Two titans are speeding change
Both retail titans are moving with alacrity to reinvent their core business, even as they invest billions of dollars in other relevant fields — most notably artificial intelligence.
May 2026
Retailers face a new economic reality
What makes this moment particularly challenging is that consumers are not simply “trading down” in the traditional sense. They are redefining value altogether.
An invaluable event can be tweaked
David Pinto does a postmortem of the NACDS Annual and looks for areas to improve the event.
Employers wary of GLP-1 costs
Other new research, from Acosta Group, reveals that GLP-1s are reshaping consumer behavior including lifestyle, health and wellness, and personal care choices.