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Retailers Will Still Get the Sale. They May Lose Everything Else.

Retailers may still get the click, but they risk losing the customer relationship to AI agents. A new special report explores how to adapt as agentic commerce reshapes the path…

News June 25
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Nordstrom and FAO Schwarz Team Up for Nationwide Partnership

FAO Schwarz's assortment launched in June on Nordstrom.com, and physical retail locations and a broader product selection will roll out across all Nordstrom doors later this year.

News June 25
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U.S. Shoppers Embrace AI and Social Discovery, But Trust Still Drives Checkout

New data from ESW shows U.S. consumers are growing more comfortable using AI for price comparison and discovering products on social media, but trust gaps persist at the point of…

News June 25
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Retail Remix Deep Dive: How to Maximize Summer Sales with Lightspeed

Featuring: Marie Baldauf-Lenschen, Director of Supplier Network Partnerships at Lightspeed This episode is brought to you by Lightspeed. Summer can be one of the trickiest seasons for retailers. Inventory needs…

Podcasts June 25

How Retail and Logistics Brands Evaluate Markets Before They Build

Companies expanding into new markets rarely start with construction drawings. The process usually begins months or even years earlier. And it’s often initiated by real estate teams, who study where…

Executive Viewpoints June 25
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Nike, Best Buy Announce CFO Transitions

Former Pfizer CFO David M. Denton is joining Nike and Best Buy is embarking on a CFO search following the departure of CFO Matt Bilunas.

News June 24
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Target Leans on Collabs and New Stores to Power Back-to-School Push

Target's back-to-school 2026 lineup features a heavily exclusive assortment and 11 new stores as the retailer leans into merchandising and store growth ahead of the season.

News June 24

Security Was a Cost Center. Now It’s Operations Intelligence

For most retailers, the surveillance camera mounted on a parking lot pole has done a single job for a long time. It captures evidence after the fact: a theft, a…

Executive Viewpoints June 24

Why Category Management Needs a Rethink for Today’s Omnichannel Retail Reality

Walk into any store today, or open any retail app, and it’s clear the “shelf” no longer lives in one place. It’s everywhere. It’s in-store, online, in search results, in…

Executive Viewpoints June 23
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