6/13/2023 Store formats are shrinking fast—from Express Edit, Market by Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s Bloomie’s concept, to diminutive offerings by the likes of Kohl’s, Ikea, Publix, Barnes & Noble and Sprouts.
6/7/2023 Demand for AI-based solutions has grown significantly over the past several years, and it isn’t expected to slow down anytime soon.
6/4/2023 Generative AI is already creating countless new opportunities for retailers and consumer brands.
5/30/2023 A decade from now, transportation as we know it will be barely recognizable — and the opportunity for businesses to benefit is clear.
5/23/2023 The retail industry is facing an excess inventory crisis.
5/3/2023 I’ve long been fascinated by “retrofuturism," an art style that showcases past visions of how the future would evolve.
4/26/2023 During the pandemic, retailers started to wonder what kind of role the physical store still had to play.
4/23/2023 Of the many challenges retailers continue to grapple with — high costs of goods, transit, managing out-of-stocks and more — the labor shortage could be the most worrisome.
4/19/2023 It has been nearly a year since U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs) began stopping imports with inputs from the Xinjiang region of China from entering the United States pursuant to the “rebuttable presumption” of forced labor under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, or UFLPA.
4/12/2023 Direct-to-consumer (DTC) used to be a specific retail segment, but now all brands, including traditional B2B brands (the ones selling at your local grocery store, superstore or toy store), are getting in the game.
4/11/2023 Inflation is a persistent issue that is impacting consumers and businesses alike.
4/10/2023 You may have noticed that the term "sustainability" has become a big buzzword these days.