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Will 2026 Holiday Sales Reach $1 Trillion NRF Says Yes

Will 2026 Holiday Sales Reach $1 Trillion? NRF Says Yes

Key Takeaways NRF expects 2026 holiday sales to grow 4.2% to $1.013 trillion, with nearly half of that…

News October 15
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The Great Destocking Is About to Meet Its First Peak Season Eric Lenus

The Great Destocking Is About to Meet Its First Peak Season

In January of last year, the typical ecommerce operator on the Deposco network was carrying 111 days of…

Executive Viewpoints October 14
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Holiday Shoppers Started Earlier, Planning to Spend More Yahoo

Holiday Shoppers Started Earlier, Planning to Spend More: Yahoo

Key Takeaways Nearly a quarter (24%) of U.S. consumers started holiday shopping during the summer, up from 13%…

News October 13
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Social Media Beats Friends and Family for Fashion Inspiration Alliant

Social Media Beats Friends and Family for Fashion Inspiration: Alliant

Key Takeaways Social media is now the top source of fashion inspiration, cited by 37% of shoppers, ahead…

News October 12
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Why Retailers Need a Governance Model for AI Agents

AI’s impact on retail can feel like a high-speed train, racing past each proverbial station. Just a year…

Executive Viewpoints October 8

Deep Dive: Turning the Catalog Into a Living Sales Channel

Featuring: Bogdan Mile, Chief Product Officer at Flipsnack and creator of Catalogy The product catalog is one of…

Podcast October 8
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Walmart, Wing Expand Drone Delivery Network

Key takeaways  Walmart and Wing are expanding drone delivery to Denver and Seattle as part of a broader…

News October 7
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Many Fashion Brands Have Already Outgrown Their ERP

Many fashion CIOs I talk to are still asking whether to modernize off their legacy fashion ERP systems.…

Executive Viewpoints October 6
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Solving SCO Loss Starts At The Source

Self-checkout loss isn’t always driven by theft. By using RFID-powered, item-level inventory intelligence, retailers can uncover the true…

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