15,000 Store Closures Signal Urgent Retail Transformation
With 15,000 U.S. store closures expected in 2025, retailers must rapidly reinvent physical spaces into experience-rich, omnichannel hubs to survive the industry’s great reckoning.
Staff Report
Global insights on omnichannel retail and commerce from the Doing Business in Bentonville Staff Report Team—expert analysis and trends shaping Bentonville’s role in the future of business.
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Flexible Retail Spaces Keep Physical Stores Relevant in a Digital Age
Modular, flexible retail spaces are redefining physical stores as agile brand stages, fostering community connections and enhancing digital strategies.
ChainDrive Expands 24/7 Omnichannel Retail Management Capabilities
ChainDrive’s enhanced ERP and POS platform delivers 24/7 unified omnichannel retail operations with real-time data and 360° customer insights.
Why Store Layout Still Matters in a Digital Grocery World
Smarter grocery layouts and AI‑driven merchandising strategies are boosting shopper satisfaction, in‑store efficiency, and omnichannel performance.
Dynamic Pricing in Grocery: Innovation Meets Consumer Trust
With real-time electronic pricing gaining traction in grocery aisles, retailers must balance efficiency and AI-powered flexibility with transparency to maintain consumer trust.
Inside 2025’s Smart Grocery Store Revolution
Innovative grocery store design in 2025 blends modular, sustainable layouts with AI-powered checkout freedom and omnichannel fulfillment, reimagining the shopper experience.
How Social Listening Is Reshaping Retail Merchandising
From viral TikTok products to real-time review feedback loops, discover how brands and retailers are leveraging social listening tools to refine assortments, improve forecasting, and rapidly respond to demand.
In-Store Fulfillment Tech: From Pick-to-Light to AI Robotics
Explore the spectrum of solutions - from basic pick-to-light systems to advanced AI-powered robots - being implemented across grocery, big-box, and specialty retail.
Omnichannel Loyalty in 2025: What’s Working and What’s Not
Explore common pitfalls using data and expert commentary to map out what retailers need to succeed in today’s competitive loyalty landscape.
Retailers Rush Imports Amid 90-Day U.S.–China Tariff Break
The U.S.–China 90-day tariff reduction from 145% to 30% spurred a strategic import push among retailers like Walmart ahead of summer shopping season.
Walmart Closes DFW Fulfillment Center, Expands in Lancaster
Walmart will close its Sam’s Club fulfillment center in Fort Worth, moving operations to an automated facility in Lancaster as part of a digital logistics overhaul.
Micro-Merchandising: How Walmart Personalizes Inventory at Every Store
How Walmart uses AI, demand forecasting, and digital twins to customize assortments and optimize inventory at the store level.
Collaborative Disruption: The Walmart–P&G Blueprint for Strategic Retail Innovation
How Walmart and P&G built a one‑company operating model centered on trust, transparency, and shared planning, transforming retail partnerships and supply chain effectiveness.
Retail in Crisis: Tariffs, Labor, and Demand Shifts
A perfect storm of tariffs, inflation, shifting consumer behavior, labor costs and inventory pressures is forcing retail leaders to balance short‑term profitability against long‑term transformation.
Real-Time Visibility Powers the Modern Grocery Experience
Inventory intelligence is the key to grocery’s omnichannel future, ensuring accuracy, speed, and satisfaction across the path to purchase.
Retail Media Finds New Shelf Space in Grocery
Retail media is transforming the grocery aisle into a digital-first discovery and conversion channel for food and beverage brands.