A few months ago, I popped into a department store to grab a shirt for an event that night. Five minutes later, I’d looped past the same endcap twice and somehow ended up in housewares, miles from ...

Modern grocery stores often feel carefully designed, yet many shoppers suspect those designs serve retailers more than customers. Layout strategies that once helped people find essentials quickly are ...

When retailers discover that a particular product isn’t selling as well as it normally does, there are many potential explanations. Is there a new, similar product on a nearby shelf that’s priced for ...

Amazon’s recommendation engine, best known for presenting suggestions like "customers who bought this item also bought" and "frequently bought together," is responsible for roughly 50% of the ...

In the era of new retail, the integration of data and technology facilitates cross-regional connections in the food retail industry, enabling precise spatial distribution of stores and active ...