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Ace Hardware

The cooperative announced its 2025 financials. Two highlights: Visits to acehardware.com jumped 9.1% and online revenues soared 27%.

Target

Target is expanding its ongoing partnership with Levi's, bringing the denim brand to 150 additional stores by the end of 2026.

The grocer is partnering with ChatGPT to test a targeted OpenAI ad program. Ahead of Valentine's Day, shoppers could enter search terms in ChatGPT and be served ads. If they engaged with an Albertsons ad, they'd be taken to a landing page featuring deals, gifts and recipes available at the retailer or one of its banners.

Canadian Tire

The retailer is teaming with Microsoft on an AI platform that takes sales data, loyalty information and external inputs to forecast customer demand and respond quickly.

Kroger

The grocer named a new CEO who brings decades of experience to the role, including five years as CEO of Walmart U.S.

Loblaw

The Canadian retailer revealed plans to invest billions on new stores and renovations as well as to continue to enhance its supply chain network.

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— Last revised Feb. 23, 2026