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Lego Foundation launches US$143m fund for childhood development

Inside Retail

The Lego Foundation has launched a US$143 million global challenge to fund initiatives that make a positive impact on the young. The foundation’s CEO, Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, says the program aims to address what she describes as a “global early childhood emergency” Dubbed Build A World of Play Challenge, the program will fund organisations that pitch a plan to make a positive impact on the youngest children globally. “We are currently facing the biggest global early childhoo

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Chicago Turned Monochrome

LS Retail

©2022 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Winter came and the city [Chicago] turned monochrome black trees against gray sky above white earth. Night now fell in midafternoon, especially when the snowstorms rolled in boundless prairie storms that set the sky close to the ground, the city lights reflected against the clouds." – Barack Obama.

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Top 5 rules of successful fashion buying for your brand’s growth

Inside Retail

There’s buying, and then there’s buying for growth. Michaela Wessels, CEO and Co-founder of Style Arcade shares how to build a robust buying strategy that backs your winners and really moves the needle. 1. Tier your quantities. Growth and business expansion rely on creating a tiered buying strategy, where you’re making use of different levels of depth per option.

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No Longer Alternative: The Rapidly Approaching Future of Local Payment Methods

Retail Minded

Contributed by Steve Villegas VP, Head of Payment Partnerships for North America. Customer retention requires a well-balanced blend of gilt-edge experience and customization. While merchants cannot control offline challenges like supply chain disruption or last-mile delivery issues, they can (and must) shape the digital environment and ensure a seamless checkout process.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and guest speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.