What to Expect and What to Wish for from Retailers this Holiday Season
Last holiday season would have marked a certain “post-pandemic” normalcy, but extreme excess inventory and inflation significantly impeded…
Executive Viewpoints September 18Last holiday season would have marked a certain “post-pandemic” normalcy, but extreme excess inventory and inflation significantly impeded…
Executive Viewpoints September 18In the iconic 1999 cyberpunk movie The Matrix, the human rebel protagonists ascribe meaning to the (virtual) world…
Executive Viewpoints September 15Shopping online can feel completely overwhelming for consumers when options feel infinite. The paradox of choice can even…
Executive Viewpoints September 14Commerce is expanding rapidly, especially within the retail sector. Recent data shows that overall U.S. retail sales have…
Executive Viewpoints September 13Retailers are waking up to the limitations of monolithic commerce stacks. These legacy models hinder one’s ability to…
Executive Viewpoints September 12The internet has radically changed how we find, compare and buy products. The most obvious impact? The rise…
Executive Viewpoints September 11The rise of search-based and social selling has heightened retailers’ desire to offer aggressive estimated delivery dates (EDD).…
Executive Viewpoints September 8The pace of technological change — as well as consumers’ increasing demand for always-on-shopping, anytime, anywhere — has…
Executive Viewpoints September 7So-called “negative option” services are a controversial yet time-tested method of doing business. Under this model, a customer…
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