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The Ethical Shopping Journey

One of my first jobs was at The Body Shop. It was the early 1990s, and the store was situated in a…

Amazon Experts: What Does Bezos Move Mean for the Retail Giant?

Jeff Bezos has, for good or ill, long been synonymous with Amazon (that’s what happens when you lead a boundary-breaking company for…

Holiday 2020: Why Target Soared While Nordstrom Faltered

Additional results for the 2020 holiday season are coming in, and the outlook is rosy despite the unprecedented challenges: Adobe Analytics pegged…

Retail Sales Grew 3% Over Extended Holiday Purchase Period — And the Season Isn’t Over Yet

Preliminary holiday 2020 results have proven unsurprising so far: analysts expect modest year-over-year growth fueled by a massive increase in ecommerce activity…

Prime Day 2020: How Elections, Holidays and Big Box Competitors Shaped This Year’s Results

A one-of-a-kind year has led to a one-of-a-kind Prime Day, as economic and political pressures created a new slew of challenges for…

RIC20: 50+ Sessions, 99 Speakers, Live Roundtables, Startup Innovation Labs and More

It’s easy to see why Retail TouchPoints and RetailX chose “The Big Acceleration” as the theme for the 6th annual Retail Innovation…

Q2 2020 Results: Digital Still Dominates As Consumers Reduce Shopping Trips

Retail’s Q2 2020 financial results saw a continuation of the trends that companies have been seeing for months: staggering upticks in online…

Have COVID-19 And Black Lives Matter Accelerated Values-Based Buying?

Values-based buying — consumers consciously selecting products and companies that support environmental sustainability, social justice movements and a range of other causes…

The Case For Subscription Service In CPG

The wide adoption of digital channels has dramatically disrupted the way consumers shop, and the recent COVID pandemic has exponentially increased the…