Instacart, Shipt launch AI-powered shopping assistants
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Cotswold Outdoors unveils new autumn/winter campaign
Cotswold Outdoor has unveiled its new campaign, which showcases the animals that call the outdoors home. The marketing drive, titled ‘We speak outdoors’, will run nationwide and…
Retail media has entered its next phase – now comes the hard part
Why IAB Europe’s Retail Media Impact Summit 2026 is focusing on the questions that come after rapid growth. The post Retail media has entered its next phase – now comes the hard…
KEY PLAYER PROFILE How Henkel redefines FMCG use of retail media in the attention economy
German-based multinational FMCG – and industrial adhesives – company Henkel’s work this year on its Bloo toilet cleaner range provides one of the clearest real-world examples of…
Ace Hardware: ‘We’re in the business of building national brands’
The retailer introduced new ways brands can build awareness through its retail media network at its inaugural Upfront event in Chicago.
Morrisons enhances online order fulfilment with Instaleap
Morrisons has announced a strategic partnership with Instaleap, a technology company that provides software for ecommerce fulfillment and last‑mile operations. Part of Instacart…
Harvey Nichols relaunches ecommerce site under Frasers banner
Harvey Nichols has resumed online trading under new owner Frasers Group, following a temporary shutdown of its website in August, after the luxury department store was acquired…
How Kaufland is challenging Bol and Amazon with a new Dutch marketplace
The Dutch online marketplace of Lidl’s sister chain, Kaufland, is now live. Kaufland.nl is launching with 9 million items across more than 6,400 categories and approximately 3,000…
Retail media has an identity crisis: as networks proliferate, how do they differentiate?
Retail media has a problem. Everyone wants to be different; yet increasingly everyone is different in exactly the same way. That was perhaps the unintended takeaway from Showcase…
Travis Kelce fronts Tommy Hilfiger autumn campaign
Tommy Hilfiger has unveiled its autumn 2026 campaign which stars Taylor Swift’s husband and NFL player Travis Kelce. The marketing drive follows on from the brand’s spring…
Retailer of the Year: Dirk stoot Lidl van de troon
De categoriewinnaars van de publieksprijzen 'ABN Amro Beste Winkelketen van Nederland' 2026-2027 en 'ABN Amro Webshop Awards the Netherlands' 2026-2027 zijn bekend. Bijna 200.000…
Lulu Retail Reports €1.7bn In Q2 Revenue, Boosted By E-Commerce, Expansion
Pan-GCC retailer Lulu Retail posted revenue of $1.97 billion (€1.7 billion) in Q2 2026, driven by e-commerce and small-format stores.