A big box is opening nearby: what independent stores should do first
A national chain opening down the road is survivable if you act before it opens. Here is the 90 day plan independents use.
Tyler Brooks
Contribution margin by channel: the report every operator needs
Blended margin hides losing channels. This is how to build a contribution margin report per channel that survives scrutiny.
Brand architecture in retail: house of brands or branded house
How retail groups decide whether a new line becomes a sub-brand or a standalone label, and what each choice costs to support.
Friendly fraud: telling customer regret apart from card theft
Friendly fraud comes from real customers, so fraud tools rarely catch it. These are the signals and the fixes that actually reduce it.
Why cross-border direct parcels give way to US domestic fulfillment by October 22: three signals
The prediction: before the October 22, 2026 compliance deadline for CBP’s codified de minimis suspension, US-domestic and bonded fulfillment likely becomes the default route for China-origin marketplace orders. Three independent signals point to a migration already in progress ahead of the Q4 peak.
Incoterms 2020 explained for retail importers
Shipping & Fulfillment deep dive: Incoterms 2020 explained for retail importers.
A New Ranking Scores Retailers on One Question: Can AI Agents Shop Your Store?
A new industry benchmark landed this week that grades retailers on a single, increasingly urgent question: can an AI shopping agent actually find, read, and …
Morrisons weighs £600m store financing: Realty Income leads talks
Morrisons is in early talks with US net-lease REIT Realty Income over a roughly £600m (03m) financing secured against its stores, Sky News reports. No deal is close.
Why Shein and Temu’s Latin America pivot likely stalls against MercadoLibre through H1 2027: 3 signals
Shein and Temu’s Latin America expansion likely stalls into a costly standoff with MercadoLibre through H1 2027, not a repeat of their European share grab. Three signals, from the de minimis squeeze to Shein’s faltering Brazil factory hub, explain why.
India quick commerce grows 40% as dark stores jump 48%: boom meets drought
A new Equirus report shows India’s quick commerce market expanding about 40 percent a year, with the combined dark store network of Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto up nearly 48 percent to 5,026 sites. The surge collides with a record-dry June and a fresh assault from Amazon and Flipkart.