October 28, 2026

Week of October 26, 2026

Common Thread Collective · Oct 29

Shopify Just Added Native WhatsApp Automations: What Every Ecommerce Brand Must Set Up Before BFCM

Common Thread Collective · Oct 29

Google Ads in AI Mode Is Now Global: What Ecommerce Brands Must Know Before Q4

Total Retail · Oct 29

Fanatics Partners With OpenAI for AI-Powered Shopping Suggestions

Total Retail · Oct 28

How SharkNinja Leverages AI to Innovate at Scale | Total Retail Tech 2026

Total Retail · Oct 28

Brands Say Loyalty Matters. Customers Aren’t Convinced

Total Retail · Oct 28

The Missing Layer Between AI Recommendations and Retail Decisions

Common Thread Collective · Oct 28

Shopify Fall '26 Editions Are Live: Campaign Autopilot Expands to Microsoft and Snapchat and What Every Ecommerce Brand Must Set Up Before BFCM

Shopify Changelog · Oct 28

Create WhatsApp marketing automations in Shopify Messaging

Shopify Developers · Oct 28

Start Sidekick conversations from your app

Retail Dive · Oct 28

Sephora casts Seth Rogen for holiday ads targeted at gift-givers

Recharge · Oct 28

Inside ChargeX London: Retention in the age of AI, from the brands leading in EMEA

Retail Dive · Oct 28

Could this running brand rescue Vans owner VF Corp?

Retail Dive · Oct 28

Hasbro names third Wizards of the Coast president in under 5 years

Shopify Changelog · Oct 28

Identify more in-store customers with POS

Retail Dive · Oct 28

Jos. A. Bank puts customer experience at the center of new store concept

Shopify Changelog · Oct 28

SimGym adds shopping goals with more actionable insights and visual guidance