The beauty industry has struggled with its balance between retail stores and digital sales. It's a market in which brick-and-mortar locations are essential to the original sale. If I, for example, ...

Running out of space on your phone? Don't upgrade your cloud-storage subscription just yet. Scientists in China have discovered that images, text files and other digital data can be stored in strands ...

Remember ye olden days, before internet shopping was a thing and you had to buy your Steve Madden sandals at the mall? It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the most '90s of ...

From Claire’s to Forever 21, no retailer is immune to the pressures of inflation, shifting consumer demands, and the rise of online shopping. In 2025 alone, the industry experienced a massive wave of ...

Walking into a great clothing store is like taking a vacation. A spell is cast. You are transported to a different world, if only for 10 minutes. A great store will make you think about who you are — ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Consumers spent record amounts online on Black Friday, but ...

Behavioral data isn’t just for e-commerce anymore. Thanks to advances in in-store technology, physical retailers can now capture the same kind of insights into how shoppers move, pause, browse and ...

The Age of AI will rely on massive volumes of data that can be easily stored and retrieved—and bioscience may have an ingenious solution. A scientist examines a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profile on ...

The coffee chain said it would shutter some underperforming U.S. stores and eliminate 900 corporate jobs as part of a plan to build “a better, stronger and more resilient Starbucks.” By Julie Creswell ...

Not only low-income shoppers are hunting for deals these days. Better off consumers are also flocking to discount stores to save a few bucks. Since 2021, budget retailers have seen a large influx of ...

The company that owns Tops Friendly Markets and Price Chopper/Market 32 is reportedly considering selling its grocery stores. Reuters reports Northeast Grocery, Inc., the parent company of Tops and ...

Have you ever been overwhelmed by messy spreadsheets or struggled to collect data in an organized way? Imagine a scenario where instead of juggling multiple tabs and rows, you could guide users ...