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Clark Lowe O'Connor Company

Retention is About Pathways, Not Perks

I want the executives and managers around me to think for themselves. Without deliberate leadership development and fresh…

Executive Viewpoints March 25
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Unlocking Retail’s $100B+ Retail Media Opportunity

Retail media spending is projected to exceed $100 billion by 2027, representing one of the most significant revenue…

Executive Viewpoints March 24
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Solving the Apparel Profit Crisis with Vertical AI

The fashion industry is a fickle business. Constantly changing aesthetic trends, volatile customer preferences and global economic shifts…

Executive Viewpoints March 23
AudioStack in-store audio retail media Silke Zetzsche

In-Store Audio is Retail Media’s Blind Spot, and it’s Finally Ready to Scale

Retail media has become one of the fastest-growing channels in advertising. Retailers are monetizing websites, apps, sponsored search,…

Executive Viewpoints March 20
AI sentiment chatgpt Google Greenpark LLMs mckinsey Sam Barker SEO

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…

Executive Viewpoints March 19
compliance cruelty-free ethics Nicole Brackett private label TradeBeyond

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…

Executive Viewpoints March 18
AiPRL Assist Amazon Evan Kubicek

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…

Executive Viewpoints March 17
Computer Generated Solutions digital product passports ESG mckinsey Paul F. Magel

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…

Executive Viewpoints March 16
agentic AI kibo Ram Venkataraman

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,…

Executive Viewpoints March 13
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