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How Retailers can use Digital Product Strategy to Improve CX and Fuel Growth
With the decline in high street spending and increased online competition from ecommerce stores, companies in the retail space need to be effectively innovating to keep up. One way for…
Executive Viewpoints January 2
Lost Goods or Lost Sales? How Connected Systems can Help Solve Retail’s Most Persistent Dilemma
With retail crime rising across the United States, many retailers are frustrated by the challenge of curbing the effects of organized and ad-hoc theft. As a result, they’re ramping up…
Executive Viewpoints January 1
Sneaker and Sportswear Ecommerce: the ‘Non-Luxury’ Luxury Apparel Leader
The humble sneaker has long been a staple item in closets everywhere for consumers of all ages. The consistent appeal of sneakers and sportswear has grown in recent times with…
Executive Viewpoints December 29
The Container Store Names New Digital Chief, SVP of Stores
The Container Store has promoted two executives as it continues to focus on strengthening its “Custom Spaces” business. Lindy Rawlinson, formerly EVP of Ecommerce and Digital Marketing has been promoted…
News December 28
Connected Packaging: Closing the Sustainability Gap Between Intention and Action
BCG’s research into consumers’ sustainability attitudes and actions is a very stark expression of three fundamental problems related to sustainability: 1. There are a raft of governmental targets and commitments…
Executive Viewpoints December 28
NRF: Returns Reach 14.5% of Sales in 2023, Fraud Contributed $101 Billion in Losses
Returns totaled $743 billion in 2023, amounting to 14.5% of all retail sales, according to a report from the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. This means that for every…
News December 27
Miniso Blind Box Carnival Surprises and Delights Shoppers Worldwide
Blind boxes have become a hot commodity for Gen Z and Gen Alpha consumers. With strategic packaging that keeps product contents hidden, blind boxes are designed to pique consumers’ curiosity…
News December 27
Maximizing Profitability: How to Improve 4 Key Areas of the CPG Product Lifecycle
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are obsessed with two things: maximizing revenue and minimizing operational expenses. The same could be true of all for-profit organizations, but the CPG industry is…
Executive Viewpoints December 27
Mastercard Data: Holiday Sales Climb 3.1% YoY
Preliminary data for the period from Nov. 1 to Dec. 24 showed a 3.1% year-over-year increase in both online and in-store retail sales, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures…
News December 26
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