Why Small Retailers Are Invisible to AI — and How to Fix It Before Amazon Eats Everything
Shopping queries on ChatGPT doubled between January and June 2025. The platform now fields over 84 million shopping…
Executive Viewpoints July 27
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Welcome to Retail’s Everything-Is-Impulse Era. Are You Ready?
It’s 2 p.m. on a Tuesday. A shopper asks her phone for a sunscreen recommendation that won’t irritate…
Executive Viewpoints July 23
Commerce Measurement Has a Margin Problem
Building a CPG brand changes the way you think about commerce very quickly. From the outside, the flaws…
Executive Viewpoints July 21
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Every founder who sells a physical product eventually learns how much time sourcing can consume. Comparing suppliers, chasing quotes, negotiating terms, and following up on orders can swallow entire days,…
July 22
Tariffs, Algorithms and the Soul of the Watch
Most luxury watches are not investments. They’re beautiful, they’re meaningful and if you buy the right one, it’ll…
Executive Viewpoints July 14
Retail’s AI Problem Isn’t the Technology – It’s Execution
Over 90% of companies are either utilizing AI or exploring its implementation. The technology should contribute trillions to…
Executive Viewpoints July 13
How Convenience Stores Can Increase Margins in the Era of the ‘Cautious Customer’
Years ago, c-stores — also known as convenience stores — could bank on location, speed and convenience as…
Executive Viewpoints July 8
Why In-Person is Winning Again in an AI Landscape
The evolution of the ecommerce industry, fueled by technological progress, has kept us on our toes since day…
Executive Viewpoints July 7
What the Rise of the Polyclass Consumer Means for Retailers
Retail segmentation has long relied on stable demographic categories like income, occupation and geography to guide major decisions…
Executive Viewpoints July 6
As AI-Driven Fraud Proliferates, Trust Reemerges as a Key Ecommerce Differentiator
Fraud is a harsh, unfortunate reality for many online platforms, particularly traditional ecommerce sites (single vendors selling directly…
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