Costco's $470M Personalization Payoff, Albertsons Launches Stock Up Sale & Kroger Kicks Off Customer Appreciation Week

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl.In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:Costco's Q2 2026 earnings reveal that AI-powered personalized product recommendation carousels drove more than $470 million in e-commerce sales in a single quarter, as digitally-enabled comparable sales surged 22.6%.Albertsons launches a month-long Stock Up Sale running March 6 through April 2 across nearly all its banners, offering hot prices, expanded digital coupons, and quadruple loyalty rewards points in a bid to improve its price image.Kroger announces Customer Appreciation Week, March 11–17, featuring storewide deals and a daily Digital Deal Drop mechanic designed to drive app engagement and urgency for its loyalty members.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, your source for the latest and most important retail insights.Be careful out there!