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Anthropologie taps a combination of marketing channels and tactics to keep loyal customers happy and acquire new, younger consumers.

4 Ways Anthropologie is Building Brand Loyalty While Acquiring New, Younger Customers

While Urban Outfitters’ assortment is designed for consumers in their teens and early 20s, Anthropologie provides a destination…

Features June 22
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#RICE23 VC Investors Reveal What Makes a Retail Startup Pitch-Perfect

While venture capital (VC) funding is not for every company in the retail industry, it is a vital…

Features June 20
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How NFTs Could Change the Game for Loyalty Programs

Loyalty programs are an essential part of businesses’ efforts to retain customers and increase engagement. However, as we…

Executive Viewpoints June 12
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Innovation Labs Showcase Tech That’s Ready for Tomorrow’s Challenges

By necessity, retailers are most concerned with the present day: they have to make sales and engage customers…

News June 9
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Ad Exec: What Really Went Wrong at Bed Bath & Beyond

When a retailer fails, it’s often tempting to blame the most recent set of executives and the actions…

Features June 9
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Brand executives are venturing to Chicago for the D2 Summit: Retail Edition to share how their organizations are embracing Web3 to improve CX.

How Coach, Mattel, PUMA and More Are Tackling 5 Critical Web3 Questions

After more than a year of hype (followed by hype fatigue), experts and practitioners are split on whether…

Features June 8
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From Apple’s new Vision Pro to Emerge haptics, Sensory Enabling Technologies (SETs) continue to open entirely new avenues for value creation, unlocking novel ways for brands to stimulate consumers' senses with digital content.

Sensory Enabling Technologies are Radically Reshaping the Future of Digital Retail

From Apple’s new Vision Pro to Emerge haptics, Sensory Enabling Technologies (SETs) continue to open entirely new avenues…

Executive Viewpoints June 7
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Scarred by the 2008 Recession and COVID, 48% of Gen Z Frequently Shops at Discount Stores

As the oldest members of Gen Z move into their mid-20s and the youngest enter their teen years,…

Features June 7
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Bold Commerce's Jay Myers discusses the paid membership opportunity at SubSummit 2023.

With Consumers Awash in Subscriptions, Brands Set Sights on Paid Membership

The subscription economy has been the subject of dire headlines recently, with terms like “subscription fatigue,” “the great…

Features June 6
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