US retail sales dropped by the most in nearly two years in January, likely because of frigid temperatures and moderation following hefty gains in the past four months, suggesting a sharp slowdown in ...

Advising global retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) leaders over the past year, I have witnessed a pivotal transformation: The era of static digital storefronts is ending. Consumers still largely ...

The IAB’s 2026 Connected Commerce Summit in New York City felt to me like the retail media industry’s first sit-down explanation to a child who is now a “big kid” and must act accordingly. Not the ...

The beauty retail landscape is undergoing a dramatic social makeover. What once transpired at department store counters and Sephora aisles is now unfolding in TikTok livestreams and Instagram feeds, ...

Ascendant Network, the premier community for progressive marketing and retail executives, today announced SHOWCASE, a groundbreaking upfront-style event designed to redefine the commerce media ...

When autonomous shopping agents start making product decisions on behalf of consumers at scale, the retail world will change forever. Retailers already are experimenting with AI-powered product ...

The lines between digital and physical experiences are blurring and customers expect the same from how they shop. Customers, both B2C and B2B, expect to move seamlessly between different shopping ...