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The resale and secondhand markets are on rapid growth trajectories.

Cost Pressures Push Resale from Optional to Essential — for both Consumers and Retailers

Consumers had already begun to discover the joy and benefits of shopping secondhand, and now economic pressures have…

Features April 2
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Shoptalk: AI Hot Takes from Google, The Home Depot, David Yurman, OpenAI & More

AI suffused the entire Shoptalk Spring event last week in Las Vegas, from an exhibit floor that was…

Features March 31
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Shoppers aren’t defined by the generations they belong to anymore; instead, they’re clustering around mindsets.

Forget Gens X, Y and Z; This Year, Focus on Shopper Archetypes

Shoppers aren’t defined by the generations they belong to anymore; instead, they’re clustering around mindsets, according to BNPL…

Features March 27
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Chris Duncan of Squire Patton Boggs worked for U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 16 years and has advice on securing tariff refunds.

Tariff Refunds: Crucial Advice from a Former U.S. Customs Attorney

Chris Duncan, a former attorney for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, outlines two key steps every company should…

Features March 26
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The 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show amped up its inclusivity.

Live from Shoptalk: How Victoria’s Secret’s CEO Engineered a Transformational Turnaround

Victoria’s Secret is marking nearly five years as a standalone company with a remarkable business bounce-back. The retailer…

Features March 26
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Tilly's is one of many retailers that reported robust Q4 sales results.

The Unstoppable Shopper: Why U.S. Consumer Spending Is Expected to Defy the Odds in 2026

Retailers have posted healthy quarterly gains, and NRF released a robust 4.4% growth forecast for 2026. Discover how…

Features March 26
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Live from Shoptalk: How Hot Topic and Camp Turn Nostalgia into Current-Day Growth

There’s often a temptation to minimize nostalgia as an easy-to-manufacture emotion of simply pining for the “good old…

Features March 25
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How Everlane Plugged Fraudulent Returns Leaks, Saving more than $30K Per Month

Returns are a numbers game, and mostly the numbers don’t favor retailers, particularly ecommerce merchants. In October 2025…

Features March 24
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Happy Coil has seen rapid success as a sell on Temu.

How Temu Helped one Texas-Based Bookseller Find a Whole New Subset of Customers

When Temu first debuted in the U.S. it was a “China-direct” site, bringing products from overseas factories directly…

Features March 19
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