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Is Scan & Go a Fleeting Fad or Retail’s Future?

For many consumers, the concept of self-checkout is a welcome idea. It eliminates the need to interact with a store associate, and the technology gives shoppers a sense of control…

Executive Viewpoints July 12

A Retailer’s Guide to Preparing Your Warehouse for Ecommerce Success

It’s no secret that technology has radically changed buying behaviors for nearly every consumer out there, making the migration to ecommerce critical for retailers that want to remain relevant and…

Executive Viewpoints July 12
Justin Banon and Deb Gabor on Retail Remix

Inside Retail’s NFT Movement

Featuring: Justin Banon, Boson Protocol, & Deb Gabor, Sol Marketing Riding on the hype surrounding cryptocurrencies, NFTs have become hot commodities in the digital creation space. While some tech fanatics are bidding on…

Podcasts July 12

Chain Retailers Seeing More Than Retail Energy Savings in Outsourcing Energy Efficiency Management

For owners and franchisees of multi store chain retail outlets, the news is increasingly real and positive. Not only are they achieving energy efficiency, they’re impressing their customers, too. What…

Executive Viewpoints July 9

Contextual Advertising is the Happy Medium Between Behavioral and Retailer Media

Without a doubt, behavioral targeting is one of the most common tactics that marketers use to reach their target shoppers. However, it also has limitations, particularly in grocery. Shopper marketers…

Executive Viewpoints July 9

Economist is ‘Optimistic, but With an Asterisk’ About Post-Pandemic Retail

The retail industry has been through dramatic changes in the past year-plus, and the disruptions are far from over even as we move into a post-COVID economy. While many analysts…

Features July 9

Glossier Raises $80 Million to Fuel Global Digital and Physical Growth

Glossier has raised $80 million in Series E funding in a round led by Lone Pine Capital, along with participation from existing investors Forerunner Ventures, Index Ventures, IVP, Sequoia Capital…

News July 8
Authentic Brands Group IPO

Authentic Brands, Owner of Forever 21 and JCPenney, Files for IPO

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) — which has made a name for itself by scooping up bankrupt retail brands such as Forever 21, JCPenney, Aéropostale and Brooks Brothers and bringing them…

News July 8
Westfield Afterpay

Westfield Mall Owner Partners with Afterpay to Promote BNPL Option for Retail Tenants’ Shoppers

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), owner of Westfield shopping centers in the U.S., has entered a multi-year national partnership with buy now, pay later solution Afterpay to support retailers in offering flexible payment…

News July 8
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