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How Retailers can Combat Inventory Shrinkage with Drone-Powered Warehouse Monitoring

There’s been a lot of talk recently about retailers reporting lower-than-expected earnings due to inventory shrinkage. What does this mean exactly? According to the Corporate Finance Institute, “Inventory shrinkage occurs…

Executive Viewpoints January 10

Unveiling the Future: Retail Product Trends in 2024

As we step into 2024, the retail industry is poised for a transformative year at brick-and-mortar locations, marked by innovative product trends that marry functionality with aesthetics. Industry thought leaders…

Executive Viewpoints January 10
In an exclusive interview, Executive Design Director of KTGY Phil Otto shares how cultural anthropology can drive innovation in store design.

Design Exec: Understanding Human Nature is ‘Terra Firma’ in a Fast-Changing Retail Industry

Phil Otto considers himself a bit of a nomad. He works remotely on a small farm in Ohio, although his office at national architecture firm KTGY is based in California.…

News January 10
Albertsons Media Collective is working with Criteo to expand its retail media offerings.

Albertsons Expands Onsite Retail Media Offerings with Criteo Integration

Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm of the Albertsons Companies, has teamed up with commerce media solution Criteo to expand its onsite retail media offerings. Criteo will support Albertsons Media Collective’s…

News January 9
Instacart has teamed up with Google Shopping for offsite retail media.

Instacart Enables Off-Site Shopping Ads in New Partnership with Google

Google Shopping ads are now accessible to Instacart’s advertising partners, which can leverage Instacart’s retail media data. This means that CPG advertisers that work with Instacart can now activate Google…

News January 9
Solo Brands has announced that President and CEO John Merris will step down from his post, effective Jan. 15, 2024, with Christopher Metz taking over.

As DTC Business Wanes, Solo Brands Taps New President and CEO

Solo Brands, a company with a portfolio of lifestyle brands including Solo Stove, Chubbies, Oru Kayak, ISLE and Icy Breeze, has announced that President and CEO John Merris will step…

News January 9

Real-Life ‘E.l.f.-Pinching’ Inspires True Crime Mockumentary

E.l.f. Cosmetics are apparently so highly prized that they push otherwise law-abiding citizens into stealing — well, “unauthorized borrowing” — by roommates and family members. The real-life prevalence of all…

News January 9

Pacsun Adds RFID to Expanding Omnichannel Tech Stack

Pacsun will deploy the iD Cloud Store solution from Nedap as it seeks to improve inventory accuracy and gain RFID-powered operational insights to inform replenishment decisions. The chainwide rollout is…

News January 9
Alibaba's Head of Supply Chain for North America B2B shares tips for navigating today's challenging cross-border commerce environment.

Alibaba.com Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

The COVID-19 pandemic has, for all intents and purposes, ended. But the supply chain disruptions that it exacerbated have not fallen by the wayside as easily as disposable masks did,…

Features January 9
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