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U.S. Shoppers Embrace AI and Social Discovery, But Trust Still Drives Checkout
New data from ESW shows U.S. consumers are growing more comfortable using AI for price comparison and discovering products on social media, but trust gaps persist at the point of…
News June 25
Retail Remix Deep Dive: How to Maximize Summer Sales with Lightspeed
Featuring: Marie Baldauf-Lenschen, Director of Supplier Network Partnerships at Lightspeed This episode is brought to you by Lightspeed. Summer can be one of the trickiest seasons for retailers. Inventory needs…
Podcasts June 25
How Retail and Logistics Brands Evaluate Markets Before They Build
Companies expanding into new markets rarely start with construction drawings. The process usually begins months or even years earlier. And it’s often initiated by real estate teams, who study where…
Executive Viewpoints June 25
Nike, Best Buy Announce CFO Transitions
Former Pfizer CFO David M. Denton is joining Nike and Best Buy is embarking on a CFO search following the departure of CFO Matt Bilunas.
News June 24
Target Leans on Collabs and New Stores to Power Back-to-School Push
Target's back-to-school 2026 lineup features a heavily exclusive assortment and 11 new stores as the retailer leans into merchandising and store growth ahead of the season.
News June 24
Google Universal Cart: Retail Experts Weigh In
Google’s Universal Cart has drawn attention for checkout, but retail insiders say the bigger shift is AI becoming a new layer of discovery, recommendation and transaction.
Features June 24
Security Was a Cost Center. Now It’s Operations Intelligence
For most retailers, the surveillance camera mounted on a parking lot pole has done a single job for a long time. It captures evidence after the fact: a theft, a…
Executive Viewpoints June 24
Why Category Management Needs a Rethink for Today’s Omnichannel Retail Reality
Walk into any store today, or open any retail app, and it’s clear the “shelf” no longer lives in one place. It’s everywhere. It’s in-store, online, in search results, in…
Executive Viewpoints June 23
As Top-Tier Malls Pull Ahead, the Bottom Tier Starts to Crack
A newly shuttered mall in Westminster, California, sits 20 miles from a thriving Irvine Spectrum Center on Orange County's 405 Freeway, a contrast that mirrors a national divide between top…
Features June 23
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