Anna Hensel

Anna Hensel is the executive editor at Modern Retail. Send her tips and story ideas at anna@modernretail.co.

Anna Hensel

Anna Hensel is the executive editor at Modern Retail. Send her tips and story ideas at anna@modernretail.co.

Shoptalk

Why Wayfair isn’t ‘dogmatic’ about its AI usage

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Alibaba’s vision for the agentic era comes into focus as it targets $100B in AI and cloud revenue over 5 years

March 20, 2026

Store of the Future

Cymbiotika lands in Ulta just months after launching in Target

March 13, 2026

Digital Marketing Redux

After a year of record customer acquisition, ThredUp’s Kristen Brophy shares what’s next in her marketing roadmap

March 05, 2026

Store of the Future

Target makes the case for how it will ‘reclaim its merchandising authority’ at annual investor day

March 03, 2026

Member Exclusive

Brands Briefing: Caraway makes its first big OOH push as it seeks to make the brand ‘impossible to ignore’

March 03, 2026

Digital Marketing Redux

Why Ruggable’s Lauren Sherman is focused on resetting the balance of brand and performance marketing

February 26, 2026

New Economic Realities

Modern Retail Podcast: An emergency tariffs episode

February 21, 2026

CPG Playbook

Coterie’s Lindsey Kling on the brand’s quest to reach new audiences after being acquired by Mammoth Brands

February 17, 2026

Digital Marketing Redux

Thrive Market’s Amina Pasha believes brands that focus on trust will win in an AI-first world

February 11, 2026

Member Exclusive

Brands Briefing: Manscaped uses the Super Bowl to usher in a new brand platform

February 10, 2026

Digital Marketing Redux

The Modern Retail Marketing Summit heads to Huntington Beach this April

February 04, 2026

Global Retail

How Target is talking to corporate employees about the ICE surge in Minnesota

January 20, 2026

Member Exclusive

Brands Briefing: Founders hope for a ‘dependable and stable’ 2026 after the chaos of 2025

January 20, 2026

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Why Wayfair isn’t ‘dogmatic’ about its AI usage

Anthropologie says it marries data and intuition in merchandising as it looks for ‘calculated risks’

Alibaba’s vision for the agentic era comes into focus as it targets $100B in AI and cloud revenue over 5 years

Cymbiotika lands in Ulta just months after launching in Target

After a year of record customer acquisition, ThredUp’s Kristen Brophy shares what’s next in her marketing roadmap

Target makes the case for how it will ‘reclaim its merchandising authority’ at annual investor day

Brands Briefing: Caraway makes its first big OOH push as it seeks to make the brand ‘impossible to ignore’

Why Ruggable’s Lauren Sherman is focused on resetting the balance of brand and performance marketing

Modern Retail Podcast: An emergency tariffs episode

Coterie’s Lindsey Kling on the brand’s quest to reach new audiences after being acquired by Mammoth Brands

Thrive Market’s Amina Pasha believes brands that focus on trust will win in an AI-first world

Brands Briefing: Manscaped uses the Super Bowl to usher in a new brand platform

The Modern Retail Marketing Summit heads to Huntington Beach this April

How Target is talking to corporate employees about the ICE surge in Minnesota

Brands Briefing: Founders hope for a ‘dependable and stable’ 2026 after the chaos of 2025

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