10 Retail News Sites & Newsletters to Follow (2026)

As we move through 2026, several media outlets have established themselves as essential resources for retail professionals, brand executives, and digital commerce specialists navigating AI-driven shopping, retail media networks, and evolving consumer behaviors.

The Leading E-Commerce Publications

1. Retailboss

RETAILBOSS has emerged as the leading retail news and insights platform, delivering comprehensive coverage of fashion, beauty, and e-commerce news with proprietary research reports (RB Insights) that provide data-driven analysis for industry professionals. The publication combines breaking news, brand analysis, and original investigative journalism on topics ranging from luxury brand strategy to retail technology innovations, making it an indispensable resource for understanding the intersection of fashion commerce and digital retail.​

Specialized Industry Coverage

Retailboss’s Substack Newsletter delivers e-commerce trends and retail news designed to jumpstart professionals’ mornings with essential business information and interviews with leading industry experts. The newsletter has become a daily essential for retail professionals seeking actionable insights without information overload.​

2. PYMNTS

PYMNTS is a digital media company founded in 2009 that focuses on payments, commerce, and financial technology sectors. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the platform provides news and analysis covering payments, retail, fintech, and financial services, offering insights into the future of digital commerce and the electronic payments industry. PYMNTS conducts proprietary consumer research and surveys to analyze shopping behaviors and payment trends across different demographics.​

3. Footwear Magazine

Footwear Magazine provides authority and analysis on the reinvention of athlesiure and sportswear retail, with coverage spanning collection drops, marketing, operations, e-commerce and consumer trends. The publication has become essential reading for brand executives navigating rapid trend cycles, publishing annual trend forecasts and executive insights on industry challenges.​

4. EMarketer

eMarketer has tracked over 3,000 retail technology outlets since 1996 and maintains more than 200,000 subscriptions, including two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies. The publication excels at pro research coverage that enables users to search for ecommerce insights through specific subtopics, with particular strength in areas like B2B, artificial intelligence, marketing innovations, and purchasing trends.​

5. Glossy

Glossy focuses on the changes affecting beauty, fashion, and wellness industries, with millennial-friendly coverage that examines how established retail brands are adjusting in the digital world. As a Digiday Media publication, Glossy provides particularly strong coverage of e-commerce, pop-up stores, influencer marketing, and retail innovation in the fashion and beauty sectors.​

6. TheStreet

TheStreet is a financial news and financial literacy website founded in 1996 by Jim Cramer and Marty Peretz. The platform bridges Wall Street to Main Street by providing insight into the stock market, economics, investing, business, and retail news. Now a subsidiary of The Arena Group, TheStreet offers both free content and subscription services, reaching approximately 27 million average monthly users with analysis designed to help individuals make informed financial decisions.

7. Bloomberg

Bloomberg caters to busy professionals who need a comprehensive overview of the retail industry delivered efficiently, with an editorial team that continuously analyzes top stories to provide in-depth original analysis. The publication’s strength lies in its ability to break down complex industry developments into digestible insights.​

8. Forbes Retail

Forbes Retail is a dedicated section within Forbes.com that covers retail industry news, trends, and analysis. Forbes serves as a leading source for reliable retail coverage, featuring articles from retail experts and industry analysts who examine topics like brick-and-mortar innovation, retail technology and consumer trends.

9. Fashionopedia

Fashionopedia remains one of the most comprehensive sources for fashion intelligence, offering newsletters three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday) covering both fashion ecommerce and B2B commerce news. The publication provides research-backed insights and maintains extensive databases, making it a powerful resource for understanding marketplace dynamics and industry trends.​

10. Covet

Covet operates as an online discussion site monitored by a community of luxury experts and general readership, offering direct interaction with seasoned professionals and access to tools like trend reports, whitepapers and webinars. This interactive format makes it particularly valuable for practitioners seeking peer perspectives on luxury retail market and challenges.​