

Dan Craft
Marketing and Business Consultant with a passion for coffee and off-road adventures.


Wally: Walmart's AI Experience for Suppliers
Tool offers conversational responses based on Walmart datasets

For Lease: Ollie's Continues Expansion
Retailer buys into Big Lots location leases; Joann stores soon available

Nordstrom and Macy’s Bold Move Towards Financial Clarity
Retailers examine new best practices for accounting

Private Labels Feel Inflation Pinch
Category once considered backstop to pricing fluctuations


Modern Struggles Hit Historic Hudson’s Bay Co.
North America’s oldest business faces financial headwinds

New NWA Group Unveils AI-Powered Ad Scaling Tool
Local tech firm simplifying ad creation, deployment on retail media networks


Retail Takes Lessons from Game Theory
Gamified experiences, back-end improvements among uses

Surf Brands: From Niche Markets to Global Influence
Liberated Brands closing retail outlets, but brands remain cultural touchstones

Fallout: Latest After Failed Kroger-Albertsons Merger
Leadership shakeups for both, as C&S makes other moves


Analysis: Walmart Bracing for Tariff Impacts
Supply chains, inventory, pricing all potentially changing

eComm Flirts with 1/4 Mark of Retail Sales
Online accounted for 24.6% of total retail sales in Q4

Joann Comes Unglued: Arts and Crafts Market in Flux
Walmart, Amazon compete with Hobby Lobby, other specialty chains for Joann's market share