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Function and Form: Design with the End User in Mind
When designing packaging, it’s easy to get carried away with the creative. It’s an involved process, and you can occasionally forget who you’re really designing for. We all have personal…
Executive Viewpoints July 16
Marks & Spencer Sends its Fashions Down Under with David Jones Partnership
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has kicked off its first international wholesale partnership in the fashion category with Australian premium department store David Jones, which will now offer a selection of…
News July 15
Bloomingdale’s Outfits ‘Clueless’-Inspired Closet at New Hotel Experience
Luxury LA hotel L’Ermitage Beverly Hills has partnered with Bloomingdale’s Century City, the Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau and Paramount Pictures to create “The Clueless Suite” — an over-the-top hotel…
News July 15
Mall of America Deploys AI-Powered Video Analytics to Boost Efficiency and Security
With 5.6 million square feet housing 500+ retailers and attracting more than 32 million visitors annually, the Mall of America (MOA) requires careful planning to support overall security — and…
News July 15
Shopify Adds Guardrails to Control Agentic Purchases
Shopify has added new rules to the millions of merchant websites it powers, requiring that purchases made by agentic AI platforms aren’t completed without a “final human review.” While agentic…
News July 15
Bytes to Bites: Lessons from Building the Nation’s Largest Online EBT System
March 2020 brought an unnerving tide of news reports, a growing sense of unease, and the undeniable arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. As cities locked down and uncertainty swept the…
Executive Viewpoints July 15
Inside the Bob’s Discount Furniture Reality Show: Couples Clash to Create Marketing Magic
Of course you love your partner. But do you trust their taste? This question — familiar to anyone who has had a screaming match with their significant other in a…
Features July 15
American Eagle Leverages Expanded, Shoppable ‘Snap Map’ Listings for Back-to-School
They say location is everything in retail, and so American Eagle is leveraging Snap Map — the Snapchat map program — to promote its physical locations while also providing “Snapchatters”…
News July 14
Prime Day Again Breaks Sales Records — and Offers Insight into Current Consumer Mindset
Despite getting off to a slow start (by some accounts), Amazon’s 11th annual Prime Day event — which this year was extended from two days to four — was once…
News July 14
