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Sustainability and Profitability: How Embedding Sustainability can Boost Business Performance

The retail sector faces significant challenges in achieving sustainability. Industries such as fashion, for example, face significant customer stakeholder pressure as well as complex, decentralized supply chains with the heavy…

Executive Viewpoints December 16

Why CarMax Has Revved Up AI Innovation

Featuring: Jim Lyski, EVP and Chief Growth & Strategy Officer, CarMax You may think shopping online for a car (especially a used car) is overwhelming, even frustrating. But Jim Lyski…

Podcasts December 16
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FTC Sues Southern Glazer’s for Discriminatory Pricing that Favors Larger Chains

In its final weeks under the current administration, the Federal Trade Commission isn’t letting up on its fight against anticompetitive practices, which has ramped up significantly under the tenure of…

News December 13

Primark Plans 5 New Locations Following $90 Million U.S. Expansion

Primark plans to put even more time and money into its U.S. expansion in 2025. The apparel and accessories retailer has signed five new leases for stores throughout the Southern…

News December 13

J.Jill Begins the Hunt for a New CEO

J.Jill President and CEO Claire Spofford will retire in April 2025 and the women’s apparel brand has hired an executive search firm to find her successor.   Spofford, who has been…

News December 13

Cracking the QR Code Quandary: The Right Way to Roll Out QR Codes for Retail

QR code creation has surged by over 200% in the past year. The retail industry in particular has largely embraced these 2D barcodes to elevate shopping experiences, using the technology…

Executive Viewpoints December 13

Ollie’s Elevates Loyalty Strategy with its Branded Credit Card

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is focused on creating value. But even though it’s a discount retailer, it’s thinking not just about financial value but also experiential value. That means providing customers…

Features December 13

Perry Ellis Adopts Apparel-Specific Product Recommendation Solution

Men’s apparel retailer Perry Ellis has partnered with Syte, an AI-powered product recommendation engine that has been trained on billions of shopper interactions across millions of ecommerce apparel product pages.…

News December 12

Australian Pharmacy Pilots Wearable Inventory and Task-Tracker Solution

Chemist Warehouse, Australia’s largest pharmacy chain, is piloting wearable SmartBadges from Augmodo in four Melbourne stores. The AI-powered solution can be used to create live 3D store maps as well…

News December 12
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