Gabriela Barkho

This week's Modern Retail Rundown includes slow sales at Dollar General and Lululemon, as well as Foot Locker's attempt to streamline its business.

Election years tend to bring a sense of uncertainty for retailers and customers, and this year is no different.

From luxury health clubs to hotels, CPG brands are partnering with hospitality players to generate awareness on the way to retail stores.

Oaktree Memorials, founded in 2020, has a unique business model: it sells modern urns and cremation jewelry primarily through its direct-to-consumer website.

As CPG startups increase their distribution in big retail chains throughout the country, they are becoming more focused on smaller regions often ignored in national marketing campaigns.

On this week's Modern Retail Rundown: Walmart partners with StockX, the Nordstrom family bids to buy out the company, and Rite Aid emerges out of bankruptcy.

While the brands that use Shopify Collective say it only accounts for a small portion of their sales still, they say it's still been useful.

LesserEvil has been around for about 20 years, but the last few years have marked a turning point for the brand as it has grown beyond the natural food channel.

Credit card charge reversals are becoming more common as shoppers wise up to their recurring spending. That behavior is now hurting subscription-reliant startups.

On this week's Modern Retail Rundown: an update on Big Lots' bankruptcy, Rare Beauty reportedly pauses plans for potential sale, and the latest on Amazon's AI assistant Rufus.