The Year AI Agents Entered Payments
This year, artificial intelligence shifted from assisting to acting. Agentic AI, systems that can plan multistep work, call…
Pandora Embraces AI Agents, Welcomes New CEO
Jewelry retailer Pandora is seeing the benefits of agentic artificial intelligence amid a leadership change. The company’s AI…
Europe Tea Market Set to Reach US$ 33.71 Billion by 2033 as Health, Premiumization & E-Commerce Drive Demand
The Europe Tea Market is entering a dynamic new phase marked by stronger consumer focus on health, sustainability,…
Five Takeaways: Economic Outlook | Spokane Journal of Business
For its Economic Outlook episode of Elevating The Conversation, the Journal sat down with Vange Hochheimer, economics and…
Holiday retail forecast looks bright for 2025
Despite economic uncertainty, downtown Spokane’s 2025 holiday retail forecast looks optimistic. Holiday sales at River Park Square are expected…
₹1 lakh cr domestic fund can spark the next startup wave and show India is serious about innovation
India’s startup story has been one of the most compelling narratives of the past decade. From just a…
Alibaba’s AI Shift Could Make It a $1 Trillion Company
Alibaba’s big bet on artificial intelligence (AI) could reportedly make it one of the world’s biggest companies. That’s…
Retailers Shift to B2B2C Models to Reduce Cost of Tariffs
Overseas retailers are reportedly replacing their B2C models with B2B2C models to reduce the cost of tariffs. By…
Amazon Uses AI to Turn Missed Searches Into Seller Gold
Every unclicked search box is a treasure map, and Amazon just handed sellers a compass. By turning what…
The Unexpected Winners of Trump’s Trade War
But Shein and Temu didn’t stop marketing altogether. Instead, both companies chose to shift their ad budgets abroad…
Self-Funded Founder’s 3 Secrets for $25M Revenue and 2 Brands
Growing up in Toronto, Canada, Tanya Taylor, now founder of her namesake womenswear brand and a second eveningwear…
Shopify Lays Out New Rules Governing AI Agents
Shopify has reportedly introduced rules governing merchants’ use of agentic artificial intelligence (AI). As Modern Retail reported Monday (July 14), the…