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The Future of Retail Marketing: Content, Data and the Power of Community

As consumer spending tightens and expectations for seamless shopping rise, retailers must adapt quickly to shifting behaviors and data signals. Join Placer.ai to uncover where and why shoppers are buying—and how these trends will shape a critical 2025 holiday season and beyond.

The New Retail Playbook: Consumer Trends and Retail Forecasting

Smartphones shape nearly every step of the modern shopping journey, from discovery to checkout. Join leaders from Vibes to uncover insights from its 9th annual survey of 1,100 mobile-first consumers and learn how mobile interactions influence the path to purchase.

7 Key Takeaways from Vibes’ 2026 Mobile Consumer Survey

Morning Brew Creative Studio

Vidhi Choudhary

Andrew Adam Newman

Alex Vuocolo

Erin Cabrey

Jeena Sharma

 National Retail Federation

A behind-the-scenes look at how NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show defines The Next Now and what industry events can deliver

Turning vision into strategy: From conference theme to framework for retail success

With the Indian e-commerce market projected to reach $325 billion by 2030, Flipkart-owned Myntra has acquired a front row seat.

Inside the rise of an e-commerce giant in India

As part of its “Get Away With More” holiday campaign, the retailer showed up in SoHo with a “larger-than-life” iteration of its classic suitcases.

Running out of packing space? Away has an 8-foot replica of its iconic suitcase to address the problem

Department stores, pharmacies, and crafts and party suppliers all took a hit in 2025. Here’s who is left standing. 

Why specialized brick-and-mortar retailers struggled in 2025

Many consumers are worried there will be a pullback in discounts this year, and yet promotions have never been more important for getting shoppers in the door. 

Shoppers fear a discount gap this holiday season. Here’s how retailers are responding

New data from Checkr shows Americans are abandoning purchases and platforms due to growing online skepticism.

Nearly 90% of Americans say they can’t tell what’s real online

A recap of key pivots retailers like Build-A-Bear and brands like Oura and Burlap & Barrel have made to survive these days.

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

The grocery platform’s AI pricing tools could inflate prices up to 23%, according to a new study, and a new Senate bill aims to crack down on surveillance pricing.

Instacart investigation reignites policy discussions on retailers’ pricing tactics

From E.l.f.’s $1 billion purchase of Rhode to Ulta Beauty’s new strategy, the industry saw a number of shifts this year.  

The deals, channels, and turnarounds that defined the beauty industry in 2025

Merchants can activate Product Network through their Shopify admin to dynamically insert other sellers’ products on their online store.

Year in Review: Why resale boomed in 2025

The Latest Retail Industry News

Year in Review: Why resale boomed in 2025

Shopify rolls out advertising network for merchants

The deals, channels, and turnarounds that defined the beauty industry in 2025

Nearly 90% of Americans say they can’t tell what’s real online

Instacart investigation reignites policy discussions on retailers’ pricing tactics

Editor’s Picks

The deals, channels, and turnarounds that defined the beauty industry in 2025

Inside the rise of an e-commerce giant in India

Turning vision into strategy: From conference theme to framework for retail success

Events

The Future of Retail Marketing: Content, Data and the Power of Community

7 Key Takeaways from Vibes’ 2026 Mobile Consumer Survey

The New Retail Playbook: Consumer Trends and Retail Forecasting

Resources

Shoppers fear a discount gap this holiday season. Here’s how retailers are responding

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

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Retail news that keeps industry pros in the know

Year in Review: Why resale boomed in 2025

The Latest Retail Industry News

Year in Review: Why resale boomed in 2025

Shopify rolls out advertising network for merchants

The deals, channels, and turnarounds that defined the beauty industry in 2025

Nearly 90% of Americans say they can’t tell what’s real online

Instacart investigation reignites policy discussions on retailers’ pricing tactics

Editor’s Picks

The deals, channels, and turnarounds that defined the beauty industry in 2025

Inside the rise of an e-commerce giant in India

Turning vision into strategy: From conference theme to framework for retail success

Events

The Future of Retail Marketing: Content, Data and the Power of Community

7 Key Takeaways from Vibes’ 2026 Mobile Consumer Survey

The New Retail Playbook: Consumer Trends and Retail Forecasting

Retail news that keeps industry pros in the know

Resources

Shoppers fear a discount gap this holiday season. Here’s how retailers are responding

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

Topics