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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

Vidhi Choudhary

Alex Vuocolo

Erin Cabrey

Jeena Sharma

Quarter century project: Retail over the last 25 years

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

AI is the biggest fundamental shift that will change the way DTC brands serve ads and how shoppers shop from DTC.

What’s next for DTC?

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

Murray’s Cheese unveiled its first-ever holiday window as it works to emphasize community this holiday season. 

Inside an NYC cheese shop’s sharp twist on a holiday retail tradition

The retailer is betting on high-traffic spaces, IRL connection, and experiential retail to captivate young shoppers.

Why Urban Outfitters is building sandcastles and igloos at Chicago's O’Hare Airport

Decades of dealmaking have changed the stakes for consolidation in the industry.

How players like LVMH and Kering shaped fashion M&A over 25 years

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

In just over a decade, Apple Pay has increased its penetration from 3% of US retailers to 85%. Here’s how the tech giant pulled it off. 

How Apple Pay became ubiquitous at retailers

Sidekick is evolving from a basic chatbot into a proactive AI agent that can execute and deliver operational insights.

Shopify plugs in more AI power to merchant assistant 

From Zara to Shein and Temu, we look back at the key moments in fast fashion over the past 25 years.

Inside the rise of an e-commerce giant in India

The Latest Retail Industry News

Instacart investigation reignites policy discussions on retailers’ pricing tactics

Inside the rise of an e-commerce giant in India

Shopify plugs in more AI power to merchant assistant

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

Coworking with Socrates Rosenfeld

Quarter century project: Retail over the last 25 years

What’s next for DTC?

How Apple Pay became ubiquitous at retailers

How fast fashion transformed the way consumers shop in the 21st century

How players like LVMH and Kering shaped fashion M&A over 25 years

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

Topics

Retail news that keeps industry pros in the know

Inside the rise of an e-commerce giant in India

The Latest Retail Industry News

Instacart investigation reignites policy discussions on retailers’ pricing tactics

Inside the rise of an e-commerce giant in India

Shopify plugs in more AI power to merchant assistant

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

Coworking with Socrates Rosenfeld

Quarter century project: Retail over the last 25 years

What’s next for DTC?

How Apple Pay became ubiquitous at retailers

How fast fashion transformed the way consumers shop in the 21st century

How players like LVMH and Kering shaped fashion M&A over 25 years

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