Preparing a retail brand for due diligence twelve months out
The preparation that decides how smoothly a retail sale goes starts a year early. Here is what to fix while there is still time.
Aisha Williams
Network tokens and wallet tokenization: what merchants gain
Tokenization sits behind wallet payments and card-on-file. This explains what network tokens change for approval rates and stored cards.
How to build a store labor schedule that survives peak season
How to schedule store staff from real traffic data so peak weeks are covered without burning payroll in the quiet hours.
Freight forwarder versus customs broker: who does what
Shipping & Fulfillment deep dive: Freight forwarder versus customs broker: who does what.
Retail Media Hits $71 Billion in 2026, and the Real Fight Is Who Can Run It
US retail media ad spend is on pace to hit $71.09 billion in 2026, up roughly 18% from last year, and almost all of the …
Ocado H1 revenue jumps 54% on Kroger payout: underlying sales up just 1%
Ocado Group’s first-half revenue rose 54% to £1.04bn, but a one-off Kroger termination fee accounted for almost all of the jump as underlying sales grew just 1%. The results confirmed a new Asda partnership, a return to profit at Ocado Retail, and a pledge to turn cash flow positive in the second half.
Why warehouse automation is likely to headline retail’s Q2 2026 earnings: 3 capex signals
Fulfillment-automation capex is on track to be the defining margin story of retail’s Q2 2026 earnings season, which opens with Amazon on July 30 and runs through Walmart on August 20. Three fresh signals suggest robotics-driven unit-cost gains, not pricing, will carry the quarter.
Why the EU’s €2 parcel handling fee is likely to slip past November: 3 signals
Prediction: the EU-wide €2 parcel handling fee likely misses its provisional November 1, 2026 start and slips into 2027, while the €3 duty stays live. Three recent signals point to a delay, with national fees fragmenting the bloc in the gap.
PepsiCo Q2 revenue beats as US snacking cools: 2026 guidance held
PepsiCo’s second-quarter revenue topped Wall Street forecasts at about $24.2 billion, but flat North America volumes and softer US snack and soda demand tempered the result. The company held its full-year guidance and lifted its dividend for a 54th year, even as shares slipped in premarket trading.
Ocado’s Tim Steiner to step down as CEO: founder era winds down
Ocado Group has confirmed that co-founder Tim Steiner will step down as chief executive by the start of its 2028 financial year, moving into a founder role through 2029. The July 6 filing opens a formal succession process at the London-listed grocery-technology group, with no successor yet named.