The Great Consumer Divide: Why the Middle is Disappearing and Why Brands Should Fear it
Walk into any supermarket today and you can feel the shift. A basket of essentials costs the same…
Executive Viewpoints January 30
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Design Smarter, Source Faster: How AI is Closing Fashion’s Most Expensive Data Gap
Walk into any product development or merchandising meeting and you will hear a familiar refrain: timelines are slipping…
Executive Viewpoints January 20
Update: Amazon Haul Debuts in Canada
[Update from Nov. 14, 2025] Amazon Haul, the low-price marketplace introduced in the U.S. in November 2024, has…
News November 14
Shein Goes ‘Buy’ the Book with Alibris Partnership
Shein, known for ultra-low-priced fashion, is getting into print: print books, that is. The Shein Marketplace U.S. has…
News November 14
Temu Fined $2 Million for Alleged Violations of Consumer Complaint Law
Whaleco, Inc., the corporate entity that operates Chinese-direct marketplace Temu, will pay a $2 million civil penalty to…
News September 9
Temu Streamlines U.S. Seller Onboarding Processes
China-based discount retailer Temu has adopted solutions from Rithum (formerly CommerceHub and ChannelAdvisor) to simplify onboarding of U.S.…
News August 22
It’s Time to Confront the Exploitation Behind Ultra-Fast Fashion
After May 2, ultra-fast fashion will be slightly more expensive. The human cost, however, remains astronomical. For years,…
Executive Viewpoints May 7
The Trade War that Restructures What Sells and Why
The U.S. economy may not have officially entered a recession, but consumers are nonetheless navigating rising prices, dwindling…
Executive Viewpoints May 1
Shein, Temu Pull Back on Ad Spend, Raise U.S. Prices Amid China Trade War
[Update as of April 29, 2025] Shein and Temu have made good on their promise to hike prices…
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