The retail community stands at a critical crossroads with three key opportunities to drive meaningful change.
Twenty years have passed since Walmart's landmark sustainability commitment under CEO Lee Scott, yet the retail industry still faces significant challenges in fully embracing sustainable practices.
Scott weighs in on the wins, setbacks and continuing efforts.
AI agents are becoming the shoppers. This episode explains how agentic commerce changes ecommerce priorities, why structured product data and real time inventory matter most, and how brands can win when machines choose what gets recommended.
Luxury retail can feel personal again. This episode explores high touch service, AI clienteling, RFID, and predictive analytics, showing how technology can restore confidence, intimacy, and expert service without losing the human touch.
Why retail accelerators are reshaping how brands scale. Learn how execution, compliance, logistics, and digital merchandising now matter more than invention, and why retailers use accelerators to build reliable partners and spot trends early.
Digital shapes the shopping journey but stores still win the moment of purchase. This episode uses fresh data to explain why blended retail works, from social discovery and mobile research to BOPIS, curbside, and in store experiences that drive trust and conversion.
AI agents are becoming the shoppers. This episode explains how agentic commerce changes ecommerce priorities, why structured product data and real time inventory matter most, and how brands can win when machines choose what gets recommended.
In 2026, poor data hygiene is undermining the effectiveness of AI in supplier management, exposing retailers to risk, inefficiency, and compliance failures.
Canada Post’s new tentative contract proposals scrap key delivery changes and are headed to a ratification vote, reshaping what could come next for delivery operations and labour peace.
Retailers are using real-time, location-specific inventory data to turn stores into strategic supply chain assets and improve omnichannel efficiency.
