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Solving the Apparel Profit Crisis with Vertical AI

The fashion industry is a fickle business. Constantly changing aesthetic trends, volatile customer preferences and global economic shifts…

Executive Viewpoints March 23
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In-Store Audio is Retail Media’s Blind Spot, and it’s Finally Ready to Scale

Retail media has become one of the fastest-growing channels in advertising. Retailers are monetizing websites, apps, sponsored search,…

Executive Viewpoints March 20
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How Retailers can Stop Accidentally Training AI to Distrust Them

With 50% of consumers already using AI when searching for products online, LLM-powered search is quickly (if it…

Executive Viewpoints March 19
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Why the Future of Private Label Depends on What’s Behind the Product

Private label has evolved far beyond being the “value option.” In categories like beauty, consumers now demand not…

Executive Viewpoints March 18
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How Regional Retailers can Deliver Amazon-Level Customer Experiences

Over the past decade, following Amazon’s lead, big-box stores and other national chains have fundamentally altered what customers…

Executive Viewpoints March 17
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ESG Data: Your Supply Chain’s Secret Weapon

For many retailers, ESG didn’t begin as a compliance mandate. It began as a brand strategy. Retailers invested…

Executive Viewpoints March 16
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Why Agentic AI is a Game-Changer for Ecommerce

Many ecommerce businesses routinely use AI-based features and solutions to drive efficiencies around certain tasks, such as analytics,…

Executive Viewpoints March 13
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Global Consumers are Rewriting the Retail Design Playbook

Retailers have poured years of work into creating bigger, flashier, more immersive in-store experiences — but today’s consumers…

Executive Viewpoints March 12
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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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