Retailers have spent years experimenting with AI, but consumers are now signaling that the technology has become an expected ...

Understaffing a store isn’t headline-worthy. Yet, at many retailers, such inefficiencies forfeit more inventory than the smash-and-grab robberies that go viral or make the news. Inventory loss is out ...

AI is redefining retail far beyond supply chains, with adoption rates now outpacing smartphones and tablets. AI for retail is moving from experiment to essential, with adoption growing faster than ...

A new year always brings new trends with it — headwinds and tailwinds that will end up defining retail for that period of time. While it’s impossible to predict all of them (a pandemic that upended ...

Fast Company’s 2025 list of the 10 most innovative companies in retail includes Amazon, Constructor, J.Crew, Ikea, Perfect Corp., and more. Other retailers are using innovative technology for more ...

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Laundromats are increasingly attracting institutional capital. Here's what it means for retail landlords and CRE investors ...

Market research company EMARKETER shared its forecast for retail in 2025. Chinese apps like TikTok disrupted the e-commerce space, but growth could be hindered in the US. Retailers may create more ...

Retailers are trying to manage cost increases from President Donald Trump's tariffs. A practice known as retail inventory method accounting could affect how higher costs show up in companies' profit ...

Grocery stores are busy places, welcoming thousands of shoppers daily. Given the foot traffic, supermarkets present a golden opportunity to reach a potentially massive audience at a time when they’re ...

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo As many retail stores located in open-air shopping centers, traditional malls and downtowns ...