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What’s Behind the French Supermarket Cyberattacks?

The immediate priority for retailers hit by cyberattacks is to understand where critical systems depend on technology that is outdated, remotely accessible, or managed by third parties. The complexity of guarding from cyberattacks is only going to get greater as AI enters more systems and hackers get smarter, more inventive, and more attuned to the practical and reputational damage they can wreak.

Mark Faithfull October 15, 2026

Operations

Breakthrough Work In Sustainable Apparel

The work of scientists and researchers deserves celebration, but solid climate, energy, and technology breakthroughs need costly infrastructure and sustained funding to scale. Relying on private philanthropy like the Bezos Fund for climate research says a lot about this country’s expressed values while laying a fragile foundation for our industry’s future.

Sarah Holbrook October 14, 2026

Management

Retail Exec Mary Jo Pile Leads as a High-Performance Coach

Mary Jo Pile’s well-earned career in retail is a great example of taking what you have learned and then applying it to your own business. She worked her way into store, district, and regional management; then vice president, executive vice president, and shop owner.

The Robin Report October 13, 2026

Operations

The Great Value Reallocation

Spoiler alert: Consumers are not simply trading down. They are reallocating trust, loyalty, and wallet share to brands and retailers that make their value unmistakable. Too many leadership teams still treat this behavior as a temporary pricing problem when the real issue is the company’s value proposition.

Carrie Barclay October 12, 2026

Management

Neighborhood Intelligence: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 10. 10. 26

If the name doesn’t ring a bell, maybe you’ll recognize its former name: Bed Bath & Beyond. Not the fabled Big Box category killer that fell on hard times and eventually melted down. This is the resurrected entity that has changed its name, corporate strategy, place of business and personnel more times over a shorter period than just about anybody else in the retail space.

Warren Shoulberg October 10, 2026

Retail Unwrapped Podcast

California Pizza Kitchen Reinvents Itself

Join Shelley and Michael Beecham, President of California Pizza Kitchen, as they reveal why the founders were brought back and where the smartest path to today’s diner may lead to a vending machine or the frozen food aisle.

Retail Unwrapped October 9, 2026

Operations

A Toy Story of Resilience

Unlike many of the “walking dead” retail brands that went out of business but have hung on in a virtual state, TRU is aggressively opening stores and pursuing retail partnerships. Its owner WHP, is not playing around.

Warren Shoulberg October 8, 2026

Technology

Who’s Right About Walmart’s Pricing?

After I listened to NPR’s Life Kit broadcast, I drove to Burbank over the weekend to see for myself, and I counted 214 digital price tags in one aisle of the local Walmart. Not one of them changed while I stood there, but that doesn’t settle the ESL war.

Phil Lempert October 7, 2026

Experience

Celebrity Fast Food Frenzy

As celebrity merchandise gets increasingly extravagant (see Beyoncé’s $900 empty box), a new kind of endorsed merchandise is on the rise: food. Some of the most memorable celebrity partnerships take place at an unlikely venue—the drive-thru.

Jaisel Cherry October 6, 2026

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What’s Behind the French Supermarket Cyberattacks?

Breakthrough Work In Sustainable Apparel

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The Great Value Reallocation

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California Pizza Kitchen Reinvents Itself

A Toy Story of Resilience

Who’s Right About Walmart’s Pricing?

Celebrity Fast Food Frenzy

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