How Google is Helping Marketers Adapt to the First AI-Powered Holiday Season
As Google’s AI Overviews and other conversational search tools are being used more broadly by consumers, Google offers…
News October 6, 2025
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What ChatGPT’s ‘Instant Checkout’ Offering Means for Brands and Retailers
The checkout connection is now live with Etsy and will be extended to the thousands of merchants on…
News October 2, 2025
Bass Pro Shops Acquires Hobie, Returns Production to Missouri
Hobie's production will shift from Mexico to Lebanon, Missouri, near Bass Pro Shops' Springfield headquarters in the Ozarks.
News October 1, 2025
Journeys President Andy Gray to Lead New Journeys Global Retail Group
The new Journeys Global Retail Group will bring together Journeys, the U.K.-based schuh and Canada's Little Burgundy under…
News September 30, 2025
REI CEO Mary Beth Laughton Unveils Three-Year Transformation Strategy
"...This plan is not about getting back to what the co-op used to be," Laughton says in a…
News September 29, 2025
How Sherper’s Nimble Approach Keeps a 90-Year Retail Legacy Alive
Wisconsin’s Sherper’s has evolved from a haberdashery to an outdoor retailer over its long life – and that…
News September 29, 2025
SESO Joins Matt Powell on Retail Remix Podcast to Talk Vuori, Nike, Vans, Dick’s and More
SESO joined active and athletic brand and retailer consultant Matt Powell on the Retail Remix podcast to talk…
News September 25, 2025
TikTok Shop is a Commercial Powerhouse: A Look at the Numbers
“TikTok has already established dominance as a social commerce giant — our data shows they’ve crossed $70 billion…
Executive Edition September 25, 2025
Hi-Tech Owner Kim Ball’s Long Quest to Make Surfing an Official Hawaii High School Sport Pays Off
Ball has worked on elevating surfing as a statewide competitive sport for high school students for 29 years…
News September 24, 2025
Tenōre Celebrates Waikiki Flagship Grand Opening
The 12,000 square-foot, two-story space in the Waikiki Shopping Plaza will be a store and cultural hub, echoing…
News September 23, 2025
Holiday Sales Predictions Vary as Economic Uncertainty Lingers
Forecasts vary from fairly optimistic to pretty gloomy as the holiday season fast approaches.
News September 19, 2025
