In the AI era, strategic partnerships are key to retail success At NRF’26, execs from Dell Technologies, Accenture, Everseen and Nvidia touted the power of collaboration and education in building effective AI solutions at retail From McDonald’s price freeze to a price war—and a supply-chain squeeze McDonald’s can outlast a price war; the real question is who absorbs the damage upstream Four things to know about creatine Hint. It’s not just for bodybuilding Fostering customer trust in a world of artificial intelligence With the rise of AI, brands must strike the right balance between innovation and authenticity to maintain consumer trust Instacart settles with FTC over deceptive practices but faces separate investigation into prices The online grocery platform denies any allegations of wrongdoing When algorithms set the grocery bill, fairness gets lost “Food prices should reflect costs and competition—not what an algorithm thinks you are willing to pay” The checkout line at the grocery store is not the crime scene You can’t regulate your way out of food inflation you designed into the system. That is the government’s inconvenient truth 2025 Generation Next winner Vivian Yang Senior data scientist, Loblaw Companies Ltd. 2025 Generation Next winner Georges Baydoun Principal AI engineer, Loblaw Companies Ltd. Grocery retailer Empire reports $159M Q2 profit, down from $173M a year ago The grocery retailer says sales for the quarter totalled $8 billion First Previous 3 4 5 6 7 Next Last