Dan Berthiaume
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/13/2026
Lowe’s new promo with soccer great includes social, rewards, inflatables
Lowe’s Companies Inc. is continuing its promotional relationship with pro soccer legend Lionel Messi. - 5/13/2026
David’s Bridal adds budgeting to AI wedding planning tool
A leading bridal and special occasion retailer is introducing smart budgeting features within its artificial intelligence-based Pearl Planner solution. - 5/13/2026
Ace Hardware adds Instacart to delivery portfolio
The world’s largest hardware cooperative is teaming up with a third major online delivery platform. - 5/12/2026
Amazon revamps business credit cards and rewards
Amazon Business customers have access to two new business credit card offerings. - 5/12/2026
Urban Outfitters launches delivery on DoorDash with graduation promo
Urban Outfitters is rolling out a delivery partnership with DoorDash timed for graduation season. - 5/12/2026
Levi Strauss & Co. modernizes global ERP; eyes digital DTC business
Levi Strauss & Co. is upgrading its enterprise resource planning (ERP) infrastructure on a single global platform as it eyes expansion in the digital direct-to-consumer vertical. - 5/12/2026
Albertsons launches proprietary computer vision tool for supply chain
Albertsons Companies Inc. is equipping its distribution center associates with next-gen artificial intelligence capabilities. - 5/12/2026
Amazon enables conversational shopping via Alexa voice assistant
Amazon is turning Alexa into a conversational shopping tool and phasing out its Rufus mobile artificial intelligence assistant as a separate chatbot. - 5/12/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The most popular AI tool for shopping research is…
Consumers use a number of advanced artificial intelligence platforms to perform due diligence for purchases, but one stands out from its competitors. - 5/11/2026
Hungry Howie’s modernizing enterprise operations
A pizza retailer with locations across the U.S. is implementing a new enterprise technology suite chainwide. - 5/11/2026
Ulta Beauty obtains near-real-time market insights
The nation’s largest beauty retailer is enhancing its visibility into category trends, brand and item-level performance, and competitive shifts. - 5/11/2026
Google teams with Affirm, Klarna for flex payments in AI, search
Google is partnering with two leading flexible payment platforms to provide new options for checkout with Google Pay in its AI and search environments.
