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CIO Q&A: Lessons and Priorities from Aldo Group’s Companywide Digital Transformation

Customer-focused digital transformation is important for any retail business, but the pandemic-induced volatility and fast pace of change…

Features June 13
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Why Enhancing ESG and Appealing to Gen Z ‘Starts With Vulnerability’

It’s no secret that Gen Z prefers brands with reputations that align with their own beliefs, or that…

Features June 12
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Visual Merchandising and Tech Converge for Experience Activation at #RICE23

Retail TouchPoints’ 2023 Store Design & Experience Survey found that store design teams are laser-focused on implementing more…

Features June 9
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Ad Exec: What Really Went Wrong at Bed Bath & Beyond

When a retailer fails, it’s often tempting to blame the most recent set of executives and the actions…

Features June 9
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Brand executives are venturing to Chicago for the D2 Summit: Retail Edition to share how their organizations are embracing Web3 to improve CX.

How Coach, Mattel, PUMA and More Are Tackling 5 Critical Web3 Questions

After more than a year of hype (followed by hype fatigue), experts and practitioners are split on whether…

Features June 8
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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,…

Features June 7
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Bold Commerce's Jay Myers discusses the paid membership opportunity at SubSummit 2023.

With Consumers Awash in Subscriptions, Brands Set Sights on Paid Membership

The subscription economy has been the subject of dire headlines recently, with terms like “subscription fatigue,” “the great…

Features June 6
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Consumer insights are a key piece of La-Z-Boy's Century Vision transformation strategy.

Rather than Recline into Old Age, La-Z-Boy is Reinvigorating its Brand for Today’s Consumers

Getting older is hard — humans know it, and so do brands. But unlike humans, brands don’t have…

Features June 5
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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…

Features June 2
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