âIn 2025, weâll see a decisive shift from pilot projects to full-scale generative AI deployments, with a focus on practical applications that drive real business outcomes.â He adds that consumers will expect more âhuman-likeâ shopping experiences and that 2025 will see a flood of chatbots, voice assistants and other AI-informed recommendations personalised to individual shoppers.
Sportswear retailer Academy Sports and Outdoors has cut down on the percentage of goods it sources from China, saying that lessening the companyâs reliance on a single country âbest positionsâ the business for the years ahead, CFO Carl Ford said during a Dec. 10 earnings call.
A devastating fire broke out at Ghanaâs Kantamanto Market in the early hours of 2 January, leaving thousands of clothing recycling and upcycling businesses displaced â and thrusting fashionâs lack of alternative waste handling options back into the spotlight.
The act will ultimately boost labor protections in an industry âthat was previously not subject to them with dire consequences and an environment that can be ripe for exploitation,â said Carla Varriale-Barker, shareholder of law firm Segal McCambridge.
In 2022, the brand introduced a bodycare line, and in January 2024, Refy expanded into fashion with a limited-edition drop of T-shirts, hoodies, accessories and lifestyle items.
However, due in part to the fact that stores are increasingly serving as fulfillment centers for same or next-day pickup or delivery, the industry is far from morphing into a post-store era, UBS said.
Following a failed deal to sell itself to Nexus Capital Management, Big Lots announced store closures and initiated going-out-of-business sales in a move the company said would help protect the value of its assets.
âIt's frustrating to be talking about the macro environment once again in Q3, but our customers are still holding very tight to their wallets,â CEO Harvey Kanter said during an earnings call in late November, according to a transcript.
Here, sheâll lead Saks Globalâs go-to-market strategy by aligning key commercial functions to enhance the customer experience and drive revenue, according to the company.
In a statement Sunday, Container Store President and CEO Satish Malhotra said the new strategy is sound, and thanked the companyâs employees, customers, vendors and partners, who he said âclearly see the strong potential in our business.â
So far this year, it has collaborated with movie franchises and studios such as âWicked,â âStar Warsâ and Disney, as well as with apparel brands including Cult Gaia, DĂŽen and Palace.
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âWe saw some of our highest conversion increases in stores year to date, speaking to how our initiatives around product, in-store experience and [associate] education and training are working on an enterprise level,â Dillon said during the call.
Raeâs ability to bridge this messy-chic Tumblr with more ânormcoreâ style elements (thanks, in part, to her Louisiana roots and early TikTok dance fame) enables her to click with a wide audience, experts agree.
This Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM), we saw one thing loud and clear: triggered email and text messaging isnât just a tacticâitâs the engine driving e-commerce success.
âIf President Trump proceeds with imposing immediate and unilateral tariffs, it could escalate tensions and effectively âgo nuclearâ on USMCA,â Alberto Villareal, managing director of business consulting firm Nepanoa, wrote in a LinkedIn post Monday.
âWeâve been on a journey and know we arenât perfect, but every decision comes from a place of wanting to foster a sense of belonging, to open doors to opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers and to be a Walmart for everyone,â the company said in an email.
