Two seemingly unrelated stories from this week’s retail news cycle are actually pointing to the same thing: retail marketplace trends are shifting faster than many operators expected. Macy’s took down its long-standing Herald Square billboard, a sign that had marked the flagship for years. Around the same time, apparel brand Reformation priced its initial public […]
A new academic study is putting a spotlight on VC-backed startup fraud, and the findings should matter to anyone running a small business that depends on outside capital. Researchers from Imperial College London and France’s Emlyon Business School dug into how Silicon Valley founders cross ethical lines, and more importantly, what role investors themselves play […]
Best Buy has added a solar field to one of its California distribution centers, marking another step in the retailer’s push to reduce supply chain emissions. The move toward a solar-powered distribution center reflects a broader trend among large retailers rethinking how their warehouses and fulfillment hubs consume energy. As e-commerce volumes grow, so does […]
Kohl’s has rolled out a new AI shopping assistant designed to help customers find products faster and with less friction. The tool grew out of a simple Mother’s Day Gift Finder feature, and it has since expanded into a broader digital assistant built for everyday product discovery. For a retailer competing against nimble online marketplaces, […]
The private credit industry has grown into a massive corner of finance, yet many of the firms managing that capital still rely on spreadsheets and manual processes. That gap is exactly what Ellis AI is targeting. The company recently emerged from stealth with $10 million in seed funding to build AI for private credit managers, […]
Amazon carbon emissions climbed 16% year-over-year in 2025, according to a recent report, marking one of the steepest increases the company has reported in recent memory. The jump was driven largely by scope 3 emissions, the indirect output tied to suppliers, purchased goods, and infrastructure that a company does not directly control. As Amazon races […]
Amazon’s latest earnings offered a familiar storyline with a twist. Online store net sales grew 15% in the second quarter, yet the company has quietly scaled back how much it shares publicly about Amazon Prime Day sales performance. Instead, the spotlight shifted almost entirely to AWS, Amazon’s cloud computing arm, which continues to be the […]
Voice AI for small business just got a major vote of confidence. Smallest.ai, a startup building ultra-fast voice models designed to make AI phone calls sound genuinely human, has raised $13 million to push its technology closer to passing the Turing test. For owners who have long relied on scripts, hold music, and overworked front […]
Johnson & Johnson has announced a major supply chain restructuring effort, and the price tag attached to it is hard to ignore. The pharmaceutical giant expects the project, which is largely centered on its innovative medicine segment, to cost as much as $750 million as it winds down operations at certain facilities. For a company […]
Crocs quarterly revenue has crossed the $1 billion mark for the first time, a milestone that signals just how far the brand has come from its niche foam-clog roots. The company’s latest earnings show the flagship Crocs label carrying the business, even as its Heydude division continues to lose ground. For investors and retail watchers, […]
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