Lululemon's Brampton Hub Raises the Bar for North American E-Commerce Fulfillment
Lululemon's automated Brampton distribution center shows how retailers are redesigning fulfillment for speed, scale, and cross-border reach.
E-Commerce
June Retail Sales Put Prime Day Timing in Focus
June U.S. retail sales stayed resilient as early Prime Day activity sharpened the case for event-led inventory and promotion planning.
Amazon Shipping Raises the Stakes for UPS and FedEx
Amazon Shipping's growing reach is turning carrier selection into a strategic decision for e-commerce operators.
AI Commerce Moves From Discovery to Checkout
Square's ChatGPT and Claude integrations show how AI shopping is becoming an operations channel, not just a traffic source.
Walmart and Amazon Still Define the U.S. Retail Bar
NRF's 2026 Top 100 shows Walmart and Amazon still setting the scale standard for U.S. retail operators.
Walmart's Vibe.co Deal Raises the Retail Media Bar
Walmart's Vibe.co acquisition pushes retail media deeper into measurable connected TV campaigns.
Prime Day's $8.3B opening day is a demand signal for every marketplace seller
Adobe's first-day Prime Day readout shows U.S. online demand is still responsive to sharp, well-timed promotions.
June Sale Week Turns Into a Marketplace Traffic Test
Amazon, Walmart, and Target are compressing summer deal events into the same June week, raising the stakes for marketplace operators.
May Retail Sales Signal Fresh Online Demand Momentum
U.S. May retail sales beat expectations, with nonstore and online channels showing operators where demand is still moving.
June Deal Week Turns Prime Day Into a Marketplace Stress Test
Amazon, Walmart, and Target are stacking late-June deal events, making price, inventory, and fulfillment discipline harder.
U.S. E-Commerce Demand Stays Hot as June Retail Events Approach
Fresh retail data shows online demand remains resilient, raising the stakes for inventory, pricing, and fulfillment readiness.