Performance Max for retailers: asset groups, feeds and the control you have
Performance Max is not a black box so much as a box with the labels removed. Most of the control that remains sits in your product feed.
Oliver Bramley
Dynamic currency conversion at checkout: who really pays the markup
Dynamic currency conversion looks like a convenience feature and behaves like a fee. Here is who collects it and what it costs you.
Why an acquirer buys stablecoin infrastructure by Q1 2027: 3 signals
Mastercard’s BVNK close took a neutral vendor off the board, and the signals point to a merchant acquirer or processor buying stablecoin infrastructure before the end of Q1 2027. Three data points from the last four weeks explain why the window is open now.
Google, Yelp and Nextdoor for local shops: what each actually returns
Local listing advice usually says do all three. Here is what each platform actually returns for a small shop and where the effort pays.
Google Business Profile for retailers: the fields that matter
A field-by-field guide to Google Business Profile for retail stores, focused on what affects local visibility rather than profile completeness.
Target Is Opening 11 Giant New Stores This Month, and Six Are Bigger Than Its Own Average
Target is not slowing down. The retailer confirmed today that it is opening 11 brand new stores across the United States this month, and almost …
FCA regulates buy now, pay later from today: 11m UK users face checks
The Financial Conduct Authority began regulating buy now, pay later credit on 15 July 2026, forcing Klarna, Clearpay, PayPal and other lenders to run affordability checks and hand users new complaint rights. Around 11 million UK shoppers now fall under protections that already cover credit cards, but analysts warn stricter checks could shut some borrowers out.
Levi Strauss stock slides despite Q2 beat: soft guidance spooks investors
Levi Strauss beat second-quarter estimates, raised its full-year outlook and lifted its dividend, yet shares fell nearly 6% on July 10. Soft third-quarter guidance and tariff uncertainty drove the sell-off.
Why the US grocery loyalty relaunch wave points to a retail-media data grab: 3 signals
A cluster of US grocery loyalty relaunches in June 2026, from Lidl Plus to Kroger Rewards, looks less like a discount play and more like a first-party-data land grab. Signals point to the loyalty wave converging with retail media before the 2026 holidays, with more relaunches likely by year-end.
Why US grocery delivery races to 15 minutes before year-end 2026: 3 nano-fulfillment signals
The US instant-delivery frontier is compressing from 30 minutes toward 15, and the fight is moving from apps to owned nano-fulfillment. Three signals point to sub-15-minute launches and a US dark-store buildout wave before year-end 2026.