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Modern Retail, launched in 2019 by Digiday Media, is a media brand covering the ins and outs of the reinvention of the retail industry.
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Rising gas prices may push more household spending toward Amazon
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (789+ words) Ends Friday: Get a year of Modern Retail+ for 35% less. Gas prices surpassed $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 earlier this year, driven by disruptions to oil supply amid the U.S.-Iran war. As of Thursday, the national average for…...
What we know about Best Buy's next CEO Jason Bonfig
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (832+ words) Under Bonfig’s leadership, Best Buy moved into the e-commerce era. His background with the retailer suggests that he’ll continue bringing Best Buy further into new lines of business or emerging technologies — from advertising and the marketplace to AI — with a…...
Amazon hits pause on controversial change to its advertising payment system that had caused a seller revolt
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (398+ words) Seven seats remaining for the Modern Retail Marketing Summit, April 20-22. “We recently let a small number of advertisers know that we’d be updating their available payment methods to pay with their seller or vendor account balance or Pay by Invoice,…...
A group of seven-figure Amazon sellers is planning a one-day ad boycott as payment changes squeeze cash flow
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (793+ words) Seven seats remaining for the Modern Retail Marketing Summit, April 20-22. Some Amazon sellers are calling for a one-day boycott of the company’s advertising platform next week, urging merchants to turn off their ads on April 15 to protest a new payment…...
Marketplace Briefing: Amazon sellers face cash crunch as fees, policy changes spur order delays, price hikes and supplier renegotiations
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (924+ words) Register to connect with brand leaders at Babylist, Crocs and more This is the latest installment of the Marketplace Briefing, a weekly Modern Retail+ column about the ever-changing e-commerce marketplace landscape. More from the series → Amazon merchants are bracing for…...
Marketplace Briefing: Why Amazon is moving Prime Day to June from July, and what it means for sellers
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (708+ words) Register to connect with brand leaders at Babylist, Crocs and more This is the latest installment of the Marketplace Briefing, a weekly Modern Retail+ column about the ever-changing e-commerce marketplace landscape. More from the series → Amazon is planning to move…...
Amazon surpasses Walmart in annual revenue for the first time
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (324+ words) Brand execs: Apply to be a VIP at the Modern Retail Marketing Summit Amazon said earlier this month that it brought in $716.9 billion in revenue for 2025. That beat Walmart’s sales last year, which came in at $713.2 billion, the company reported…...
Walmart is basically a tech company now
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (561+ words) Still, Walmart CFO John David Rainey said last year that moving to Nasdaq represented the company’s long-term, tech-focused strategy. A Walmart spokesperson declined to comment for this story, given that the company is in a quiet period ahead of its…...
Walmart’s fashion push is resonating with more six-figure households
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (616+ words) When Denise Incandela, now evp of fashion at Walmart, joined the company in 2017, its fashion department was literally sticking to the basics. “We were mostly in the socks and underwear business,” Incandela said. “There was a lot of effort that…...
The next retail advantage is hiding in merchants’ payments systems
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (673+ words) Cori Voorhees, partner marketing manager, Adobe The start of a new year often brings a shift in focus for merchants. As the urgency of peak shopping season fades, teams turn their attention to how their systems and technology performed. It’s…...