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Carter’s is closing 150 locations to boost profits as it waits for industry-wide price hikes

Co-founder Rishi Prabhu said while the DTC model has performed well for the brand, he saw rising demand for one-off purchases

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Etsy and Giorgio Armani got new CEOs, while a slew of retail and CPG CFOs were on the move.

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Shoppers stocked up on football shoes, gloves, and chin straps.

Football must-haves, winter gear topped Shopify orders in October

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Bruins and Patriots partnerships highlight crews who maintain venues.

Why Brunt Workwear stays focused on workers, not fashion

As AI diverts more traffic from traditional channels, retailers are figuring out how to make the technology work for them.

AI agents are becoming a major e-commerce channel. Will retailers beat them or join them? 

Commercetools’s CEO discusses the “reprioritization” of channels people are clicking on to shop

Commercetools CEO on shopper traffic from sources like ChatGPT

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Football must-haves, winter gear topped Shopify orders in October

How Estée Lauder’s Too Faced created its first AI ad campaign with Adobe

The most notable retail C-suite changes in October

Commercetools CEO on shopper traffic from sources like ChatGPT

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AI agents are becoming a major e-commerce channel. Will retailers beat them or join them?

Why Brunt Workwear stays focused on workers, not fashion

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Spend Smarter: Making Every Marketing Dollar More Efficient

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How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

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Tariffs: Understanding the impact

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

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Retail news that keeps industry pros in the know

Commercetools CEO on shopper traffic from sources like ChatGPT

The Latest Retail Industry News

Football must-haves, winter gear topped Shopify orders in October

How Estée Lauder’s Too Faced created its first AI ad campaign with Adobe

The most notable retail C-suite changes in October

Commercetools CEO on shopper traffic from sources like ChatGPT

Carter’s is closing 150 locations to boost profits as it waits for industry-wide price hikes

Editor's Picks

AI agents are becoming a major e-commerce channel. Will retailers beat them or join them?

Why Brunt Workwear stays focused on workers, not fashion

Loyalty and incentives marketing step into the driver’s seat

Events

Spend Smarter: Making Every Marketing Dollar More Efficient

The New Retail Playbook: Consumer Trends and Retail Forecasting

No More Robo-Talk: Online Shopping as it Should be

Retail news that keeps industry pros in the know

Resources

How retailers are pivoting their way through chaos

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

Tariffs: Understanding the impact

A Retailer's guide to mastering customer data

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