The Grocery Battle You Didn’t See Coming
Kroger’s hiring of former Walmart US leader Greg Foran as CEO on February 9, 2026, signals a sharper competition with Walmart in the US...
US Retail Sales Rise 0.6% in February 2026, MARTS Shows
The Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey (MARTS) provides early estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales based on a sample...
Alphabet’s Wing Prepares Fast-Flying Deliveries for San Francisco Neighborhoods
Alphabet’s drone delivery company Wing is launching its residential drone delivery service in the San Francisco Bay Area in the coming months. This expansion...
Small Business Optimism Dips Slightly in February 2026
In February 2026, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index edged down slightly to 98.8, marking the second straight monthly decline but remaining near its long‑term...
Oracle-Backed TikTok Shop Aims to Transform Online Retail
Jasmine Glasheen of The Robin Report discusses TikTok Shop’s rapid rise as a social commerce force driven by its discovery-based shopping experience that blends...
Rising Middle Class Fuels India’s $2 Trillion Retail Opportunity
India’s retail and consumer market is poised for significant growth, with IMF and Reserve Bank of India 2026 GDP forecasts at 6.6–6.8 percent, driven...
77% of Americans Reported This…Part 2
Did you know that over three-quarters of Americans had a bad product or service experience in the past year? Your Survival Guy’s not making...
Christmas Supply Squeeze: Why Trees, Tinsel, and Ornaments Are Scarce
Retailers and consumers are bracing for an unusually strained holiday season—not because of gift shortages, but because Christmas trees, ornaments, lights, wrapping paper, and...
The Dangers of Depending on China: A Toymaker’s Journey to Vietnam
Learning Resources Inc. (LRI), a US toymaker, is attempting to move production out of China to Vietnam to avoid high US tariffs, but the...
Walmart Taps John Furner to Drive Growth and AI Transformation as New CEO
Walmart Inc. announced that John Furner, 51, will succeed Doug McMillon as CEO and join the Board of Directors, effective February 1, 2026. McMillon...