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Monthly report · March 2026

Retail news in March 2026

Retail coverage in March 2026: 144 news events, 109% more than in February 2026, drawn from 362 outlet reports. The most covered name was Amazon, in 21 events.

How many events, day by day?

Retail desk: news events homed on the desk per day, March 2026 (UTC days). Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.

Who was in the news most?

  1. Amazon 21
  2. Walmart 15
  3. Federal Reserve 12
  4. Apple 9
  5. Iran 8
  6. China 7
  7. Tesla 6
  8. Donald Trump 6
  9. Target Corporation 6
  10. Strait of Hormuz 6
  11. Costco 5
  12. JD.com 5
  13. Alibaba 5
  14. Google 5
  15. India 5

Counts are events (one per story, however many outlets carried it) on this desk in March 2026 that named each person, company or body. Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.

Which stories did the most outlets carry?

  1. Mar 6 Wet February leads to plunge in shopping trips 13
  2. Mar 22 China vows more open economy in bid to boost confidence 12
  3. Mar 6 Stock markets tumble as oil prices surge 11
  4. Mar 9 Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement in antitrust case 11
  5. Mar 17 Reports: Iran war pushes countries into energy triage 9
  6. Mar 23 Hyundai preparing mid-cycle upgrade for Kona, reports say 9
  7. Mar 5 February demand for new cars hit 22-year high 8
  8. Mar 9 mynorthwest.com: “How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond” 8
  9. Mar 19 FDA says nearly 90,000 bottles of children's ibuprofen recalled nationwide 8
  10. Mar 2 Ninja Perfect Temperature Kettle drops by 30% to £70 in Amazon deal 7
  11. Mar 25 Leaders eye fuel shortage talks as impacts to food loom 7
  12. Mar 8 Netflix acquires AI filmmaking startup founded by Ben Affleck 6
  13. Mar 9 Major EU brand criticises emission rules 6
  14. Mar 16 Atlys Secures $36M Series C to Scale AI-Driven Global Visa Infrastructure 6
  15. Mar 16 Chinese retail giant launches Joybuy business in United Kingdom 5

What kind of news was it?

  1. Market trends 72
  2. Consumer trends 38
  3. Earnings 28
  4. E-commerce 21
  5. Payments 14
  6. Logistics 7

Categories come from the pipeline's classifier; how they are assigned.

Week by week

  1. Feb 23The week of February 23 to March 1, 20263
  2. Mar 2The week of March 2 to 8, 202630
  3. Mar 9The week of March 9 to 15, 202643
  4. Mar 16The week of March 16 to 22, 202643
  5. Mar 23The week of March 23 to 29, 202625

Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).