With discretionary retail spending tapering off compared to the past few years, it’s no surprise that discounts are creeping back into retail.

Generative AI has been a retail buzzword this year, and it seems to be powering many of the latest retail tools and technologies.

Consumers’ behaviors adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic have faded, and retailers must adapt or get left behind.

Consumers are looking for organic and other wellness-based products in their normal retail environments as they see wellness as a true extension of their current lifestyles.

Opportunities for sectors to engage with consumers and deliver the magic of retail exist, but creativity and agility is needed.

Retailers and brands must think differently about how they create and present wellness and wellbeing to consumers to align with changes in lifestyles today and in the future.

Prices are dropping for new cars and food sourced at home, including key grocery categories.

Instead of ignoring dupes, Lululemon called attention to them, inviting shoppers to trade them for a new, genuine pair of Align leggings.

Based on the results of Amazon’s Inspire rollout nationwide, content- and social-first selling apps may represent enhanced retail media offerings in the future.

Bed Bath and Beyond's filing for bankruptcy protection is another example of a specialty retailer that has shut down during the last decade, indicating that even those industries with one remaining dominant player still faced increased competition.