1+ week, 4+ day ago   (249+ words) The retailer expanded its AI shopping assistant, Magic Apron, to include localized store knowledge to help customers quickly find items, ask product-specific questions and get project advice. Magic Apron is ready to help further assist customers in their local Home…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (242+ words) The channel is expected to grow up to 8.4%, aided in part by consumers’ embrace of digital tools such as artificial intelligence, per Deloitte. As artificial intelligence becomes a more embedded part of the shopping journey, e-commerce sales stand to benefit…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (875+ words) The retailer introduced new ways brands can build awareness through its retail media network at its inaugural Upfront event in Chicago. Ace Hardware launched its retail media network with a blank slate. The hardware retailer debuted RedVest Media about a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (482+ words) The mass retailer is utilizing AI for wish lists and recommended actions on its e-commerce site, Target’s senior vice president of technology told Retail Dive. The mass retailer found that customers who build wish lists drive about 45% higher demand in…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (312+ words) The retailer is accelerating its AI features to boost personalization and product discovery. Target wants to help shoppers find what they need faster and in a more personalized way by utilizing AI. So far, the retailer’s Review Insights feature has…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (288+ words) The mass retailer saw lower sales increases in apparel and home, where executives said more improvement was needed. Target is cautiously optimistic about the turnaround progress it demonstrated this quarter. While all merchandise reported growth in the period, apparel and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (459+ words) More than a dozen Nike Live locations, which were eventually rebranded as Nike Well Collective, have shuttered across the country. Nike is quietly closing its neighborhood local stores across the country. Launched as Nike Live in 2018, the concept debuted in…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (577+ words) Automated traffic on a marketplace meant scrapers, card testers, credential stuffers. The playbook was simple: detect automation, block automation. That playbook broke this year. AI bots made up 47.9% of commerce traffic on Akamai's global network in the second half of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (351+ words) Prestige and mass beauty retail sales were up in the U.S. in the first half of the year, underscoring the resilience of the category, according to Circana. Even as consumers prioritize their spending, robust growth in the beauty sector suggests that…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (398+ words) Justin Breton is joining the retailer as vice president of development and will report to entertainment chief Pam Kaufman. Another fresh face is joining Gap Inc. amid the company’s entertainment push. Earlier this year, Gap Inc. enlisted Kaufman, a former…...