{"id":1001781,"date":"2026-09-09T10:19:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:19:05","slug":"the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwlistdisc { list-style-type: disc }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p>\nThe 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More<\/p>\n<p>BOSTON&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nToast (NYSE: TOST) released its 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey. Toast annually surveys hundreds of operators working in retail, and this year\u2019s results show the industry is cautious and resilient \u2014 operators remain positive but are tightening control amid an uncertain landscape. The last year has seen persistent hikes in inflation and macroeconomic volatility, but America&#8217;s convenience stores, bottle shops, and grocery stores (CBGs) remained largely confident.<\/p>\n<p>\nOur data shows that operators still expect to grow, but they\u2019re looking to shore up their foundation by protecting margins, simplifying operations, and employing more efficient tech.<sup>1<\/sup> This was a blind survey of operators and decision-makers with fewer than 16 locations in the United States and included both Toast and non-Toast customers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read the full 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey on the <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpos.toasttab.com%2Fblog%2Fdata%2Fvoice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-2026&amp;esheet=54600476&amp;newsitemid=20260909571694&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Data+by+Toast+website&amp;index=1&amp;md5=738fe31017fcbf433d0dea5f4ee83309\"><b>Data by Toast website<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nKey takeaways from the 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey:<\/p>\n<p>\nAmong the 340 operators surveyed:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nOperators are feeling positive<b>: 94% rated their business health good or excellent<\/b><\/li>\n<li>\nExpansion is on the table: <b>66%<\/b><b>say they&#8217;re likely to open a new location in the next year<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>31% say they\u2019re looking to simplify their operations in their top three business goals<\/b>, up 12 points year-over-year<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>\nInflation remains a concern, but <b>inventory management<\/b> (up 6 points year-over-year) is the biggest pain point<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\nIt\u2019s an AI world: <b>Nine in ten operators are experimenting with AI<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nWhat are retail operators focused on this year?<\/p>\n<p>\nThe 2026 data shows they&#8217;re also focused on making their operations more efficient. \u201cSimplify operations\u201d as a goal jumped significantly among all operators, up 12 percentage points overall. Profitability (32%), \u201cimprove employee productivity\u201d (27%), and \u201cstart using new tech\u201d (25%) were the other top goals of retailers.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhat&#8217;s the bottom line for retail in 2026?<\/p>\n<p>\nIn short: Retail operators are resilient, still believe in their businesses, and still plan to grow. Overall, the survey data showed they\u2019re looking to grow more efficiently \u2014 with new tech, AI adoption, and a careful eye on costs \u2014 amid a difficult macroeconomic climate.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read the full 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey on the <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpos.toasttab.com%2Fblog%2Fdata%2Fvoice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-2026&amp;esheet=54600476&amp;newsitemid=20260909571694&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Data+by+Toast+website&amp;index=2&amp;md5=31f0e2bfa77572149c327febaaf6e276\"><b>Data by Toast website<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Methodology<\/b><\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>To help better understand the retail industry, Toast conducted a blind survey of 340 CBG retail (convenience, grocery, or bottle shop) decision-makers operating 16 or fewer locations in the United States, including both Toast and non-Toast customers, from April 3, 2026, to April 20, 2026. Respondents did not know Toast was fielding the study. Using a standard margin of error calculation, at a confidence interval of 95%, the margin of error of +\/- 5%.<\/p>\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>Methodology: From April 18, 2025 through May 13, 2025, Toast polled 492 retail decision-makers in the United States. Survey respondents consist of retailers with 16 or fewer locations and include a mix of convenience stores, bottle shops, and grocery stores. While some Toast customers are included in this survey, it is a broad view of independent retailers. This is a blind survey, meaning respondents did not know that Toast was fielding the study. Insights from this survey are directional and should not be interpreted as precise. The margin of error is +\/- 5%<\/p>\n<p><b>About Toast<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nToast [NYSE: TOST] is a global technology platform built for restaurant and retail businesses. From the busiest local restaurants and shops to large hospitality brands, Toast helps owners and operators manage their businesses more efficiently, drive guest demand, and build lasting success.<\/p>\n<p>\nToast integrates software, agentic AI, payments, financial technology solutions, and hardware with a broad partner ecosystem. Powering billions of purchases throughout local commerce, Toast delivers the precision and innovation required for modern restaurant and retail environments. For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toasttab.com&amp;esheet=54600476&amp;newsitemid=20260909571694&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.toasttab.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=c698b5cfa07d7f1af6d1c4a9d1ab6f97\">www.toasttab.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\nTOST-CORP<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260909571694r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260909571694\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260909571694\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nMedia: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:media@toasttab.com\">media@toasttab.com<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>Investors: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:IR@toasttab.com\">IR@toasttab.