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The Great Destocking Is About to Meet Its First Peak Season Eric Lenus

The Great Destocking Is About to Meet Its First Peak Season

In January of last year, the typical ecommerce operator on the Deposco network was carrying 111 days of…

Executive Viewpoints October 14
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Why Retailers Need a Governance Model for AI Agents

AI’s impact on retail can feel like a high-speed train, racing past each proverbial station. Just a year…

Executive Viewpoints October 8
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Many Fashion Brands Have Already Outgrown Their ERP

Many fashion CIOs I talk to are still asking whether to modernize off their legacy fashion ERP systems.…

Executive Viewpoints October 6
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Listen Now: What U.S. SMBs Can Learn from Alibaba.com’s Playbook

Alibaba.com is the biggest B2B marketplace in the world, and it has maintained that position despite rising competition.…

Features July 30
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Tariffs Hit Hard: Brand and Retail Leaders on 2025’s Biggest Challenge 

This content first appeared in our sister publication Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (SESO) Uncertainty. Challenge. Change. These words…

News July 18
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3 Questions with CI&T’s Melissa Minkow: 2025 has Proven the Need for Supply Chain Resilience, Data Modernization

A lot has happened in the first half of 2025, so for to kick off the new season…

Features July 18
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Listen Now: Scaling Internationally — Strategies for the Tariff Era 

With tariffs dominating headlines and reshaping global retail strategy, brands are navigating one of the most complex trade…

Features June 11
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Uncertainty is the Only Certainty: What Businesses Can (and Should) do During the Tariff Pause

When President Trump first announced his “reciprocal tariffs,” the National Retail Federation specifically called out the outsized burden…

Features May 5
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Tariffs, AI, Social Trends Create ‘Powerful New Pathways’ for Resale

As it has for several years, the resale market continues to grow — and the current headwinds other…

Features March 21
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