Target's response, or the lack thereof, to the growing presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis has become yet another PR crisis for the retailer on a national scale.
As brands plan for 2026, they are determined to not have their growth initiatives upended by another year of macroeconomic uncertainty.
Many founders had to completely upend their business models in 2025 due to tariffs, resorting to production delays, raising prices and putting off hiring to save their businesses.
Tree Hut is increasingly turning to AI to understand what its customer base wants next, using the technology to shape everything from product development to marketing.
Walmart and Target have new CEOs. They've also made other new additions to their C-suite or appointed new board members over the past few months. These changes are a sign of what the retailers' priorities may be under the new leadership of Walmart CEO John Furner and Target CEO Michael Fiddelke.
As ICE agents occupy Minneapolis, consumer brands are taking to social media to call for action, raise money and spread information.
If passed, Congress' new HEMP bill would limit the serving dosage of hemp-derived cannabinoids across edibles, beverages, topicals and inhalable products.
Many founders had to completely upend their business models in 2025 due to tariffs, resorting to production delays, raising prices and putting off hiring to save their businesses.
This year, tariffs kicked in at their highest rate since the Great Depression, completely upending the retail industry. In turn, Modern Retail rounded up the biggest winners and losers of all the changes in tariff policy this year.
Secondhand gifts are shedding their stigma this holiday season as shoppers, squeezed by tariffs and inflation, turn to thrift stores and resale platforms for thoughtful, lower-cost presents.
Shopify merchants saw a 14x increase in orders coming from AI agents over the past year, as agentic shopping gains traction, Shopify President Harley Finkelstein told Modern Retail.
Sam’s Club has been making significant changes to how its free-sample kiosks operate within the company — pointing to its confidence in the machines and free samples, in general, as advertising drivers.
John Shapiro, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Lightspeed Commerce From November to the start of the new year, this season marks one of the busiest times for retailers around the globe — and one they prepare for months in advance. According to the National Retail Federation, 91% of consumers plan to celebrate the winter holidays, […]
Anthropologie is testing out a new catalog strategy for 2026 that involves more issues, different formats and wider circulation.
In the latest installment of “What’s in Your Cart,” E.l.f. Beauty’s Chief Brand Officer, Laurie Lam, shares her personal shopping habits with Modern Retail.
Pacsun is using data from focus groups and surveys to better tailor its product releases, marketing and tech to Gen-Z shoppers.
Beginning next week, Walmart and Target will both have new top leaders for the first time in more than a decade, but the two former leaders leave behind two very different legacies.
Amazon has spent more than a decade investing in physical retail, particularly grocery — but the company has yet to find a store format that works.
Cori Voorhees, Partner Marketing Manager, Adobe It’s a busy evening, and a shopper is trying to squeeze in some quick gift buying after work. She finds a site with a gift on her list and adds it to her cart. Prompted to log in or create an account, she chooses guest checkout instead. She enters […]
