Retailers Accelerate AI Investment Amid Pricing Pressure

Retail industry analysts and firms, including PwC, Wharton, PitchBook, Moody's and Fitch, review 2025 dynamics and outline a 2026 outlook centered on generative AI investment, consumer value-seeking, mall reinvention, and evolving pricing rules. They report more than 40 deals in 2025, expect fewer higher-value transactions, forecast about 1.5% real personal consumption growth, and warn of a K-shaped recovery favoring AI-driven firms.
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