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NRF: Electronics and Demographic Changes Drive Back-to-School Spending Trends

The 2022 back-to-school season will likely avoid being negatively impacted by the weight of inflation, according to data…

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Abercrombie & Fitch CTO outlines the company's path to digital transformation.

How Spotify Helped Abercrombie & Fitch Drive True Digital Transformation 

Digital transformation is on pretty much every retailer’s to-do list these days. If it wasn’t deemed a priority…

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The new Solana Spaces store at NYC's Hudson Yards brings Web3 to the real world.

New Solana Spaces Store in NYC Heralds Coming Wave of ‘Phygital’ Web3 Concepts

[Editor’s Note: See the store for yourself and go behind the scenes with Co-founder Vibhu Norby in our…

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The store experience for Brilliant Earth is designed to make shoppers feel at home. The interior of the Scottsdale, Arizona, location, with a jewelry display case and table with chairs.

How DTC Brands Are Scaling the Store Experience

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are increasingly turning to stores in order to continue their path to growth. However, if…

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As Inflation Weakens Shopper Loyalty, Retailers Can Win Them Back With Data and Personalization

Inflation reached 9.1% in June 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI),…

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Roe Reversal Creates Thorny Path for Retailers Supporting Employee Reproductive Choice

Roe Reversal Creates Thorny Path for Retailers Supporting Employee Reproductive Choice

Backing reproductive choice for employees became a much more difficult proposition for retailers, which could face prosecution in…

Features August 2

Store Tours: Solana Spaces Brings Web3 to the Real World

Web3 is all about the internet, so creating a retail storefront featuring concepts like blockchain and cryptocurrency seems…

Features August 2
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TikTok and Barnes & Noble have teamed up for the summer reading #BookTokChallenge.

How Barnes & Noble is Leveraging the #BookTok Phenomenon (and Vice Versa)

Before there was TikTok to entertain us, there were books (and radio, theater, TV, music…but that’s not the…

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Why Experience, Story and Video Are Key Sales Drivers in Chinese Cross-Border Commerce

Chinese cross-border commerce has been a hot topic, and it’s becoming potentially even hotter as major retailers prepare…

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