Three major trends indicate a retail reset is afoot. Winning will require a different playbook than the one that retailers relied on even just a few years ago.

Retail property owners face tightening EPC rules, fixed MEES deadlines, and a shrinking window to act—making a 2026 audit critical to avoid rising costs, compliance risks, and stranded assets.

The group acknowledged a softening labor market, persistent inflation and fallout from geopolitical tensions, but said ...

In 2026, retail media will no longer be a siloed ad channel — it will become the operating system of retail, where media, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Erdly is a UK-based small business retail expert. Retail trends mirror human behavior in all its complexity. They are ...

NRF Retail’s Big Show Europe will return for its second edition in 2026 with a focus on key growth sectors for the industry, including intelligent supply chains, circular design, personalised customer ...

Retail isn’t dying—it’s shifting. More than 900 stores are set to open in 2026, even as weaker locations close. Discount chains are leading the gro ...

Advanced retail sales accelerated 1% on the month, much better than the 0.3% estimate. In other economic news, weekly jobless claims totaled 227,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week and ...

U.S. retail sales declined by 0.2% M/M to $733.5B in January, against the 0.4% fall expected, and 0.0% growth seen in December, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Friday.

Barrows Connected Store and QSIC began a partnership designed to unify in-store audio and digital video into a single retail media platform.

Headline sales slipped 0.2%, a step down from December's flat reading but better than the projected 0.3% decline.

CNBC asked industry insiders including Fran Horowitz, Michelle Gass, Marc Lore, Jens Grede and Mickey Drexler for their predictions of what retail will be like in five years. They weighed in on the ...