Tariffs will cost consumers $1,300 this year

February 10, 2026

The Trump administration tariffs will amount to an average tax increase, per U.S. household, of $1,300 in 2026, according to data from the Tax Foundation…

Swipe fees could cost consumers $683M on Valentine’s day

February 10, 2026

Credit card swipe fees could cost consumers more than $683 million given expected higher prices for Valentine's Day gifts, according to the Merchants Payments…

Balea, Zebra launch Cosmic Machine Vision

February 10, 2026

Balea and Zebra have launched an intelligent vision solution called the Cosmic Machine Vision.

Kroger names former Walmart leader Greg Foran as CEO

February 9, 2026

Supermarket brand The Kroger Co. has appointed Greg Foran as CEO effective immediately.

Walmart hits $1T market value

February 9, 2026

Walmart has done something few, if any, retailers have done — it hit $1 trillion in market value this month.

Retail’s big reset: Why 2026 will separate brands that execute from brands that just plan

The brands that win in 2026 will be the ones that execute — consistently, visibly, and without excuses.

Amazon slicing 16K jobs in re-organizational strategy

January 30, 2026

Amazon is cutting 16,000 roles across the company as part of an organizational streamline initiated in October, 2025.

Amazon aims to slice corporate workforce this month

January 29, 2026

Amazon is prepping a corporate firing in a quest to streamline its organizational structure. The workforce reductions will involve thousands of corporate…

What recession pop reveals about the psychology of nostalgia

by Mike Ford — CEO of Skydeo, Skydeo

For marketers and brands, the takeaway is clear: nostalgia doesn’t just tell us what people like — it tells us why they buy.

Tariff timeline: White House actions, declarations, reversals

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

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

Global trade shifts show why retailers need agile tech stacks

by Jon Rodgers — VP of Partnerships North America, Patchworks

The lesson from global trade is clear. Agility is the new currency of growth.

Customers, importers bearing brunt of tariff costs

January 26, 2026

American importers and their customers are bearing the brunt of enacted tariffs by President Donald Trump which began in January 2025.

2026 will be the year of agentic AI

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Retail experts share predictions of retail CX tech and trends arriving in 2026.

Kendra Scott taps Chris Blakeslee as CEO

January 23, 2026

Kendra Scott Design has appointed Chris Blakeslee as CEO.

The art of retail storytelling: Elevating hospitality through meaningful experiences

Explore how storytelling is reshaping the retail experience by turning stores into meaningful, hospitality-driven destinations.

The endless aisle gets smarter: 5 predictions that will shape retail in 2026

by Bennett Carroccio — SVP, Rokt Catalog, Rokt, Rokt Catalog

The endless aisle isn’t disappearing but it is getting smarter, more intentional, and more aligned with how people actually shop.

How to make every shopping experience memorable

Explore how retailers can elevate customer engagement by blending physical and digital channels into seamless, memorable shopping experiences.

Hanna Andersson hires Kacey Sharrett as chief digital officer

January 12, 2026

Kacey Sharrett has been name chief digital officer at Hanna Andersson, a children's apparel brand.

Luxury vintage retailer deploys Digital Wave platform for systems upgrade

January 12, 2026

What Goes Around Comes Around, a vintage luxury retailer, is deploying the Digital Wave Technology ONE Platform as part of a digital modernization strategy.

Walgreens taps Rokt in AI-powered retail media expansion

January 8, 2026

Walgreens Advertising Group, the retail media arm of Walgreens, has expanded its retail media ecosystem with Rokt, an e-commerce technology company using…