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Consumer confidence is collapsing, but spending is strong

The Consumer Confidence Index hit its lowest level since 2014 in January, but a number of indicators show US consumers are still spending money.


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Coworking with Cristy Aranguiz

She’s co-founder and CEO at Cannabis & Glass, Iowa Cannabis Co, and Minnesota Cannabis Services.


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Amazon’s bid for big-box glory has some locals concerned it’s just another warehouse

Amazon is testing a new brick-and-mortar concept outside Chicago. The lack of details is generating pushback in the community.


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Entrance Interview: Personal Day’s new CEO on the skin care brand’s move from social commerce success to brick-and-mortar retail

Amanda Domaleczny—a vet of Too Faced, Drybar, and Tula—takes on her first chief exec role at the skin care brand co-founded by actress Lili Reinhart as it expands in retail.


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This Week in Retail: Amazon earnings and supply chain conference

Plus, a wholesale market comes to the Javits Center and Salsify hosts a webinar on content creation in the age of AI.


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Gantri’s CEO on the importance of excellence and why POC designers still struggle to be heard

Founder Ian Yang explained how the design-forward lighting brand challenges an industry that often sidelines emerging voices.


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Cannabis sales surged in advance of Winter Storm Fern

States including New Jersey and Connecticut had their highest sales days of the past year, per Lit Alerts.

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