The latest sourcing choice for U.S. importers? Surprise! It’s China. The Trump tariffs were supposed to punish China by driving American companies to shift their buying to other countries. It hasn’t quite worked out that way. So, it’s back to the tariff future.
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Join Shelley and Dan Altman, author of the High Yield Economics newsletter, as they unpack why the K-shaped economy is persisting, and why diversified supply chains and revenue streams are a survival strategy for retail leaders.
An Economist’s Warning on Shifts Impacting Holiday 2026 Read More »
The thing about slow burns is that they are usually unnoticeable until it’s too late. Think of a forest fire. In context of retail, we are veering toward a commodity culture, a marketplace of imitation marketing and product development, and an increasingly transactional mentality.
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New systems cannot replace bad processes and a misaligned culture to compete for success. When owning a process matters more than solving a problem, and the stated mission is not the rewarded behavior, AI cannot correct these dysfunctions; it only amplifies and accelerates them. The tool is never the question; the diagnosis is.
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The economic shockwaves of the Iran war have spread far beyond average American consumers, shaking their heads in disbelief or cursing at the gas pump. The businesses that depend on that shopper, which include every grocery retailer, food manufacturer, and CPG brand in the country, are sounding the alarm.
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Food rescue is the most underfunded climate and hunger solution on the planet. Grocers are finally waking up — but it’s going to take a lot more than trendy algorithms to bring retailers and consumers to their senses.
There’s a $1 Trillion Opportunity You Don’t Know About Read More »
Tariff-driven cost inflation is likely here to stay, and now, with an ongoing Iranian war, potentially explosive expense inflation is upon us. More than ever before, you need to refine and carefully manage a framework of decision analytics that examines the dynamics of costs, price increases, demand changes, plus newly added expense burdens – all as they will affect your profitability. Successfully managing through the pandemic and the “Liberation Day” madness could very well be mere warm-ups for what’s coming.
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Returns will always be a cost of doing business. Online commerce has made it easy for customers to abuse shopping and reverse their regret with free returns. However, preventing returns fraud still requires better management. The ultimate challenge is for retailers to excel at prevention and use returns as a strategy to build customer loyalty.
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By investing in a regenerative farm-to-fashion supply chain, brands elevate their value proposition in ways that are both socially and environmentally responsible. Loyal consumers buy what a brand makes as well as the story, values and meaning that stand behind it. The farm-to-fashion movement builds a more resilient, sustainable business model, as well as a more sustainable planet and more prosperous people living on it.
Shokay and the Yak: Farm-to-Fashion Read More »
Join Shelley and Romain Fouache, CEO of Akeneo, as they discuss why eBay’s acquisition of Depop for $1.2 billion strengthens its core business and marks a structural inflection point.
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