Nicole Silberstein

Hy-Vee is continuing to build out its retail media network, RedMedia, through a new partnership with Grocery TV.

In its final weeks under the current administration, the Federal Trade Commission isn’t letting up on its fight against anticompetitive practices, which has ramped up significantly under the tenure of current FTC Chair Lina Khan. Despite a leadership change looming in the new year, the FTC has sued the largest alcohol distributor in the U.S.,

The U.S. Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), which is led by Senator Bernie Sanders, has released the findings of an 18 -month investigation into the injury rates at Amazon warehouses, which the committee said “reveals a deeply troubling picture of how one of the largest corporations in the world treats its workforce.”

2024 is set to go down in history as the year of the AI assistant. Amid all the ongoing furor around new artificial intelligence applications, when it comes to actual utility for both brands and consumers, the cream that has risen to the top appears to be AI-powered agents.

Bloomingdale’s has integrated new tech that will allow brands that sell in its stores to connect in-store inventory to their DTC websites.

David's Bridal has acquired wedding media brand Love Stories TV and is launching into retail media with the debut of the Pearl Media Network.

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has expanded its partnership with Manhattan Associates for an AI-powered customer service chatbot.

While many retailers are updating their tech these days, few are 200 years old like Clarks. But a brand can’t make it in the 21st century with technology from the 19th, so in 2022, the British footwear brand undertook a massive digital transformation that encompassed everything from its ecommerce sites around the world to the point-of-sale (POS) systems in its 500+stores.

Victoria’s Secret has teamed up with Global-e to enhance its international ecommerce experience, namely in Canada and leading European markets such as Germany and France.

Best Buy is giving a third-party marketplace another go. After shutting down its first attempt in 2016, the retailer is back eight years later with plans to launch a new online marketplace built on the Mirakl platform in summer 2025.