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Scarred by the 2008 Recession and COVID, 48% of Gen Z Frequently Shops at Discount Stores

As the oldest members of Gen Z move into their mid-20s and the youngest enter their teen years, personal finance concerns are…

How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. Retailers need…

Q&A with Top Event Producer: Lessons from the Buzziest Media Activations

Crystal Anderson got her start in events during her time at Tough Mudder and went on to help produce some of the…

JLL Research: ‘Eatertainment’ Concepts on the Rise

COVID-19 kept people cooped up at home and cooking their own meals (including that infamous sourdough bread), but now that pandemic lockdowns…

How Walmart+ SVP Plans to Get ‘Most of America’ to Join the Membership Program

The debut of the Walmart+ membership program in September 2020 was a significant departure for the retailer. “We spent 60 years democratizing…

CMO Council: Breaking Down Silos Between Sales and Marketing is Key to Organizational Success

Collaboration is key to a successful retail enterprise, but companies may have some work ahead to leverage their talent to the fullest….

Google Aims to ‘Supercharge’ Shopping with Generative AI-Enhanced Search

As the CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI prepares to testify before the U.S. Senate next week about potential regulation surrounding generative AI,…

3 Different Paths to Resale Profitability

Resale is one of the hottest sectors of retail right now, but despite rampant consumer demand and brand uptake, resale platform operators…

Shoppers Seeking Comfort and Self-Expression Will Smash the Piggy Bank for a Splurge Purchase

Shoppers are cutting back in the aggregate as they brace themselves for economic headwinds, so the conventional wisdom is that unnecessary “splurge”…

Combat Inflation’s Impact by Streamlining Conversational Commerce Channels

In yet another sign that the COVID-generated ecommerce surge has subsided, the Salesforce Shopping Index reported flat ecommerce sales in the U.S….

4 Tips for Retail Businesses Hungry for Venture Capital Funding

Following a year of significant pull-back in 2022, venture capital (VC) and growth investors in private companies are continuing to be cautious…

Walmart’s Baby Selection isn’t Just for Little Ones — Mom’s Needs are Key as Well

Baby retail isn’t just about the babies themselves. As the saying goes, it takes a village — and everyone in that village…

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