RetailTrends is an independent trade publication covering the strategy, technology, and operations shaping global retail. We report for the people who actually run stores, supply chains, e-commerce stacks, and merchandising teams — not for tourists.
What we cover
Six beats: AI & Tech, E-commerce, Stores, Supply Chain, Payments, and Sustainability. Within each, we focus on three kinds of stories:
- Operational change — what retailers are actually doing differently this quarter, and what it costs them.
- Numbers worth knowing — the metrics shaping decisions: return rates, shrink, EBITDA per square meter, payment fees, scope-3 reporting deltas.
- Sharp opinions from operators — interviews and analysis from people on the floor, not consultants pitching slides.
How we work
We’re a small, deliberately independent newsroom based in Barcelona, with contributors in New York, London, and São Paulo. We do not run sponsored editorial. Our reporting is funded by reader subscriptions, a sponsored newsletter slot (clearly labeled), and event partnerships disclosed at the foot of each event recap.
Editorial standards
- We don’t print numbers we can’t source.
- We name our sources unless on-the-record is impossible — and we say so when it isn’t.
- We correct errors at the top of the story, dated, and we leave the wrong version readable below.
- We don’t take payment, equity, or perks from companies we cover. Conference passes received under press terms are disclosed in event coverage.
Press, partnerships, events
RetailTrends covers major industry events including NRF, Shoptalk, EuroShop, World Retail Congress, and the Money20/20 retail track. For press credential confirmation, partnership inquiries, or to pitch a story, see the contact page.
Get in touch
Tips, corrections, or letters to the editor: editor@retailtrends.com. For press credential verification: press@retailtrends.com.