Spilman described 2026 as a year where "Industry data points to ongoing challenges with housing and mortgage rates. So we must control what we can, holding a leaner organization and business model to ...

Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kevin covers retail, airports, and the global traveling shopper. Sun Princess is the largest ship ever built in the Princess group ...

Amazon wants Walmart’s shoppers… and it’s willing to build a small city to get them. The company has plans to roll out a sprawling new brick-and-mortar experiment aimed squarely at Walmart’s ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Level2, an intuitive, fully visual platform, that simplifies strategy creation and automation for traders of all experience levels, today announced its ...

River City Company announced today a strategic partnership with Retail Strategies. This collaboration will focus on bringing new retail and restaurant businesses to Downtown Chattanooga, furthering ...

As CES wound down, industry watchers are now turning their attention to the National Retail Federation show across the country in New York. Retail, once is slow moving industry, is now ripe with ...

Costco’s key growth strategy rests on opening new locations, and there is potential both in the U.S. and internationally. Despite the rise of online shopping, this business has continued to show ...

Koch Companies (CCJ Top 250, No. 86) on Monday said it has acquired Murfreesboro-based Store Opening Solutions (SOS) from Marmon Holdings, Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal ...

After years of digital acceleration, store closures and experimental formats, physical retail is entering a new phase — one defined less by experiential spectacle and more by service, relevance and ...

REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 8, 2026 — Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced agentic AI solutions designed to bring intelligent automation to every part of the retail business. These new capabilities help ...

In-store shoppers are becoming increasingly selective about which retailers deserve their time and attention. According to In-Store Marketplace’s latest research on the impact of tariffs on shopping ...