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PacSun CIO Reveals the Array of Behind-the-Scenes Tech Needed to Meet Gen Z’s Expectations

PacSun CIO Reveals the Array of Behind-the-Scenes Tech Needed to Meet Gen Z’s Expectations

Retail industry experts often talk about the benefits of bringing together all customer data in one place, but…

Features June 8
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China's Missfresh is making rapid delivery financially viable.

How China’s Missfresh Makes Rapid Grocery Delivery Pay

The profit margin at grocery has always been razor-thin, and now, with online grocery growing in popularity, retailers…

Features June 6
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5G will enable faster, larger digital experiences at retail powered by IoT, computer vision, edge computing and the cloud.

5 Real-World Ways 5G Will Transform Retail

5G is the talk of the town these days — up there with Web3 and the metaverse. But…

Features May 31
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Hang tags like these will be a thing of the past when Patagonia rolls out its digitized hang tags in Spring '23.

Patagonia’s Newest Mission: Replacing Single-Use Packaging with Technology

Perhaps no brand has more sustainability street cred than Patagonia. That reputation is well-earned — from the company’s…

Features May 24
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Why ASICS and Other DTC Retailers are Turning to Zero-Party Data

Google’s announcement earlier this year regarding “Topics” — its more privacy-sensitive solution to FLoC, or Federated Learning of…

Executive Viewpoints May 23
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In Control From Afar: Using IoT to Manage Enterprise Energy Usage

Imagine being a retail facility manager with a portfolio of two dozen stores in the Southeast. It’s mid-July,…

Executive Viewpoints May 20
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ThredUP made its name with its resale marketplace but its resale-as-a-service tech solution is where its future lies.

ThredUP Made its Name with its Resale Marketplace but Sees Tech as its Growth Engine

Over the last few years a new term has entered the retail lexicon — RaaS, or resale-as-a-service. While…

Features April 12
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DSW parent Designer Brands plans to double private label sales by 2026.

DSW Plans to Double Sales of Private Label Brands Over Next 5 Years

DSW parent company Designer Brands, Inc. (DBI) is the latest retailer to turn up the volume on its…

News April 11
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Google Shopping updates enhance visual search and merchant performance tracking

4 Ways Google is Making it Easier to Shop (and Sell)

Google is not a retailer or a marketplace, and it doesn’t want to be — the company is…

Features April 8
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