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Merchandising

Explore expert analysis on today’s merchandising world at Doing Business in Bentonville. Dive into trends like artificial intelligence in retail strategies, evolving store formats, private brand innovation, and omnichannel execution. Gain insights into how consumer behavior, technology, and market shifts are reshaping product placement and category performance across the retail landscape.

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AI and Omnichannel Integration Shaping Retail Success in 2026

Retailers face a critical juncture in 2026 as AI investments surge and omnichannel integration struggles. Success hinges on operational discipline, agentic AI deployment, and overcoming technical debt in a $30 trillion market where over 80% of sales remain in physical stores.

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Ep. 137 - This Program Helps Arkansas Entrepreneurs Scale

Ep. 137 - This Program Helps Arkansas Entrepreneurs Scale

Ozark Retail Accelerator helps Arkansas CPG founders scale from local sales to major retailers like Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Kroger. Learn packaging, pricing, trade math, working capital, and buyer pitching, plus key dates for the Bentonville kickoff, virtual cohort, and demo day.

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When Algorithms Become the Customer

As AI shopping agents reshape commerce, retailers must prioritize trusted product data, price accuracy, and fulfillment reliability to stay visible and competitive.

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Preparing Retail For AI Shopping Agents

Preparing Retail For AI Shopping Agents

AI agents are becoming the new shoppers. Learn how to prepare your ecommerce brand with machine readable product data, clean metadata, trusted pricing and promos, inventory and delivery accuracy, and better analytics so AI can confidently recommend your products.

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