Why retail customer pattern recognition is key to retail site selection

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Daniel Dutton, national director, Lee & Associates Retail, and co-managing principal with Lee & Associates Nebraska, shares insight on the value of applying…

Tariff timeline: White House actions, declarations, reversals

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Given the tariff impact to the retail industry RetailCustomerExperience is keeping a timeline of tariff pronouncements.

How to keep your retail AI pilot out of the graveyard

by Sathya Narayanan Annamalai Geetha — Principal Architect, Google

To escape GenAI pilot purgatory, companies have to look at the four critical failure points where enterprises are getting the approach entirely wrong and what…

Boscov’s teams with Manhattan to modernize fulfillment

September 3, 2026

Boscov's, a family-owned department store chain with 51 locations across nine Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, has selected Manhattan Associate's ActiveOrder…

Rural King launches hot deals for rewards members

September 3, 2026

Rural King has boosted its loyalty and rewards strategy with the launch of 10 'Hot Deals' for Rural King Rewards members.

Get those nominations in for Top Women in Retail Technology Awards

September 2, 2026

Know a woman redefining how retailers and businesses engage with consumers or an influential female retail tech leader shaping the future of consumer-facing…

Walmart building high-tech fulfillment center in Georgia

September 2, 2026

Walmart will build a $1.3 billion high-tech, next-gen fulfillment center in Franklin County, Ga., to join their other 209 Walmart and Sam's Clubs stores and 1…

Buc-ee’s traffic tops 210M annual trips

September 2, 2026

Convenience and fuel retailer Buc-ee's has hit a big benchmark — more than 210 million annual trips, according to a Numerator report.

Topgolf, Family Entertainment Group team up to create exceptional guest experiences

September 2, 2026

Family Entertainment Group, a national developer and operator of entertainment experiences, is partnering with Topgolf to create exceptional guest experiences…

Simon launches commerce media network

September 1, 2026

Simon, a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership of shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations, has launched the Simon Media…

Batteries Plus debuts AI platform to drive growth, amplify store experience

September 1, 2026

Batteries Plus, a battery and power solution retail service center, has debuted an AI platform featuring tools to boost the franchise development pipeline and…

Agentic AI, frontier firms and the retail race to relevance

AI visibility will depend on what information exists across the internet, not just what exists on your own website. Brand reputation is becoming…

Gap names Michael Francis as Old Navy CEO, president

September 1, 2026

Gap Inc. has appointed Michael Francis as president and CEO of Old Navy to succeed Haio Barbeito, who will transition from his operating role into an advisory…

HotelKey reducing labor with self-check-in kiosk deployments

August 31, 2026

HotelKey is expanding deployment of its self-check-in kiosk as hotel operators look to automate routine front-desk functions and provide around-the-clock…

Quay stores deploy Eyebot automated vision testing

August 31, 2026

Eyewear retailer Quay has partnered with Eyebot to install automated vision-testing kiosks at select stores, according to a press release, allowing customers…

Cashierless robot store highlights automation at conference

August 31, 2026

A cashierless convenience store demonstrated at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing showed how multiple robots could complete an entire retail…

Gen Z, rich consumers driving opportunities for Walmart

August 28, 2026

Gen Z shoppers and higher-income households, those earning over $100,000, are driving growth for Walmart while lower-income households and Boomers are pulling…

Households tapping AI, discounts, secondhand shops in back-to-school shopping

August 28, 2026

As students head back into the classroom across the U.S. families are using AI, discounts and second-hand shopping when it comes to back-to-school spending.

More than half of young consumers wary of AI

August 28, 2026

Young U.S. adults are increasingly wary of AI and more than half are more concerned than excited about the technology, an increase from 37% in 2021.

Amazon expanding drone delivery this year

August 27, 2026

Amazon Prime Air drone delivery is expanding to nearly 500 cities and towns this year.