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August may be a slower time for news, but retailers are in the thick of back-to-school season and preparing for holiday sales.
Kroger and Target both made intriguing AI hires this week, Walmart added a long-desired tool for advertisers, and there’s a new retail media network from sporting goods retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors.
Here are 9 stories to watch this week.
1. Academy Sports partners with InstacartSporting goods retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors has launched an advertising business called Academy Retail Media that gives marketers access to shoppers across its e-commerce site and stores. The move adds another major retailer to the retail media space while giving Academy a new way to monetize customer data, purchase intent, and in-store behavior.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How AI Assistants Are Driving Sales for 6 Big Retailers | 0 | 15.43 | 10-08-2026 |
| 2 | How AI Agents Are Transforming Retail | 0 | 5.63 | 23-04-2026 |
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| 4 | How Can AI Transform Retail: 5 Key Ways | 5 | 7 | 20-03-2026 |
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| 6 | Google v Microsoft: the battle of AI business models | 2 | 6 | 30-10-2025 |
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| 9 | Myntra expands AI across shopping, seller operations to speed up product launches | 0 | 7 | 16-07-2026 |
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