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“Dick’s pulls back on Foot Locker closures amid store pilot success” by Cara Salpini via Retail Dive

by admin | Mar 11, 2026 | Brick & Mortar, Commercial Real Estate, News

A Foot Locker store in Chicago. The retailer was acquired by Dick’s Sporting Goods last year. Kaarin Moore/Retail Dive Dive Brief: Dick’s is planning to close fewer Foot Locker stores than it initially anticipated as it sees success with a “Fast Break” store pilot at...

“Retail’s AI Wake-Up Call: How Retailers Can Reclaim the Customer Journey” by Adam Brotman via Total Retail

by admin | Mar 9, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence / CHAT GPT, News, Resources, Retail Technologies

Credit: Getty Images by WANAN YOSSINGKUM For decades, retailers have invested heavily in owning the customer relationship. Loyalty programs, first-party data, and personalization engines were all designed to ensure brands, not intermediaries, understand their...

“New Court Evidence Shows Amazon Working with Rivals to Quietly Raise Online Prices” by Jeanel Alvarado via Retail Boss

by admin | Mar 7, 2026 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, E-Commerce, News, Retail Crime

Court filings reveal that when Amazon and a rival “price match,” someone in the chain agrees to raise the price so both can safely match at a more expensive levels. California Attorney General Rob Bonta just exposed something most shoppers suspected but couldn’t...

“Not all event canopies are created equal plus BRA Special Member pricing is available on Action Sports Canopies” by Doug Works via ASC Blogpost

by Doug Works | Mar 5, 2026 | Event Planning, Industry, News, Resources

Action Sports Canopies offers a comprehensive range of customizable event display solutions, allowing retailers to build cohesive, scalable, branding systems. From entry-level kits to full trade show setups, retailers can expand their display inventory while...

“Etnies, éS, and Emerica Closed E-Commerce Sites for Skate Shop Day” by Tiffany Montgomery via Shop Eat Surf

by admin | Mar 2, 2026 | Brick & Mortar, Community, Customer Experience, E-Commerce, Event Planning, Holiday, News, Opinion, Shoe Market, Skateboard

Clockwise from top left: Swedish sales rep Ante with the Kiosk Skate Shop crew in Orebro, Sweden; Kevin “Spanky” Long delivered a hand-drawn postcard and donuts to Val Surf in Los Angeles; A special delivery of goodies for Slappy’s Garage in San...

“The ISA Is Playing With Fire, But Pro Surfers Will Learn to Live With New Olympic Qualification” by via The Inertia

by admin | Feb 25, 2026 | Competitions, News, Olympics, Surf

Many CT surfers have criticized the new Olympic qualification system, but they could discover it works to their advantage. Photo: Beatriz Ryder//ISA For some of the world’s best surfers, qualifying for the Olympics just got harder – at least on paper. The new Olympic...