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Anthropologie's Candan Erenguc on what's next for Maeve and other owned brands
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (640+ words) Enter the 2025 Modern Retail Awards to showcase your retail innovation Anthropologie is entering autumn with a focus on its burgeoning private label business. While private label products aren’t new at Anthropologie, they’re proving popular with the company’s core, trend-minded consumer....
Video: How AI is redefining brands' approach to creativity and customer connection
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (136+ words) The speakers answered: how marketers can build “agentic” ecosystems where AI acts proactively, how to balance efficiency with brand stewardship, and where the risks of AI still outweigh the rewards. One of the standout conversations was with David Baker, chief…...
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…...
Instacart launches custom AI assistants for retailers, and its own
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (587+ words) “We’re not sharing the same level of data with OpenAI as we would with the shopping assistant embedded on our platform,” Hamburger said. “Obviously, we want to make sure that data remains a competitive advantage for us and for our…...
Exclusive: Beauty service Ipsy is becoming a marketing solutions company, too
2+ week, 4+ day ago (328+ words) “We have a deep knowledge of our consumer base from the quiz and other signals that [shoppers] give us … when they’re putting together their monthly box or bag,” Smith said. “We have honed this ability over the years to be…...
Thrive Market's Amina Pasha believes brands that focus on trust will win in an AI-first world
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (219+ words) Brand execs: Apply to be a VIP at the Modern Retail Marketing Summit The biggest challenges marketers today, she added, “is staying genuinely in touch with how fast consumer behavior is shifting, especially with the rise of AI-driven discovery and…...
AI is changing retail commerce integrations, but it isn’t vibe coding
3+ week, 4+ day ago (528+ words) However, the risk shrinks significantly when AI is layered on top of a platform that has controls, security and auditability built into its foundation. When that happens, AI configures settings within a governed structure rather than generating the automation from…...
From UGC to R&D: POV Beauty's Ani Hadjinian on leveraging community for every product launch
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (320+ words) Cyber Week: Save 50% on a 3-month Modern Retail+ membership. Ends Dec 5. POV’s business fundamentals reflect Hadjinian’s background in global operations. The formulation partners in Korea, the early focus on skin-care-adjacent products and the investment from Imaginary Ventures, which has also…...
Michaels and Primary see sales bump by catering to shoppers looking for DIY Halloween costumes
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (641+ words) From Labubus to K-Pop Demon Hunters, the Halloween costume concierge department at Primary has been extra busy this year helping parents come up with DIY costume plans. And for the extra-niche requests, Primary has a free costume concierge service to…...
MAC Cosmetics maps out its holiday live-shopping push
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (546+ words) Cyber Week: Save 50% on a 3-month Modern Retail+ membership. Ends Dec 5. Makeup brand MAC Cosmetics is heading into Black Friday and the new year with live shopping on the brain. Live shopping has taken off in Asia on platforms like…...