This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback Another year has come and gone, but the retail industry chugs ever onward. A 2025 retrospective would no doubt include both tariff upheaval and a surge in generative AI investing — two trends Retail Dive expects to continue in the year ahead. Retail also continues to face a challenging economic landscape, which impacts the outlook for core pieces of the industry, including consumer spending, deal-making and distressed retail.Last year, R ...