Retail TouchPoints

A coalition of nine trade associations sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on June 3, 2026, warning that a memory chip shortage due to AI data center expansion threatens to raise costs for consumer electronics, disrupt supply chains and squeeze retail margins. Signatories include the Retail Industry Leaders […]

To reach a level of reliability that allows a customer to simply "shop and go," a significant breakthrough in computer vision has been required.

Lululemon's Q1 fiscal 2026 results revealed a 37% drop in operating income and a downward revision to full-year guidance as the company navigated a failed campaign, proxy fight costs and a CEO transition simultaneously.

Key Takeaways: David’s Bridal is expanding beyond dresses to support the full wedding planning journey Expectations toward the modern wedding experience have shifted with added pressures such as social media David’s Pearl Planner uses insights from in-store “dream makers” to guide brides through planning tasks and the company recently launched a new budgeting tool to […]

Best Buy and Meta are launching Meta Lab @ Best Buy, a 900-square-foot in-store experience for AI glasses and VR headsets, rolling out to more than 50 locations starting June 2026.

Three states are moving to ban surveillance pricing, the practice of charging individuals different prices based on personal data. Here is what retailers need to know about the new laws, enforcement questions and how the industry is responding.

Walmart Chief Growth Officer Seth Dallaire outlined how retail media, membership, marketplace and AI are working together as a single growth system at the 2026 Evercore ISI Consumer and Retail Conference.

Nikki Baird of Aptos and Melissa Minkow of CI&T say consumer adoption of AI shopping tools is outpacing retailers, and the real barriers are data quality, misplaced cost assumptions and chatbot metrics that obscure more than they reveal.

Shoe Carnival shareholders approved renaming the company Shoe Station Group, signaling a two-banner growth strategy with Shoe Station as the primary vehicle, planned store closures, and ambitions to acquire other footwear retailers.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has named Chris Hurt as CEO, effective June 11, following the planned retirement of Sharon Price John, who is joining Carter's as president and CEO. The company also announced expanded roles for its CFO and chief revenue officer.