Retail sales in May show a weakening demand for goods: Rising prices and interest rates are starting to have an impact on consumers’ willingness to spend.

Retailers look to promotional shopping events like Prime Day to juice sales: Amazon, Alibaba, Walmart, and others hope the prospect of a good deal will lure customers in.

Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery service is ready for takeoff: But it isn’t clear if the service is ready for primetime.

Amazon’s fashion expansion continues with forays into luxury and physical retail: The company’s high-end ambitions are at odds with its emphasis on value and low prices.

Soaring food prices are causing consumers to rethink their spending: Consumers are changing both where and how they shop for groceries, as well as what else they buy.

Food delivery platforms in China struggle to maintain their pandemic gains: As consumers venture out to restaurants and stores, platforms like MissFresh and Meituan are looking for new ways to keep customers on the platform.

It’s a volatile retail environment out there: That’s driving many retailers to make changes to their executive teams as they look for fresh strategies to navigate the difficult terrain.

Change is coming to Amazon: Amid slowing ecommerce growth, Amazon split its stock, saw its consumer chief resign, and announced plans to shutter its Chinese ebook store.

A proposed antitrust bill could end Amazon Prime as we know it: The retail giant is ramping up its fight against “degrading” regulations as it seeks to maintain its ecommerce dominance.

Consumers are returning to their pre-pandemic spending patterns: People are shifting their spending to services, which is leaving retailers with a slew of excess inventory.

CPG brands are struggling to compete with private labels: As the industry reaches a "breaking point," companies like Procter & Gamble are shifting tactics to appeal to price-conscious consumers.

American Eagle Outfitters’ supply chain business is transforming the company: While the merchant’s retail sales fell in Q1, its supply chain business helped the retailer get into the black.

There’s tough competition for workers this summer: While companies such as Subway, Walmart, and Starbucks are boosting hourly pay, the dearth of unemployed people looking for work could hinder growth.

It’s a difficult landscape for retailers: We break down how some retailers have successfully navigated the shifting terrain—and why others couldn’t.

Investors want retailers to take decisive action on ESG initiatives: But companies like Amazon and McDonald’s are pushing back on shareholder demands.

Consumers are ditching the sweatpants and buying new clothes: That’s propelling apparel sales at retailers such as Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, and Express in Q1.

Retailers take multiple approaches to inventory as supply chain woes wear on: Companies like Utz and DSW are cutting down on SKUs while Walmart and Target are stocking up early.

There’s strong demand for UGG, HOKA, and The North Face: And shoppers are increasingly buying those brands’ products directly, which is helping boost their margins.

Consumers are trading down to private label brands: That presents an opportunity for retailers such as BJ’s Wholesale Club to use their own brands to demonstrate value and build loyalty.

US consumers can’t get enough of luxury retail: While Walmart and Target struggle, LVMH and Burberry benefit as affluent customers ramp up their spending.