AI in Retail – Threat, Opportunity, or Both?
September 21, 2026
The AI safety debate has reached the US Senate and beyond. In retail, a quieter version of that conversation has been running for some time.
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New York Fashion Week Still Has Something to Say
September 17, 2026
Against a backdrop of war in the Middle East, rising prices and an increasingly charged debate over AI that has reached the highest echelons of
Shein Business Model Showing Its Limits After Sobering IPO Debut
September 7, 2026
Shein’s Hong Kong IPO debut raised $1.7 billion and one uncomfortable question: is the Shein business model still viable in a world closing its loopholes?
Is the Fandom Economy Too Big for Brands to Ignore?
August 31, 2026
Fans outspend non-fans by 27%, three quarters of Americans identify as part of a fandom, and the fandom economy is already generating billions in verified
Will AI Replace Search Engines? What the Data Shows
August 28, 2026
How people browse, shop and make decisions is changing fast in 2026. But will AI replace search engines? Here’s what the latest research shows.
Why Global Brands Keep Getting the African Retail Market Wrong
August 24, 2026
The African retail market crossed $2 trillion in consumer spending in 2025. Most brands competing for a share are doing so in the wrong markets,
Travel Economy at the Time of High Geopolitical Risk
August 19, 2026
A region at the peak of its tourism ambitions. A conflict that arrived without warning. And a set of questions the travel economy had never
GLP-1 Impact on Retail Is Bigger Than Anyone Predicted
August 17, 2026
A pharmaceutical intervention is doing what decades of dietary trends could not, restructuring consumer demand at scale. The GLP-1 impact on retail is already visible
Why The Under-16 Social Media Ban Won’t Kill Social Commerce
August 13, 2026
The under-16 social media ban is becoming a global policy trend, although its commercial impact on social commerce is more limited and specific than most
The Saudi Fashion Industry Rises on Identity and Scale
August 10, 2026
The Saudi fashion industry is defying the global slowdown. Behind the numbers lies a culturally confident consumer, a heritage revival with commercial logic, and global
European Retail Distress Hits Highest Level Since 2009
August 6, 2026
European retail distress has not been this severe since 2009. The Weil European Distress Index explains why, and what comes next.
The Indian Retail Real Estate Market and the Boom Nobody Saw Coming
August 3, 2026
The Indian retail real estate market is expanding at a pace that demand is outrunning supply, even as Western counterparts continue to contract. Whether the
Q1 2026 Grocery Retail Earnings: Loyalty, Currency, Conflict
July 17, 2026
Operators across the US, Europe, Latin America, and the Gulf reported Q1 2026 grocery retail earnings shaped by three very different forces: revenue earned beyond
Does the New EU Tax on Fast Retail Really Change Anything?
July 13, 2026
The new EU tax on fast retail lands on Shein, Temu and AliExpress, and on every small sender outside the bloc shipping anything under €150.
AI Adoption in Retail Is Costing More and Delivering Less
July 6, 2026
AI adoption in retail is accelerating at a pace that has no precedent. Across every major study published in the last six months, the returns