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Retail’s Future is Phygital

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Technology in lighting, music, visual merchandising and other physical elements helps brands create immersive in-store experiences. Customers can try on and test apparel under these simulated conditions (no sales inventory is available on-site), and then purchases are shipped directly to their homes.

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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

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Mid-year, Walmart announced that its profits were sinking – an attempt at transparency aimed at calming investors and soothing shoppers. etail employees in the earlier days of the pandemic came to work in spite of the dangers, then many were forced to stay home from work for months at a time. Other retailers followed suit.

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Retail Import Surge Expected Through Summer

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(PRESS RELEASE) WASHINGTON – The unprecedented surge of imports at retail container ports that began last summer is expected to continue at least through the end of this summer as retailers work to meet increased consumer demand, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.