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What 65 Retail CEOs Revealed About Focus, Simplification, and the Operational Realities Slowing Growth

Retail leaders already know where simplification and prioritization are needed. The greater challenge is sustaining the focus, alignment and organizational discipline required to protect those priorities as competing demands continue to expand. The result is slower execution, diluted resources, and limited growth. The findings point toward a surprisingly simple playbook: clarify and communicate what matters...

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Unified Commerce Powers Future Retail Success

How retailers can provide a best-in-class customer experience via a unified commerce model — and what that means for the bottom line. Retail organizations are being transformed for an evolving and competitive market. Consumers expect seamless, immediate and personalized experiences across every touchpoint with retailers, whether online, in-store, app, social media, AI platforms, etc. The...

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Unlocking Global Markets: A Practical Playbook for Cross-Border E-Commerce

Cross-border e-commerce is no longer a niche growth strategy reserved for enterprise retail organizations with seemingly unlimited budgets. It has become an integral channel for retailers seeking new revenue streams, diversified customer bases, and long-term resilience and growth opportunities. As domestic markets mature and competition intensifies, selling internationally offers retailers an opportunity to meet demand...

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2026 Top Women in Retail Report

We are thrilled to present our 16th annual Top Women in Retail report. Like in years past, the 2026 edition of this report features a who’s who in the retail industry. Honorees, who were nominated by Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members, Inner Circle newsletter subscribers, WIRLC partners, and retail industry insiders, were chosen...

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2026 Retail Design Trends Report

The Look Company, creators of large-scale visual branding for retail, sport and event environments, released its 2026 Retail Design Trends report. The report reveals the five primary trends that will dominate physical store design and in-store experience this year, based on insight from retailers across the U.S. and Canada. The Look Company works with big-box and...

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From Hype to Habit: How Consumers Are Embracing AI

Artificial intelligence is no longer a novelty; it’s become a daily companion. From Gen Z to baby boomers, adoption is accelerating across all age groups, reshaping how consumers live, shop and interact. But as AI becomes mainstream, concerns around trust are rising. From Hype to Habit: How Consumers Are Embracing AI, the latest research brief...

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Do You Have What it Takes to Be a CEO?

“The board is in agreement. We’d like you to be our next CEO. Congratulations.” Chief financial officers (CFOs) and business leaders of every stripe frequently aspire to hear those words from an organization’s nominating committee (NomCo). Such desire is perfectly understandable. For many people, serving as a chief executive represents the pinnacle of professional achievement....

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Women Leaders: How Far Have We Come?

If research points to the value of diverse perspectives in leadership for driving innovation, growth and financial performance, why do women continue to be underrepresented in senior-level business leadership roles around the world? What barriers do women face in getting to the top, and what propels the careers of women who do? When we explored...

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CEO Transitions: How to Avoid a Bumpy Exit

CEO succession is one of the most critical and high-stakes responsibilities of a board. For CEOs, how they leave is part of their legacy. And while CEOs and directors recognize the importance of a well-planned and executed handoff between CEOs, we know from our work on thousands of successions globally just how challenging and emotionally...

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Sonder 2025 Owned Media Global Market Report

We have witnessed the global retail media sector go from nothing to $150 billion in close to 5 years. Now we are seeing major global players in non-retail sectors like Chase Bank, United Airlines, PayPal, telco EE, Marriott and 7-Eleven all emerging with owned media networks. We expect to see similar levels of growth in...

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