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Why Direct Mail Is Re-Entering the Retail Playbook

Retail logistics offers a different lens on customer engagement. Campaigns are not only visible at launch, but across…

Executive Viewpoints March 11
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Retail’s Biggest Blind Spot: The Anonymous Customer

Retailers are entering a new era of discovery. As AI-powered search reshapes how consumers find products, retailers are…

Executive Viewpoints March 10
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Beyond Small Business Saturday: How Neighborhood Shops are Powering Everyday Local Economies

Small Business Saturday began as a single day to cheer for Main Street. It worked. The twist is…

Executive Viewpoints March 9
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The End of the Endless Aisle: The Paradox of Choice in Ecommerce

For years, ecommerce has succeeded on an assumption that the more a marketplace offers, the more users are…

Executive Viewpoints March 6
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Meta’s Rise as Offsite Retail Media Infrastructure

For more than a decade, Amazon set the rules for retail media: own the traffic, own the data,…

Executive Viewpoints March 5
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Retail’s Next Workforce Shift: How AI Agents are Reshaping Procurement, Risk and Cost Control

The consumer-packaged goods industry operates in a state of volatility. From the supplier side, there are increasing risks…

Executive Viewpoints March 4
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7 Ways Retailers Should Prepare their Sites for the Rise of AI-Powered Buying

AI-driven shopping has moved from a pipe dream to reality, and it is already reshaping how online purchases…

Executive Viewpoints March 3
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Payments, Fraud and AI: Why Retailers Can’t Afford to Ignore AML in 2026

For anyone working in online retail, 2026 is shaping up to be a year of major change. Customers…

Executive Viewpoints March 2
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The Hidden Surge in Sales Promotion Fraud: What Retailers Must Prepare For in 2026

Sales promotions (i.e. cashbacks, rebates, trade-ins and incentive rewards) have long fueled sales growth and differentiation in consumer…

Executive Viewpoints February 27
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