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Why Retailers Need to Rethink Holiday Marketing in the Age of AI

Although retailers have steadily expanded the holiday calendar, marketing investment and performance expectations still tend to concentrate around…

Executive Viewpoints August 28
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Dollar Tree’s Q2 Traffic Gain Signals Its Strategy Is Starting to Register

Dollar Tree's Q2 sales hit $4.9 billion, up 7%, and the retailer's traffic turned positive earlier than expected.…

News August 27
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Williams-Sonoma, Bath & Body Works, Abercrombie & Fitch and Kohl’s All Raise Full-Year Forecasts Despite Mixed Second Quarter Trends

The retailers all raised their full-year forecasts, even as their quarterly results underneath ranged widely, from record growth…

News August 27
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From Pilots to Peak Season: What Lowe’s, Academy Sports and Industry Experts Share What’s Working with AI in Retail

Executives from Lowe's, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bain & Company and PwC shared which AI search and AI-powered…

News August 26
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Smarter Stores, Lower Bills: How AI Is Helping Retailers Take Control of Energy

For many retail owners energy is just another bill, and one that keeps going up. Whether you run…

Executive Viewpoints August 26
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Kohl’s Names Arianne Parisi Chief Customer Officer; Chief Marketing Officer to Depart

Kohl's is combining marketing and digital under one leader, promoting Arianne Parisi to a newly created Chief Customer…

News August 25
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Foot Locker Reconfigures C-Suite as it Seeks to Simplify Operations

Foot Locker Drags Down Dick’s Outlook as Brand Promotions Spread Across the Market

"I think the market is going to continue to be promotional through the balance of the year," said…

News August 25
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Academy Sports + Outdoors to Launch Ariat Western and Workwear Shop-in-Shops

The launch builds on a 20-year partnership between the two companies and puts Ariat's top sellers, including Western…

News August 25
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Instacart’s Growing Push into Grocery’s Enterprise Tech with Storefront Pro 

 Instacart's Storefront Pro software is now powering digital storefronts for more than 380 grocery chains. Chief Commercial Officer…

News August 25
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