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 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.
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.
As the presence of ICE agents increases tension across U.S. cities, retail companies are beginning to address the volatile environment on the ground.
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.
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.
Bradley Keefer, CRO, Keen Decision Systems Despite the emergence of October sales events and December’s strong sales performance last year, Black Friday remains the premier event for retailers. Last year, the NRF found that an estimated 197 million consumers, up from their initial prediction of 183.4 million, shopped during the five-day holiday weekend between Thanksgiving […]
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.
For the third year in a row, Avocados From Mexico is returning to the Super Bowl with a digital play; its Prediction Pit is built on a predictive AI system that offers real-time football predictions, as well as custom guacamole recipes.
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.
Popflex founder Cassey Ho is launching an upcycling project that repurposes seized dupe skorts into DIY fashion kits.
Cori Voorhees, partner marketing manager, Adobe The start of a new year often brings a shift in focus for merchants. As the urgency of peak shopping season fades, teams turn their attention to how their systems and technology performed. It’s a moment to look beyond seasonal results and examine the infrastructure that supported them. Payments […]
