Olivia Bennett 
Chewy beat first-quarter profit estimates with net sales up 7.7% to $3.36 billion and 21.5 million active customers. But the online pet retailer cut its 2026 sales outlook, citing cooler consumer spending, and the stock slipped.
State bans and disclosure laws, not a federal rule, are likely to set the operative limits on personalized algorithmic pricing, pushing national retailers toward a uniform non-personalized standard before the 2026 holiday season.
Affirm’s card surge, Google’s agentic BNPL integration and Klarna’s American Express framing point one way: by the end of 2026 the BNPL leaders will operate as everyday-spend card networks, not checkout buttons. Here is the falsifiable case and what could break it.
Signals point to in-store retail media crossing from pilot to scale in US grocery by holiday 2026. Three indicators from May and June 2026, plus what could still derail it.
Blackstone-backed Liftoff Mobile raised $437 million in its Nasdaq debut, pricing shares at $23 for a valuation of about $3.83 billion. The mobile advertising and app-monetization specialist became one of 2026 most closely watched ad-tech listings.
Abandoned-cart recovery is the highest-ROI email a retailer runs, yet most stores send one generic reminder. Here is the flow architecture, timing, and copy that recovers carts in 2026.
Gen Alpha is about to reshape retail demand the way Gen Z and millennial shoppers already have. Here is what changes in influence, channels, payments, and trust, with concrete steps for retailers preparing now.
Right to repair is reshaping retail assortment, warranty economics, and loyalty. A practical 2026 guide to repairability scores, parts revenue, and the build-out.
Dupe culture stopped being a joke and became a strategy. Here is how value shoppers reshaped pricing, private label, and brand loyalty across retail in 2026.
Quiet luxury is not a marketing slogan, it is a merchandising discipline. Here is how the shift toward discreet, durable premium goods changes assortment, pricing, store layout and the numbers your buying team should watch in 2026.