupon flexibility, including the ability to combine coupons for […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Curating the Future of Local Restaurant Commerce: Perspective on Curate, Instant Apps, and the Long Arc of Foodservice Technology

  From Cash Registers to Clicks: A Brief Historical Context Foodservice technology has always evolved in response to friction according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. In the 1970s and 1980s, the friction was labor and accuracy—solved by electronic POS systems. In the 1990s and early 2000s, it was inventory […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Amazon’s and Saks’ Retail Reset, Plus Live from the Big Show: NRF Top Voices Billy May and David J. Katz

The episode opens with a sweeping look at the biggest retail stories shaping January. Amazon dominates the headlines again, this time with the closure of all Amazon Fresh grocery and Go stores and a renewed reliance on Whole Foods and online grocery. At the same time, Amazon is laying off tens of thousands of employees, […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Checkout.com inks deal with Spotify to power payments globally for digital music service

Checkout.com is set to provide global acquiring services for Spotify with the aim of delivering a secure and reliable payments experience for its global audience of more than 700 million monthly active users and 280 million+ paying subscribers. “Our aim is to deliver a seamless, simple, and safe payment experience so that our users can […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Booker celebrates 300 store milestone for Scoot service in first year

Scoot, Booker’s rapid grocery delivery platform, is celebrating its first anniversary with a major milestone – 300 symbol group retailers now live on the service across the UK. Since launching in February 2025, Scoot has expanded through Booker’s symbol groups of Premier, Londis, Budgens and… This story continues at Booker celebrates 300 store milestone for […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go Are Gone A Historical Retrospective on Amazon’s Grocery Experiments & the Road Ahead

  On January 27, 2026, Amazon confirmed what many analysts had quietly anticipated: its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store banners are being shuttered across the U.S., ending a decade of experimentation in brick-and-mortar grocery retail. According to Amazon, all 57 Amazon Fresh grocery stores and 15 Amazon Go locations are slated to close imminently […]
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  1. Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers

Tipping in the Grocerant World: The Real Price of Food, Labor, and Convenience

  Tipping is no longer a social afterthought—it is a structural component of the modern food economy. As restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, and delivery platforms converge, consumers are navigating a fragmented system where food prices are transparent, but labor costs are not. In the Grocerant World, tipping has become the consumer’s most direct investment […]
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  1. Data & Insights

How AI can Handle the 3 Biggest Gen Z Retail Trends that Shaped the 2025 Holiday Season

Gen Z is rewriting the rules of holiday shopping. Deloitte projected that Gen Z’s 2025 holiday spending would drop 34% from the previous year, with an emphasis on budgeting and deal-hunting. And while the numbers are still coming in, the mandate for retail leaders is clear: adapt to Gen Z’s evolving preferences or miss out […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

The Innovation Conversation:  Assessing Amazon’s Strategic Pivot

Today, Tom Furphy and KC do an extended deep-dive on Amazon’s decision this week to close its 57 Amazon Fresh Stores and 15 Amazon Go stores, and to focus on expanding its Whole Foods footprint – some of the closing Fresh stores reportedly will be converted to the Whole Foods banner – and ramping up […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon One – And, Apparently, Done

Amazon has notified customers who use its Amazon One palm payment authentication service that as of June 3, 2026, it no longer will be available at retail businesses – including Whole Foods, where it was part of the chain’s self-checkout systems. Here is the email that went out to users: The company promises to delete […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Your Views:  The Eric Mangini Effect

Got a number of reactions to our story about Amazon closing down its Go and Fresh stores. MNB reader Steve Ritchey wrote: Like you, I’m not surprised at Amazon closing it’s brick & mortar stores.  I’ve never been in one as they never put one in my area, but I have some ideas of what […]
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Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go Are Gone A Historical Retrospective on Amazon’s Grocery Experiments & the Road Ahead

  On January 27, 2026, Amazon confirmed what many analysts had quietly anticipated: its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store banners are being shuttered across the U.S., ending a decade of experimentation in brick-and-mortar grocery retail. According to Amazon, all 57 Amazon Fresh grocery stores and 15 Amazon Go locations are slated to close imminently […]
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BREAKING NEWS:  Amazon Bails Out Of Physical Stores Business, Closing Go And Fresh Stores

Amazon announced today that it is closing its 57 Amazon Fresh Stores and 15 Amazon Go stores.  With the exception of Whole Foods, which it acquired for $13.7 billion in 2017, it will now be out of the bricks-and-mortar business for the time being. The company’s food retail focus now will be on expanding its […]
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December E-Grocery Sales Hit $12.7 Billion, Up 32% YOY

The latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey is out, reporting that “monthly U.S. online grocery sales accelerated dramatically in December, with total sales surging 32% year-over-year (YOY) to finish the month with a record high $12.7 billion … This robust performance reflects higher order frequency, spending rates, and a larger user base than December […]
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NRF 2026 review: AI grabs the spotlight as retail technology steps into its next chapter

By James Pepper, Vista Technology Support A Brief Introduction to NRF and How the Show Is Structured Every January, the National Retail Federation’s ‘Retail’s Big Show’ transforms New York’s Javits Centre into one of the most influential gatherings in the global retail calendar. Tens of thousands of professionals arrive to explore new technologies, exchange ideas, […]
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