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Massachusetts United States North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Software Restaurant\/Bar Payments Artificial Intelligence Professional Services Technology Retail Business<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260909571694\/en\/1880744\/3\/Toast_logo_Newsroom.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More BOSTON&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Toast (NYSE: TOST) released its 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey. Toast annually surveys hundreds of operators working in retail, and this year\u2019s results show the industry is cautious and resilient \u2014 operators remain positive but are tightening control amid an uncertain landscape. The last year has seen persistent hikes in inflation and macroeconomic volatility, but America&#8217;s convenience stores, bottle shops, and grocery stores (CBGs) remained largely confident. Our data shows that operators still expect to grow, but they\u2019re looking to shore up their foundation by protecting margins, simplifying operations, and employing more efficient tech.1 This was a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1001781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More BOSTON&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Toast (NYSE: TOST) released its 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey. Toast annually surveys hundreds of operators working in retail, and this year\u2019s results show the industry is cautious and resilient \u2014 operators remain positive but are tightening control amid an uncertain landscape. The last year has seen persistent hikes in inflation and macroeconomic volatility, but America&#8217;s convenience stores, bottle shops, and grocery stores (CBGs) remained largely confident. Our data shows that operators still expect to grow, but they\u2019re looking to shore up their foundation by protecting margins, simplifying operations, and employing more efficient tech.1 This was a &hellip; Continue reading &quot;The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-09T14:19:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260909571694r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Newsdesk\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Newsdesk\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979\"},\"headline\":\"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-09T14:19:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":667,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cts.businesswire.com\\\/ct\\\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260909571694r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/\",\"name\":\"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More - Market Newsdesk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cts.businesswire.com\\\/ct\\\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260909571694r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-09T14:19:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cts.businesswire.com\\\/ct\\\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260909571694r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cts.businesswire.com\\\/ct\\\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260909571694r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Market Newsdesk\",\"description\":\"Latest Business News in Real Time\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979\",\"name\":\"Newsdesk\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Newsdesk\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/newsdesk\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More - Market Newsdesk","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More - Market Newsdesk","og_description":"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More BOSTON&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Toast (NYSE: TOST) released its 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey. Toast annually surveys hundreds of operators working in retail, and this year\u2019s results show the industry is cautious and resilient \u2014 operators remain positive but are tightening control amid an uncertain landscape. The last year has seen persistent hikes in inflation and macroeconomic volatility, but America&#8217;s convenience stores, bottle shops, and grocery stores (CBGs) remained largely confident. Our data shows that operators still expect to grow, but they\u2019re looking to shore up their foundation by protecting margins, simplifying operations, and employing more efficient tech.1 This was a &hellip; Continue reading \"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/","og_site_name":"Market Newsdesk","article_published_time":"2026-09-09T14:19:05+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260909571694r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Newsdesk","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Newsdesk","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/"},"author":{"name":"Newsdesk","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979"},"headline":"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More","datePublished":"2026-09-09T14:19:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/"},"wordCount":667,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260909571694r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/","url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/","name":"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More - Market Newsdesk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260909571694r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en","datePublished":"2026-09-09T14:19:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260909571694r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260909571694r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-2026-voice-of-the-retail-industry-survey-how-u-s-retailers-are-feeling-about-inflation-expansion-ai-and-more\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey: How U.S. Retailers are Feeling About Inflation, Expansion, AI, and More"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/","name":"Market Newsdesk","description":"Latest Business News in Real Time","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979","name":"Newsdesk","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Newsdesk"},"url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1001781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1001781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1001781\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1001781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1001781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1001781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}