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Fans crowd the entrance at a recent Pop Mart pop-up in Barcelona.

How Pop Mart is Turning Toys Like Labubu into the Next Drop Culture Phenomenon

Features December 29
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Malls’ New Success Strategy: Attracting Gen Zers Hungry for Social Contact

Malls are coming off the holiday season on a high — despite years of stories about the demise…

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World Emblem is reshoring to blunt the impact of tariffs.

World Emblem Blunts Tariff Impacts with Manufacturing Shift to Dominican Republic

President Trump’s tariffs, and the uncertainty surrounding them, have caused many businesses to call a halt to major…

Features December 24
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Retail Media: Everything You Need to Know

For several years now the term “retail media” has been buzzing around both retail and media circles. Whether…

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Trump's tariffs head to the Supreme Court next week.

Next Up in the Trump Tariffs Saga — the Supreme Court. Here’s What Could Happen and How to Prepare

Since President Trump first announced tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1, followed by his sweeping “reciprocal…

Features October 30
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Long-time ad exec talks retail advertising on the retail remix podcast

Listen Now: Legendary Adman Ellis Verdi on the Art of Retail Advertising

This past summer, American Eagle made headlines around the world with its “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans” ad…

Features October 29
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How Walmart Business Gives Back Precious Minutes to Time-Starved SMB Owners

Small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face a shortage that no supply chain can restock: the time spent performing…

Features October 28
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Small Business, Big Ideas: Construction Tool Disruptor Reekon Gets Boost from Alibaba

This story is part of Retail TouchPoints’ ongoing “Small Business, Big Ideas” series, focusing on smaller retail brands…

Features October 24
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This store associate could become even better with the help of AI.

Why Stores Could Benefit from AI’s Reshaping of Ecommerce

Retailers will be forgiven if their heads are spinning after this turbulent year of near-constant shifts in the…

Features October 23
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