Xanayra Marin Lopez

Xanayra Marin-Lopez is an experienced technology and retail journalist currently covering the intersection of retail, e-commerce, and emerging technologies for Retail Dive. With a proven track record spanning several years in business and technology journalism, she has authored 146 articles for Retail Dive as of August 2025, demonstrating consistent and prolific coverage of her beat. Her career includes previous work covering technology policy and enterprise IT for CIO Dive, showcasing her ability to navigate complex technical topics across multiple industry verticals. Marin-Lopez specializes in breaking news coverage of retail technology implementations, particularly focusing on artificial intelligence, social commerce, and live shopping platforms. Her reporting style emphasizes timely coverage of corporate announcements, strategic partnerships, and market-moving developments in the retail technology space. She has established herself as a go-to reporter for companies launching new AI tools, e-commerce innovations, and social media shopping features, with recent coverage including major retailers like Walmart, QVC, TikTok Shop, and emerging technologies like holographic advertising and virtual try-on experiences.