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If You’re Not Watching Grocery, You’ll Miss the Future of Retail
Chris Walton
January 29, 2026
If higher-income households in large metro markets are driving the e-grocery surge, what happens with everyone else? What happens to the budget-constrained families in smaller ...
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It’s Walmart 4,606, Amazon 1
Warren Shoulberg
January 28, 2026
Amazon’s new giant store is its latest shot at figuring out physical retailing. After all the wrong turns the online giant has taken, one has ...
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Creeping Out Customers Is the New Normal
Jasmine Glasheen
January 27, 2026
The creep-out trend is driven by a greater aesthetic shift away from the pursuit of perfection, which smacks of AI’s veneer. Next gens are moving ...
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The Chinese Are Coming
Mark Faithfull
January 26, 2026
What is unquestionable is the deep ambition of Asian retailers to create a significant physical footprint in the U.S. and Europe, bolstered by their breakneck ...
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Lululemon: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week
Warren Shoulberg
January 24, 2026
Will somebody at Lululemon please put up a sign in the product development department that says, "No more see-through pants! Stupid."
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NRF Trade Talks: Five More Unique Perspectives
Retail Unwrapped
January 23, 2026
Shelley caught up with five more innovators at NRF 2026 to get their takes on the retail industry and an outlook for this year. Their ...
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Will the New FDA Guidelines Change How We Shop for Food?
Phil Lempert
January 22, 2026
The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans reset the playing field for supermarkets, creating significant opportunities for retailers to lead on health, but also real risks ...
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The State of Gen Z in 2026: The Checked-Out Generation
Jasmine Glasheen
January 21, 2026
Gen Z is a politically bifurcated demographic of stressed-out, risk-averse consumers facing career stagnation and uncertainty in 2026. It’s hard to sell the American Dream ...
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