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How Retailers can Stop Accidentally Training AI to Distrust Them

With 50% of consumers already using AI when searching for products online, LLM-powered search is quickly (if it hasn’t already) becoming the de facto way consumers discover, evaluate and compare…

Executive Viewpoints March 19

Why the Future of Private Label Depends on What’s Behind the Product

Private label has evolved far beyond being the “value option.” In categories like beauty, consumers now demand not only quality and performance, but transparency, ethics and supply chain integrity. Meanwhile,…

Executive Viewpoints March 18

How Regional Retailers can Deliver Amazon-Level Customer Experiences

Over the past decade, following Amazon’s lead, big-box stores and other national chains have fundamentally altered what customers expect from the shopping experience. Local and regional retailers must find ways…

Executive Viewpoints March 17
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ESG Data: Your Supply Chain’s Secret Weapon

For many retailers, ESG didn’t begin as a compliance mandate. It began as a brand strategy. Retailers invested in sustainability to connect with customers, strengthen trust and differentiate in a…

Executive Viewpoints March 16

The Iron Man Suit of Fashion: Stitch Fix’s Human + AI Formula

Featuring: Tony Bacos, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Stitch Fix  AI may be everywhere right now, but for Stitch Fix, it’s been foundational for 15 years.  In this episode, Nicole Silberstein sits…

Podcasts March 16

Why Agentic AI is a Game-Changer for Ecommerce

Many ecommerce businesses routinely use AI-based features and solutions to drive efficiencies around certain tasks, such as analytics, pricing optimization, customer service, fraud detection and more. These types of tools…

Executive Viewpoints March 13

New Balance Moves Above the Ankle by Adding Apparel to Resale Assortment

New Balance has added used apparel to the offerings on its Reconsidered resale platform, which already has helped recirculate more than 100,000 pairs of New Balance shoes since it launched…

News March 12
Vuori is expanding its denim offering as the Denim Wars rage on.

Vuori Ramps up the Denim Wars with New Offerings

There must be something in the air…Vuori has launched its first-ever women’s denim collection mere days after fellow activewear brand Fabletics entered the category for the first time. Vuori’s first…

News March 12

Global Consumers are Rewriting the Retail Design Playbook

Retailers have poured years of work into creating bigger, flashier, more immersive in-store experiences — but today’s consumers are expressing different preferences than they used to about what makes a…

Executive Viewpoints March 12
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