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The 2020 Holiday Shopping Season Promises to be a Tale of Two Consumers

As the pandemic wears on, it’s clear that it’s changing business and consumption models in both predictable and unpredictable ways. On one hand, personal safety and security are still top-of-mind…

Executive Viewpoints October 12

Tips to Become an Eco-Friendly Retailer

With so much focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the economy, not enough attention has been paid to the probability that global climate change could make pandemics…

Executive Viewpoints October 12
Frans Johasson On Retail Remix

When Diversity and Disruption Intersect

Featuring: Frans Johansson, The Medici Group When you get the right people in a room (or in most cases today, on a video call), magical things can happen. New ideas…

October 12

Dollar General Dives Into Rotating Seasonal Products with New Pop-Up Store Concept

Dollar General has launched the popshelf store concept — smaller locations focusing on on-trend seasonal goods, with 95% of items priced at $5 or less. The first two popshelf locations…

News October 9

J.Jill Names Retail Veteran as New CEO

Claire Spofford, once the SVP and Chief Marketing Officer of J.Jill, will hold the top spot at the women’s apparel retailer beginning Feb. 15, 2021. Jim Scully will remain as…

News October 9

Surfacing Trends and Predictive Insights with Advanced Analytics

Trend/trend/noun. A general direction in which something is developing or changing. Trends are strong indicators of long-term market influence, customer adoption and retention rates and overall sentiment. Trends have long…

Executive Viewpoints October 9

Reopening Strategies to Reconnect With Your Customers

There have been a lot of changes over the past four months, and one thing that’s currently top of mind for brands and marketers is how to safely and strategically…

Executive Viewpoints October 9

City Furniture Overhauls Ecommerce Approach to Create Highly Customized Shopper Journeys

With the COVID-19 pandemic escalating the adoption of online shopping across all categories, the home goods sector in particular has seen a notable spike in ecommerce. Even as stores begin…

Features October 9

Staples Enables Contactless Returns in 1,000+ Stores

Staples will launch contactless returns for online purchases in more than 1,000 of its stores across the U.S. The retailer has partnered with Optoro, which will deploy its contactless Express…

News October 8
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